{"id":16727,"date":"2021-09-17T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T16:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=16727"},"modified":"2022-06-26T18:41:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T01:41:00","slug":"japanese-sums-by-jinhoo-ahn-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/japanese-sums-by-jinhoo-ahn-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Sums by JinHoo Ahn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2021\/210917-JapaneseSums-MagicSquares.png\" alt=\"Japanese Sums by JinHoo Ahn\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2021\/210917-JapaneseSums-MagicSquares.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/210917Magic>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to shift between number entry and shading modes.)<\/p>\n<p><b>Theme:<\/b> Magic Squares<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 32nd puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster JinHoo Ahn.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Place the digits in the indicated range (1-9) in some of the cells so that no digit is repeated in any row or column. Numbers on the outside of the grid indicate the sums of adjacent digit groups in that row or column, in order. Each sum is separated by at least one unused cell.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2021\/JapaneseSums-Ex.png\" alt=\"Japanese Sums Example\" width=500><\/p>\n<p><b>Difficulty:<\/b> 4.5 stars<\/p>\n<p><b>Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white;\">Grandmaster = 7:15, Master = 20:00, Expert = 40:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2021\/210917-JapaneseSums-MagicSquares-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a>; a solution video is also available <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/4UGI_OAJY8w>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/category\/numberplacement\/japanese-sums\/\">Japanese Sums<\/a> puzzles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PDF or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to shift between number entry and shading modes.) 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