Less Than or Equal Arrow Sudoku by clover!
(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) series.)
Another Arrow Sudoku variation today with no requirement the sums match the arrow circles, just that they do not go over.
or solve online (using SudokuPad)
Theme: Still Not an Arrow Sudoku
Author/Opus: This is the 124th 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). Some arrow shapes are in the grid; the sum of the numbers along the path of each arrow must be less than or equal to the number in the circled cell.
GAS Time Standards (highlight to view): Two party hats (🎩🥳): 7:00; One party hat (🥳): 13:00. All other solvers earn a 🦕: mathphobic Martharaptor.
Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view): 2:14, 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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