Some people consider Sudoku Samurai puzzles too big; some other people prefer even bigger puzzles. If you belong to the second category, here is an overlapping sudoku variants puzzle for you: 13 grid Sudoku (Gattai-13) laid out in a quadruple Samurai Sudoku format. Essentially, there are 13 Sudoku sub-puzzles which overlap the same way as […]
Here we go… another “classic” Sudoku that I can’t remember posting before. Twodoku is a Gattai-2 puzzle, which means that there are two overlapping Sudokus. It’s a tough one, I think. In order to solve it, you should use all classic Sudoku solving techniques, but it would help if you also knew how to apply […]
I realized that I never posted a classic Butterfly Sudoku puzzle on the main page of the website. A few of them have been posted on the Daily Sudoku Variants page, but the puzzles posted there disappear from this website after a week. So… to rectify this issue, I am presenting you with a Butterfly […]
I don’t think I’ve ever posted a puzzle like this one. Yes it is essentially a Killer puzzle. Yes, it’s also an overlapping sudoku puzzle, Gattai-2 (TwoDoku). But it also has some similarity with Calcudoku puzzles, because you must use all four operators (+, -, *, /). Killer TwoDoku with all ops for Tuesday, February […]
After a few weekends without any special puzzles, now I present you with another Gattai-4 non-consecutive Sudoku puzzle. This time, it’s a (somewhat forgotten) Butterfly Sudoku variation. The 4 sub-puzzles heavily overlap, so be careful! Non-consecutive Butterfly (Gattai-4) Sudoku for Saturday, May 10, 2008. Difficulty: Brain Rules: Solve the puzzle so that any two horizontally […]
A few people have requested more non-consecutive puzzles and, as usual, I’m happy to fulfill your demands. This time is a Gattai-4 non-consecutive puzzle. Non-consecutive Ring (Gattai-4) Sudoku for Saturday, April 5, 2008. Difficulty: Brain Rules: Solve the puzzle so that any two horizontally or vertically adjacent cells DO NOT contain two consecutive numbers (1 […]
Somehow butterfly puzzles have been neglected in the past few months and it’s time to rectify. A quick reminder – this breed of overlapping sudoku puzzles was suggested by udosuk and implemented by myself. There are 4 “classic” 9×9 Killer Sudoku puzzles inside this one. They all overlap and they all must be solved according […]
