Normal Sudoku rules apply, each puzzle says. What does that mean?
Every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9 once each.
Those are the rules of sudoku. 81 cells, 81 digits.
These are not normal quadruples clues; these are specifically-ordered quadruples clues. This is the fourth of four puzzles exploring using Fog of War.
German Whispers and Kropki dots, except not all at once. You can see just enough to fill in one cell, after which you’ll be able to see more. This is the third of four puzzles exploring a guided solve path using Fog of War.
It’s an XV Thermo puzzle, except you can’t see it all at once. You can see just enough to fill in one cell, after which you’ll be able to see more. This is the second of four puzzles exploring a guided solve path using Fog of War.
It’s just a straightforward Killer Sudoku puzzle, right? Except you can’t see it all at once. You can see just enough to fill in one cell, after which you’ll be able to see more. This is the first of four puzzles exploring a guided solve path using Fog of War.
Where is Yoshimi when she’s needed most? The giant Pink Robot is right there, and it doesn’t look very friendly. Sure, its non-Flaming Lips might look like it’s smiling, but it’s just built that way.
It’s a Full House of Zs. It turns out there are a few different ways to arrange the things, and rotating a Z 180º gives you… a Z.
Some days you’re a three-cell maximum cage, and some days you’re a three-cell minimum cage. Most days you’re not quite the highest or lowest, but still pretty high or low.
It’s the Goldilocks of Min/Max puzzles: equal parts hot and cold, high and low, maximum and minimum, for a result that is completely and thoroughly medium.
I know all the digits are facing the same direction, but just imagine that the puzzle rotates so the 75 is read right-to-left and the 74 is read bottom-to-top. Not at all related to Circuit, despite superficial similarities.
I know I’ve named a puzzle after The Killers’ best album, but that doesn’t mean I don’t also appreciate their more-popular hits. I celebrate their entire catalog!