Saturday, January 14, 2006

sudoku (060114)

sudoku (060114)

Well, it's Saturday once again, so it's time for another tough sudoku. Today's sudoku is a 16 by 16 monster sudoku. It's been a while since I put one of these together; I had forgotten how long these take to make up. I will probably only do one of these monsters per week.

The rules of Monster Sudoku: The puzzle board consists of a 16 by 16 grid, which is further divided up into sixteen 4 by 4 blocks. In each row, column, and 4x4 block, the letters A through P each get written exactly once. There is only one solution. If the letters are a little too small for you, click on the image to bring up a large version. 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 (or copy it out on graph paper) and solve it in pencil (or in pen if you're feeling bold). If you don't feel like using paper, then solve it using a graphics editor such as Microsoft Paint.

If you solve this puzzle, post your solution in the comments. I will post the solution in two or three days.

Update: the solution is here.

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