{"id":4878,"date":"2015-03-28T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2015-03-28T16:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=4878"},"modified":"2023-04-18T10:36:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T17:36:10","slug":"hidden-shape-sudoku-john-bulten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/hidden-shape-sudoku-john-bulten\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden Shape Sudoku by John Bulten"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/150328-HiddenShapeSudoku.png\" alt=\"Sudoku by John Bulten\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/150328-HiddenShapeSudoku.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/150328DoDo>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between Sudoku number entry mode and two modes, Shape and Surface, to manage the domino inventory.)<\/p>\n<p><b>Theme:<\/b> Double Domino<br \/>\n(Hidden shapes include a complete double-eight domino set. Double dominoes have been &#8220;doubled over&#8221; to fit within one square. Hidden names include J.S. Bach, Gabriel Faure, John Cage, and various chordal progressions and crossword game vocabulary.)<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 9th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster John Bulten.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/sudoku-rules-and-info\/\">Sudoku<\/a> rules, using the letters A-H and a blank. Also, as in Shape Sudoku, there are some lettered shapes given beneath the grid that must be put in their proper places inside the grid; and, as in Battleship Sudoku, their proper places are indicated only partially. (Partial shape clues in the grid are not lettered but do not necessarily indicate the location of blanks.) The shapes can be rotated, but <b>cannot<\/b> be reflected; <i>they can touch but<\/i> <b>cannot<\/b> <i>overlap<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Answer String:<\/b> Enter the 3rd row from left to right, followed by a comma, followed by the 3rd column from top to bottom. (Use the capital letters A-H; use X for a blank.) <\/p>\n<p><b>Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white;\">Grandmaster = 12:00, Master = 21:00, Expert = 42:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/150328-HiddenShapeSudoku-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for other less common variations of <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/sudoku-3+variation-2\/>Sudoku<\/a> and this link for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/sudoku-3+classic\/\">classic Sudoku<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/sudoku-3+classic+mondaytuesday\/>easiest Sudoku<\/a> to get started on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PDF or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between Sudoku number entry mode and two modes, Shape and Surface, to manage the domino inventory.) Theme: Double Domino (Hidden shapes include a complete double-eight domino set. Double dominoes have been &#8220;doubled over&#8221; to fit within one square. 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