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Tag Archives: Sudoku Variant

Zero Killer Sudoku

A few visitors to my forum have been creating these puzzles for quite some time. Well, here is one from me. Rules: Everything is exactly the same as in your ordinary Killer Sudoku puzzles, except that there are even fewer clues given to you to start with. Some cells are not joined in any cages, […]
Zero Killer Sudoku, volume 2

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The Law of Leftovers (LOL)

I promised to explain this technique, which applies to Jigsaw Sudoku (aka irregular blocks) puzzles, a while ago, so it’s time to keep the promise. You can find the same technique explained on various other sites, too. This technique is somewhat similar to innies/outies which is used for solving Killer Sudoku puzzles, but there is […]
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Jigsaw TwoDoku

Hello everyone, I’m back! 🙂 After a few weeks of no updates and some problems with the site, it’s time to get back to usual daily and weekly routines. The Washington Post Samurai Sudoku solutions have been updated. The Weekly Samurai X puzzles is now also in place. On Tuesday, there will be a new […]
Jigsaw Samurai Sudoku book

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Jigsaw Windoku

For some reason I haven’t really paid much attention to one very popular variant of Sudoku puzzles – Jigsaws. Well, that’s changed. I have now implemented Jigsaw Sudoku into my software and I will now start posting these puzzles often. As always, I don’t just create an ordinary puzzle. I have combined this with another […]
Jigsaw Sudoku Puzzle Book

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Daily Consecutive/Non-consecutive puzzles

Well, it’ time to revive the “Daily Sudoku variants” page. First of all, that page has been renamed to “(Non)consecutive”. Since this variation of Sudoku puzzles has proven to be more popular than odd/even and greater/less than, I have decided to give you one such puzzle every day, Monday to Friday. Hardest puzzles (IQ/Insane) will […]
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Clueless Consecutive Sudoku puzzle

How many Sudoku variants are there? I don’t know. To calculate, you’d have to multiply the number of overlapping types with the number of variants that impose additional constraints on each puzzle. I produce puzzles with 5 different constraints: Killer, Odd/Even, Greater/Less than, Consecutive, and Non-Consecutive. But then again, you can put an “X” on […]
Loco Sudoku Puzzle Book Cuckoo Wacky Quirky

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First Anniversary of www.djape.net (belated)

Well, folks, it’s been more than one year since I started posting puzzles on this website and I’d like to write a few words about that. Actually, since this site has become popular thanks to Killer Sudoku puzzles I intended to wait until the anniversary of the first Killer Sudoku puzzle posted here, but CathyW […]
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Consecutive TwoDoku X

To be honest, I haven’t kept track of all the different sudoku variants that I have posted and which ones I never posted, but I think that this is the first Consecutive TwoDoku X sudoku puzzle ever. I will check in my archive when I find some time to see if this is true or […]
Flower Sudoku, Gattai 5 in 1 Su Doku

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Greater than Sudoku

This Weekend’s special is a brand new Sudoku puzzle that I have never posted before. It’s a greater/less than sudoku variant. All standard sudoku rules apply. You don’t have any numbers to start with, instead, there are clues which cells contain numbers that are greater/smaller than the numbers in adjacent cells. I’m sure you’ve seen […]
Samarai Sudoku book

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Butterfly Sudoku Killer X

Here is this weekend’s special – a unique and never-seen-before Killer Butterfly X There are 4 “classic” 9×9 Sudoku puzzles inside this one. They all overlap and they all must be solved according to the rules of Sudoku and Killer Sudoku. You can use Twin Nonets solving technique for this one! However, in contrast with […]
Fiendish Killer Sudoku Book

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