Questions tagged [grid-deduction]
Puzzles such as Sudoku or Kakuro, where the final state of a pre-existing grid must be deduced logically through clues placed within and/or around the grid. Use with the [logical-deduction] tag. For puzzles where you are given a list of clues which can be used to compose a grid to solve them logically, use the [logic-grid] tag instead.
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Colombian Sudoku, Cows and Bulls again…
Fill the sudoku on the left so that each column, row, box, and colored box of the same color contain the numbers 1 to 9. The dots show how many numbers in the row or column of the grid on the right ...
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What is the name of this puzzle type? How to create one? nxn grid where you select n cells with different numbers
I want to create a specific puzzle, but I'm wondering if it already has a name, and if I can find some pointers on how to make it hard.
I have a NxN grid filled with numbers going from 1 to N.
I want ...
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Fill the triangular grid using the digits 1-9 subject to the constraints provided
Fill the grid using the digits 1-9 four times each. No row or column can contain the same digit more than once. The total of each row and column is provided, as well as clues to the numbers forming ...
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Eliminate some numbers so that each of the three rows contains the numbers 1 through 9 each exactly once
Beginner puzzle
This puzzle is intended to be suitable for people who are new to puzzle solving.
Clarification: Both experienced solvers and new solvers are welcome to post solutions to this puzzle.
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Are you radical enough to solve this SURDOKU?
All "surds" represent whole numbers smaller than 15, and the same number is never used twice with the same index. (It's a sudoku.)
Attribution: PUZZLEBOMB.co.uk. Puzzles by @stecks & @...
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Fill the grid subject to product, sum and knight move constraints
Using the numbers 2, 3, 4, ... 19 each exactly once, fill some of the empty squares in the grid with a number so that the product of the numbers in each row is as shown, as is the sum of the numbers ...
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A colourful Colombian Sudoku
Fill the sudoku on the left so that each column, row, 3x3 box, and cells of the same color contain the numbers 1 to 9. The dots show how many numbers in the row or column of the grid on the right ...
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Tombs of Ancients
This is part 68 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
Dear Puzzling,
The top grid here is a Yin-yang puzzle. Shade some cells in the grid so that ...
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What should the next step be in this Kakuro puzzle?
I have recently been learning more and more tricks for solving Kakuro puzzles, but I'm at a loss for how to solve the final bit of this puzzle. For reference, it is from the "Real Kakuro" ...
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Bulls and Cows meet Sudoku!
This is a Colombian Jigsaw Sudoku where the usual rules apply, but with irregular boxes. The dots in the right-hand scheme indicate how many of the numbers in a particular row or column are correctly ...
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Going around in circles
Solve the grid. Then solve the grid again.
The answer can be one or two letters long.
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Nonconsecutive Anti-Knight Fillomino?
Rules of Fillomino:
Fill in all empty cells with numbers under the following rules.
Divide all of the board into blocks.
Fill each block with the same number horizontally or vertically.
Each block ...
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66: Luftballons
This is part 66 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
Dear Puzzling,
This is a Dosun-Fuwari puzzle. Place some balloons (white circles) and anvils (...
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What's the one digit you can fill in this partially hidden Sudoku?
A few weeks ago, I challenged some people to solve the puzzle I made. Two of them took it more or less seriously, but couldn't find the right solution. Now they are excited to see whether or not ...
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A Framework puzzle
About Framework puzzles:
A Framework puzzle is similar to a Fill-in puzzle, except there is no rigid crossword-style grid, the tradeoff here being that you get fewer hints for placing (in this case) ...
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