Tuesday, November 01, 2005

sudoku (051101)

sudoku (051101)

It's Tuesday, so time once again for sudoku. After the brutal Saturday sudoku, all of you faithful numerological puzzle addicts deserve a break - hence, today's relatively easy puzzle.

The rules of sudoku: The puzzle board consists of a 9 by 9 grid, which is further divided up into nine 3 by 3 blocks. In each row, column, and 3x3 block, the numbers 1 through 9 each get written exactly once. The puzzle board generally starts with 18 to 30 of the cells in the grid already filled in. For those who need help, a short tutorial on how to solve sudoku puzzles can be found here.

To solve this puzzle, I suggest first saving the GIF on your computer. Then print it out and solve it in pencil, or if you don't feel like using paper, then solve it using a graphics editor such as Microsoft Paint.

Or, you could just get a sheet of paper and copy out the puzzle. If you're really adventurous, solve it in ink. Or crayon. Solving it in blood is not recommended, as it is difficult to write legibly in hemoglobin, and almost impossible to erase mistakes ("Out! Out! damn spot!").

If you solve this puzzle, time yourself and put your time in the comments. I will be posting the solution in a day or two. The winner receives a prize: their very own electronic copy of the Gomery Adscam report. With headings in expensive boldface. And as an added bonus, italics.

Update: the solution is here.

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