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Jigsaw Sudoku in Flower Sudoku format (5 in 1 Gattai-5)

djape — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:31:05 +0000

This should be a tough one – perhaps too tough? It’s only rated “BRAIN”, but the layout makes it quite difficult, I think.

5 overlapping Jigsaw Sudoku puzzles put together in the Flower (Gattai-5) layout, which is similar to Samurai Sudoku but not exactly the same. Make sure to use the “twin nonets” solving technique, otherwise you won’t get too far.

Flower Jigsaw Sudoku for Monday, April 26, 2010 – Difficulty: BRAIN.

The solution is here

Jigsaw+Classic Sudoku combination

djape — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:26:54 +0000

Today’s puzzle on the Daily Sudoku page is somewhat ambiguous. This is why I’m duplicating it here on the main page.

Basically, it’s a Classic and Jigsaw Sudoku combination. In addition to 9 Jigsaw nonets, there are 9 classic Sudoku nonets too. You have to use them both in order to solve the puzzle. Since it’s first of its kind, it’s rather easy, but give it a go to see how you like them.

By the way, a few of these can be found in the Jigsaw Sudoku book volume 2.

Jigsaw+Classic Sudoku combination for Tuesday, January 26, 2010 – Difficulty: EASY.

The solution is here

OddEven Jigsaw Samurai Sudoku

djape — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:24:33 +0000

It’s been a while since I last posted a Samurai Sudoku variant puzzle. Here is a new one. As far as I remember, I never posted such puzzle before.

Remember: shaded cells MUST contain only ODD numbers!

OddEven Jigsaw Samurai Sudoku for Thursday, January 14, 2010 – Difficulty: COOL.

Pdf version is here. PNG solution is here.

Outside Jigsaw Sudoku

djape — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:10:34 +0000

Another novelty in 2010 – Outside Jigsaw Sudoku. Read the rules of Outside Sudoku first. And then, twist it a little – it’s a Jigsaw (Irregular) Sudoku puzzle!

UPDATE: One clarification about the rules of Outside Jigsaw Sudokus: The clues tell you which numbers appear in the 3 closest cells in that row/column. They are not linked to (jigsaw) nonets. Oh, and I’ve posted the solution.

Outside Jigsaw Sudoku for Monday, January 11, 2010 – Difficulty: BRAIN.

The solution is here

ZERO Killer Sudoku, Killer Samurai 3 and Jigsaw Sudoku 2 on Amazon

djape — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:50:49 +0000

Here is a Christmas gift for you! Just in time for the holiday season, three new books have been published on Amazon:

First ever Zero Killer Sudoku: 101 puzzles – Maximum Challenge

Killer Samurai Sudoku vol. 3

Jigsaw Sudoku 160 very twisted puzzles volume 2

That’s right, I listened to your requests and have prepared a book full of only ZERO Killers and nothing else!

These books will NOT be published through LuLu!

This should take you through the holiday season.

Jigsaw Sudoku, Sudoku X and Classic Sudoku books available for download from LuLu!

djape — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:53:42 +0000

A few of you requested these books be made available from LuLu. So here they are!


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Happy New Year!

djape — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:36:48 +0000

I hope you all had a nice Christmas and that you are enduring the cold weather well. Well, those in the Northern hemisphere anyway.

Let me tell you about the changes that I plan for 2009:

There will be more Jigsaw Sudoku puzzles on the Daily Sudoku page. They will be accompanied by the Sudoku Straights puzzles, which is something new, but I think you should learn. There will be fewer (non)consecutive puzzles – it seems they’ve gone out of fashion.

The “Download” page with Perfect Sudoku v0.4 is gone. That software is more than 3 years old and is way outdated. For the time being, I do not intend to release a newer version.

There will be a new page with daily puzzles! In fact, as of tomorrow, you will be able to download Daily Hidoku puzzles from this site! For those unfamiliar with Hidoku, check this category.

I intend to start creating more puzzle types: Hitori and Nurikabe are next in the queue! Stay tuned for updates.

I intend to publish a number of new books as well as new volumes of the old ones. Very soon a Picross (Hanjie, Griddlers, Nonograms) book is coming, followed by new volumes of the “Revenge”, Samurai, Hidoku and KenDoku. I’ll keep you posted.

That’s it for now. Have a great New Year’s Eve! Best wishes!

UPDATE: Sorry folks, for various reasons, I will start posting the daily Hidoku puzzles from around the 15th of January.

3 new books: Classic Sudoku, Diagonal Sudoku and Jigsaw Sudoku!

djape — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:00:45 +0000

After so many different Sudoku variations and other puzzle books, it is time to present you something more ordinary, but of the top quality. Three brand new books that are available on Amazon and Lulu NOW!

Djape does Sudoku: 300 puzzles for advanced solvers

Diagonal Sudoku: 200 puzzles with an X

Jigsaw Sudoku: 150 very twisted puzzles


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These books, along with the previous ones, should take you through the holiday season. But rest assured there are more coming in January!