Ah, the weekend. Time to kick back, relax, and play around with my weekly monster sudoku.
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. The first person who posts the correct solution wins a prize: a permalink on my blogroll and a graphic declaring him or her to be the Monster Sudoku Champion, which can be displayed on their own blog. I will post the solution next Saturday if nobody else gets it by then.
Update: Kiraly posted the correct solution here. I'm impressed; this was a really tough one. Too bad there's no link to Kiraly's blog or homepage or anything like that, or I'd send him (her?) a Monster Sudoku Champion logo, like the one at left. Good job, Kiraly!Technorati Tags: Sudoku
3 comments:
This was a tough one. Made a mistake somewhere early on and basically had to redo it.
F D M I A B E N P L J C O H K G
G K P N M O C J H D I E A L F B
A E O H L F D P G K M B I C J N
L B J C K I G H F A N O D E P M
I N D A H M J G L C E K B P O F
C O K M B P A E N H F D J G L I
J H G L C K F D I O B P M N A E
B P E F I L N O J M G A H K D C
O G C D P A I M E B K L F J N H
N F L J D G O B M I C H P A E K
K A I B E J H C O F P N L M G D
P M H E F N K L A J D G C I B O
H J B O G D P I K N A M E F C L
M C A K J E L F B G O I N D H P
D I F P N H B K C E L J G O M A
E L N G O C M A D P H F K B I J
I don't have a blog, RG. I came across your site during the election campaign. After reading some of the political comments, I noticed the puzzles and decided to try them. I solved a couple of the small ones before I turned my attention to the large 16 by 16 ones, which I found a lot more challenging and more enjoyable.
My only fear now is that one day you will super-size the Monster Sudoku and post a 25 by 25 puzzle, which I will never be able to finish, but also will never stop trying to solve.
:-)
I just might post a 25 by 25 behemoth one day Kiraly. ;)
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