Here’s a new puzzle. Enjoy!
Here’s a puzzle that I’ve had kicking around for a while. It’s a sudoku variation that I’m calling Circle Sum Sudoku. It’s basically a cross between kakuro and sudoku. The idea was to have a sudoku grid where the clues are unknown to start. This gave me the idea of having a kakuro like puzzle to determine the clues. The result is this puzzle.
You’ll notice that there are circles in the grid, and numbers along the top and left sides. The numbers above the columns indicate the sum of the digits in the circles in that column. The numbers beside the rows indicate the sum of the digits in the circles in that row. The numbers in the grid to the right indicate the sum of the digits in the circles for the internal squares.
I’ve got some ideas for some additional puzzles, where you not only have to find out what the internal clues are, but also where they are. More on that later. For now, enjoy!
SmartKit recently posted an article on Liebig “Puzzle Cards.” Liebig is the Liebig Extract of Meat Company, which was founded in 1840 by Baron Justus von Liebig. His “extract of meat” product was intended to provide a cheap and nutritious meat substitute for those that couldn’t afford real meat.
The company also made sets of trading cards, some of which were hidden object puzzle cards. The cards would have a question printed on them like, “Where is the X?”, and the goal was to find that object. The card on the SmartKit site asks “Where are the other smokers?” If you read the comments for that post, you can find the answer. (Note: You won’t be able to find the object in my mini-picture. It’s just there to give you an idea of what they looked like.)
If you’re interested in more hidden object puzzle cards, I found a great collection of them on a site called cardmine.
The New York Times crossword puzzle, constructed by Cathy Millhauser with clues written by President Bill Clinton, is available online now. On this site, you can fill it in on line. For some reason the first clue was already filled in when I clicked over to it. Not a particularly had clue, but crossword purists should be warned. There’s also a PDF available.
The puzzle comes with an Editor’s Note from Will Shortz: The clues in this puzzle are a little more playful and involve more wordplay than in a typical crossword. You have been warned.
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