Consecutive Palindromes Sudoku by Bill Murphy
This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) series.
Today’s GAS puzzle is a twist on the standard Palindrome Sudoku idea; each palindromic position opposite the midpoint must be one away from the number on the other side.
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Author/Opus: This is the 10th puzzle from Bill Murphy, 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). Numbers equidistant from the center of a line must be 1 away in value from each other (e.g., at the top, R1C1 & R1C9, R1C2 & R1C8, R1C3 & R1C7, R1C4 & R1C6 are all consecutive pairs of numbers on that line).
GAS Time Standards (highlight to view): Two party hats (🎩🥳): 6:00; One party hat (🥳): 11:00. All other solvers earn a 🦕: TBA T-rex (for now).
Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view): 2:32, 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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