Either/Or Sudoku by Bill Murphy
(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) series.)
“The Multiverse is a concept about which we know frighteningly little.” — Dr. Stephen Strange in Spider-Man: No Way Home | There are no givens in this Either/Or Sudoku; do you know enough information to solve this multiversal puzzle?
or solve online (using SudokuPad)
Theme: Cahooting The Multiverse
Author/Opus: This is the 176th 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). Also, the numbers given on the edges between cells must belong to one of those two adjacent cells.
GAS Time Standards (highlight to view): Two party hats (🎩🥳): 6:30; One party hat (🥳): 12:00. All other solvers earn a 🦕: Debbie Hagryphus.
Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view): 2:30, 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
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