Primesweeper Sudoku by Bill Murphy
(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) series.)
Today’s puzzle has a lot of arrows pointing at the prime real estate locations. Can you find a deal in time to earn a hat?
or solve online (using SudokuPad)
Author/Opus: This is the 127th 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 in cells with an arrow give the count of cells with prime numbers (2, 3, 5, and 7) in the direction the arrow points.
GAS Time Standards (highlight to view): Two party hats (🎩🥳): 8:00; One party hat (🥳): 15:00. All other solvers earn a 🦕: Twin Prime Puertasaurus.
Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view): 2:52, 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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