X-Sums Sudoku by clover!
(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) series.)
There are a lot of large numbers to think about in this X-Sums Sudoku. Can you find any simple ways to handle all the big math?
or solve online (using SudokuPad)
Theme: Big Math
Author/Opus: This is the 154th puzzle from Clover, 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). Also, the clues outside the grid indicate the sum of the first X numbers placed in the corresponding direction, where X is equal to the first number placed in that direction (e.g., if R1C7 is 6, then the six numbers in R1C7, R2C7, and on to R6C7 all add up to 39).
GAS Time Standards (highlight to view): Two party hats (🎩🥳): 6:30; One party hat (🥳): 12:00. All other solvers earn a 🦕: big Bagaraatan.
Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view): 1:47, 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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