{"id":24122,"date":"2023-02-09T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T17:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=24122"},"modified":"2023-01-30T12:49:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T20:49:48","slug":"consecutive-sudoku-by-thomas-snyder-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/consecutive-sudoku-by-thomas-snyder-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Consecutive Sudoku by Thomas Snyder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>[This is a repost from our archives with new notes at the top (original post <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/dr-sudoku-prescribes-28-consecutive-sudoku\/>here<\/a>): In this second Consecutive Sudoku from our first month of puzzles, the &#8220;boxes&#8221; theme works across four sets of numbers and two consecutive bar groups. Those elements should get you started, but some of the key solving may also occur in the less orderly corners where large runs of digits are implied by the bars and others by the absence of bars.<\/i><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2023\/GM-Consecutive2-Arwl-R.png\" alt=\"Consecutive Sudoku by Thomas Snyder\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles2023\/GM-Consecutive2-Arwl-R.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/130131Boxes>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)<\/p>\n<p><b>Theme:<\/b> Boxes upon Boxes<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/consecutive-sudoku-rules-and-info\/\" \/>Consecutive Sudoku<\/a> rules.<\/p>\n<p><b>Estimated Difficulty<a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/sudoku-by-thomas-snyder-12\/>*<\/a>:<\/b> 3 stars<\/p>\n<p><b>Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white;\">Grandmaster = 3:45, Master = 5:30, Expert = 11:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/GM-Consecutive2-Arwl-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/consecutivesudoku+classic\/\">Consecutive Sudoku<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/consecutivesudoku+classic+mondaytuesday\/>easiest Consecutive Sudoku<\/a> to get started on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[This is a repost from our archives with new notes at the top (original post here): In this second Consecutive Sudoku from our first month of puzzles, the &#8220;boxes&#8221; theme works across four sets of numbers and two consecutive bar groups. 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