Anti-Renban Sudoku by Philip Newman
(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) series.)
While the name may not be familiar, this Anti-Renban has a simple rule that along a line you have a range of numbers with no consecutive pairs. This puzzle should flow well if you can understand the rule.
or solve online (using SudokuPad)
Author/Opus: This is the 20th puzzle from Philip Newman, part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) team.
Rules: Standard Sudoku rules (insert a number from 1 to 9 into each cell so that no number repeats in any row, column, or bold region). All numbers along the indicated lines must be at least 2 apart from every other number on the line.
GAS Time Standards (highlight to view): Two party hats (🎩🥳): TBA; One party hat (🥳): TBA. All other solvers earn a 🦕: TBA T-Rex (for now).
Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view): 3:12, with SudokuPad replay file shared as a download for now (requires loading via settings menu with improvements expected before people should use this regularly).
Solution: PDF; solving video with explanation to be added later from GAS team.
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