Exploding Pentomino Sudoku II
(Published on 19. August 2020, 00:38 by psams)
Rules
Standard Sudoku rules apply.
Pentomic Renban: The grid is populated with a number of "Exploding Pentominoes." These each represent a non-repeating set of five consecutive digits in any order, one per box in the cells corresponding to the shape and orientation of the pentomino, and its position within a cell, without any rotation or reflection.
Play Online
SudokuPad (with solution checking) or on Penpa
Illustration of Exploding Pentominoes
The five cells of the Pentomic Renban Set defined by each Exploding Pentomino occupy the same position in each 3x3 box.
Puzzle Series
- Exploding Pentomino Sudoku
- Exploding Pentomino Sudoku II
- Exploding Pentomino Sudoku III
- The Office ( <--- author's choice : best puzzle in the series )
- Mind Your P's and Q's
Solution code: row 8, column 3
Comments
on 11. February 2026, 03:37 by psams
added SudokuPad version
on 31. August 2020, 09:39 by bosjo
Great puzzle, with a very clear and logical solution path!
on 19. August 2020, 01:54 by zhergan
Very nice entry..
on 19. August 2020, 01:39 by Greg
Very nice!!
Might be worth putting in the rules the answer to the question I put on the previous puzzle, otherwise it isn't 100% clear that pentominos represent the same cell over each box. :-)
