Samurai SuDoku, Killer Sudoku and more

It has been hinted that this kind of puzzle was going to be posted soon – and to end the suspense, here it is!

My first ever Jigsaw Samurai Sudoku! Not so many sites produce these puzzles. I might consider including them more often, or maybe even on a regular basis. We’ll see.

Jigsaw Samurai Sudoku for Saturday, July 21, 2007 – Difficulty: BRAIN

Rules: Solve the puzzle so that every row, column and jigsaw nonet contain all numbers from 1 to 9. There are no 3×3 square nonets as in ordinary Sudoku puzzles!

Download the puzzle by clicking on this thumbnail:

HINT: You need to use the Law of Leftovers to solve this puzzle. I will soon post an explanation of this technique.

solution – final

Go for it!

As promised, I will be posting more Jigsaw Sudokus. Here is a plain one, but soon you’ll get something of this kind but… hmmm… bigger! Can you think of anything that fits this description?

Jigsaw Sudoku for Sunday, July 15, 2007 – Difficulty: THINKER

Download the puzzle by clicking on this thumbnail:

solution – final

Have fun!