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'''Asterisk Sudoku''' is a [[Sudoku | '''Asterisk Sudoku''' is a [[Sudoku Variant]] introduced by ''Peter Sudoku'', who previously called this variant '''Peter's Sudoku'''. It is an ordinary [[Sudoku]] with one extra [[house]] that looks like an asterisk, consisting of the [[cell]]s '''r2c5''', '''r3c3''', '''r3c7''', '''r5c2''', '''r5c5''', '''r5c8''', '''r7c3''', '''r7c7''' and '''r8c5'''. | ||
''Peter Sudoku'' calls the combination of Asterisk and [[Windoku]] as '''Lucky Clover Sudoku'''. | ''Peter Sudoku'' calls the combination of Asterisk and [[Windoku]] as '''Lucky Clover Sudoku'''. | ||
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* [[Sudoku-X]] | * [[Sudoku-X]] | ||
* [[Windoku]] | * [[Windoku]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:30, 30 October 2021
Asterisk Sudoku is a Sudoku Variant introduced by Peter Sudoku, who previously called this variant Peter's Sudoku. It is an ordinary Sudoku with one extra house that looks like an asterisk, consisting of the cells r2c5, r3c3, r3c7, r5c2, r5c5, r5c8, r7c3, r7c7 and r8c5.
Peter Sudoku calls the combination of Asterisk and Windoku as Lucky Clover Sudoku.
An example Asterisk puzzle is shown below. The additional asterisk constraint is shown in orange.
Minimum Number of Givens
Asterisk Sudoku puzzles can contain as few as 15 givens.
