No Three in a Row Sudoku by Bill Murphy
(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) series.)
In this puzzle, evens and odds cannot have too many in a row. No Three in a Row Sudoku by Bill Murphy.
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Author/Opus: This is the 15th 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, there may not exist a run of three or more cells horizontally or vertically in the grid that all contain numbers of the same parity (i.e., even or odd).
GAS Time Standards (highlight to view): Two party hats (🎩🥳): 8:00; One party hat (🥳): 15:00. All other solvers earn a 🦕: Paint-by-Nuthetes.
Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view): 3:00, 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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