Sudoku Variants Series (484) - Next to N
(Published on 11. September 2026, 06:00 by Richard)
For this Sudoku Variants Project I have planned to publish a unique Sudoku variant every week.
Next to N
Inspiration for this type comes from me and Flinty. Solve online in Sudokupad.
I will see how long it takes before I am running out of ideas.
Apply classic sudoku rules.
Clues on the left and above the grid indicate all direct neighbours of the digit N in the corresponding row or column, where N is the index number of the row or column.
Clues are placed in ascending order, and not necessarily the order in which they appear in the solved grid. Question marks may be replaced by any digit 1-9.
The index numbers of the rows and columns are given in a grey font below and on the right of the grid for your convenience.
Solution code: Row 4
Comments
on 16. October 2026, 21:30 by Piatato
Lovely!
on 11. September 2026, 19:56 by pmays123
This unfolded beautifully! A bit of a challenge to get started, but so delightful to break through. Thanks for sharing!
on 11. September 2026, 15:54 by Franjo
Thank you very much for creating and sharing another lovely SVS-puzzle. Took some time to get my head around this unusual constraint. A nice one!
on 11. September 2026, 09:51 by marcmees
Very nice. Thanks
on 11. September 2026, 09:43 by Flinty
Great constraint! :) Very nice puzzle!
