{"id":34057,"date":"2025-09-09T00:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T07:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=34057"},"modified":"2025-09-10T11:23:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:23:35","slug":"dead-or-alive-arrow-sudoku-by-bill-murphy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/dead-or-alive-arrow-sudoku-by-bill-murphy\/","title":{"rendered":"Dead or Alive Arrow Sudoku by Bill Murphy"},"content":{"rendered":"

(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS)<\/a> series.)
\nIn this Sudoku variant, some arrows indicate numbers that are “alive” and must appear again on that diagonal direction, while other arrows indicate numbers that are “dead” and cannot.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Dead<\/p>\n

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

or solve online<\/a> (using SudokuPad)<\/p>\n

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 32nd puzzle from Bill Murphy, part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS<\/a>) team.<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> 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 full gray arrows must appear at least once in the direction indicated by the arrow. Numbers in white arrows must not appear in the direction indicated by the arrow.<\/p>\n

GAS Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Two party hats (\ud83c\udfa9\ud83e\udd73): 6:30<\/span>; One party hat (\ud83e\udd73): 12:00<\/span>. All other solvers earn a \ud83e\udd95: Observable Ornithomimus<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view):<\/b> 2:32<\/span>, with SudokuPad replay file<\/a> shared as a download for now (requires loading via settings menu with improvements expected before people should use this regularly).<\/p>\n

Solution:<\/b> PDF<\/a> and solving video<\/a> with explanation from GAS team.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other less common variations of Sudoku<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Note 2:<\/b>\u00a0Comments on the blog are great! For a more interactive discussion, please also consider using our\u00a0Daily GAS discussion<\/a>\u00a0post\u00a0on the GMPuzzles Discord. Not a member of the Discord? Click\u00a0this link<\/a>\u00a0for basic access.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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