


So we suggest using the Number mode in black to write notes over the outside clues or in the cipher box below the grid make sure only blue digits are inside the 11×11 grid and not outside the grid.)Īuthor/Opus: This is the 203rd puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Murat Can Tonta. Note that any extra numbers (in green, blue, or red) or shaded cells outside the grid will interfere with solution checking. Or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools use tab to shift between number entry, sudoku, and shading modes. This seventh Sunday Stumper is a Japanese Sums (Cipher) puzzle with a hidden theme. These will be quite tough puzzles, but with a logical path to be found (and solution videos to help). This year, we have started to have some extra difficult Sunday Stumpers, about once a month. Posted in Japanese Sums, Puzzle, Variation by John Bulten, 07/3/22 9:00 AM Note: Follow this link for other Japanese Sums puzzles. Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 18:30, Master = 30:00, Expert = 1:00:00 Each segment of a ship occupies a single cell, and ships do not touch each other, even diagonally. A ? can represent any sum of 1 or larger.Īlso, all unused cells must form an unknown fleet of 1-cell wide ships in the grid. Each sum is separated by at least one unused cell. Numbers on the outside of the grid indicate the sums of adjacent number groups in that row or column, in order. Rules: Standard Japanese Sums rules: Place the numbers in the indicated range (1-9) in some of the cells so that no number is repeated in any row or column. Or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools use tab to shift between number entry and shading modes.)Īuthor/Opus: This is the 88th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster John Bulten. This seventh Sunday Stumper of 2022 is a variation of Japanese Sums by John Bulten. Since 2021, we have posted some extra difficult Sunday Stumpers, about once a month. Thank You to Our Grandmaster Supporters.
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