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(This post is part of the Genuinely Approachable Sudoku (GAS)<\/a> series.)
\nWhat some may have seen as a typo of a 6 for a 5 in an earlier XV Pairs Sudoku by clover! may have merely been a new “portal of discovery”. Here we have XIs and VIs and the logic still has a certain kind of rhyme.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"XIVI<\/p>\n

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

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

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 66th puzzle from Clover, 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). Whenever an XI or VI, reflecting the numbers 11 or 6 in Roman numerals, is placed on the edge between cells, the numbers in the two adjacent cells must sum to exactly 11 or 6. (Pairs of cells without an XI or VI can have any sum value.)<\/p>\n

GAS Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Two party hats (\ud83c\udfa9\ud83e\udd73): 6:00<\/span>; One party hat (\ud83e\udd73): 11:00<\/span>. All other solvers earn a \ud83e\udd95: gentle Guaibasaurus<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Thomas Hits the GAS (highlight to view):<\/b> 2:03<\/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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