Anti-King Sudoku by Philip Newman
(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS) series.)
Remember, remember the Fifth of November, / Anti-King Sudoku and plot. / I see no reason / Why Bonfire Night season / Should ever be forgot.
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Theme: What Does the Fawkes Say?
Author/Opus: This is the 171st puzzle from Philip Newman, 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, cells sharing a corner cannot contain the same number (as if adding a chess king’s move constraint to each cell).
GAS Time Standards (highlight to view): Two party hats (🎩🥳): 5:00; One party hat (🥳): 11:00. All other solvers earn an 🦕: Incendiary Igai.
Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view): 2:28, 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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