Majestic Squares
(Published on 12. January 2025, 17:24 by ebiggie)
RULE SET:
Normal Sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1 through 9 in each row, column, and box.
MAGIC SQUARES: There are three magic squares in the grid. All three magic squares are contained within the area of shaded cells. Each magic square consists of a 3x3 grid and each of the three given digits (the 5's) are the center of one magic square. Each magic square contains every digit from 1 to 9. Every row, column and diagonal of each magic square sums to 15.
GERMAN WHISPER (GREEN): Adjacent digits along a green German Whispers line must differ by at least 5. Digits may repeat if other rules allow.
RENBAN (PURPLE): Digits along a purple Renban line must be a set of consecutive non-repeating digits, and may appear in any order.
KROPKI PAIRS: Black dots are a 1:2 ratio. White dots are consecutive. Not all dots are given.
For our color blind friends:
The German whisper lines are all the lines contained within the magic squares shaded area. All other lines are Renban.
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Solution code: Please provide the digits from row 2 (left to right):
Comments
on 17. June 2025, 07:19 by michael_787
Why are the 5s given? They are naked singles because of the magic squares (plus because of the German whispers in box 5), so no need for them to be givens.
on 15. January 2025, 21:17 by alzika
I enjoyed this. Thank you.
on 14. January 2025, 16:02 by Sebking
This is a great beginner friendly puzzle. It introduces magic squares quite nicely.
on 13. January 2025, 14:32 by Ragna
Nice one. Thank you. :-)
