SC8 EZ EE THE WASHINGTON POST.SUNDAY, MAY 15 , 2022
SAMURAI SUDOKU (c) http://www.djape.net
Last Sunday’s SolutionBALDO By Cantú & CastellanosCLASSIC PEANUTS By Charles SchulzPRICKLY CITY By Scott StantisHow to PlayThe rules of Samurai Sudoku are the same as in the popular
Sudoku puzzles that appear in the daily comics section.
As with standard Sudoku, the Samurai version requires no math,
just logic, reasoning ... and an iron will. The goal is to fill in each
column, row and 3X3 box with the digits 1 through 9 without
repeating any. The twist in Samurai Sudoku is that the digits that
appear in the overlapping boxes must work for both puzzles.
A piece of advice to get you started: Don’t focus completely on
one grid at a time. Keep the whole puzzle in mind as you go, because
filling in a number in one grid could give you clues to another. What’s
important to understand is this: Each Samurai puzzle is ONE puzzle,
not five separate Sudoku puzzles that just overlap each other.
Occasionally people claim that, for example, the "bottom right" 9X9
puzzle had more than one solution. Well, yes it may, but the entire
puzzle can be solved in only one way. Never resort to guessing! For
more tips, go to http://www.djape.net/sudoku/wp/?p= 144.