{"id":26420,"date":"2023-11-06T09:05:52","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T17:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=26420"},"modified":"2023-11-12T19:14:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T03:14:44","slug":"wsc-playoff-puzzle-2-10-consecutive-pairs-sudoku-by-ashish-kumar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/wsc-playoff-puzzle-2-10-consecutive-pairs-sudoku-by-ashish-kumar\/","title":{"rendered":"WSC Playoff Puzzle 2\/10: Consecutive Pairs Sudoku by Ashish Kumar"},"content":{"rendered":"

The second World Sudoku Championship<\/a> playoff puzzle was this fun Consecutive Pairs Sudoku by Ashish Kumar with two large boxes to work around.<\/i><\/p>\n

\"Consecutive<\/p>\n

PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

or solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools)<\/p>\n

Theme:<\/b> Boxes<\/p>\n

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 116th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Ashish Kumar.<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> Standard Consecutive Pairs Sudoku<\/a> rules. (If a gray circle is given between two adjacent cells, then the two numbers in those cells must be consecutive. Note not all gray circles are given; adjacent cells without a circle may contain either consecutive numbers or nonconsecutive numbers.)<\/p>\n

Estimated Difficulty:<\/b> 2.5-3 stars<\/p>\n

Solution:<\/b> PDF for all playoff puzzles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/b> Follow this link for Consecutive Pairs Sudoku puzzles<\/a> on this website. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Consecutive Pairs Sudoku<\/a> to get started on. More Consecutive Pairs Sudoku puzzles can be found in these books<\/a> in our e-store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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