Jigsaw Sudoku
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Jump to navigationJump to searchA Jigsaw Sudoku does not have 3x3 boxes, but regions with an irregular shape.
Jigsaw is a very popular Sudoku Variant.
Example
In a forum, this puzzle can be presented like this:
.-----------.---.-------------------. | . . . | . | . 2 . . . | | .---' '-------. | | . . | . 3 . . | . 9 . | | :-----------. '---.---. | | . 1 | . . . | . . | . | . | | .---' .-------'---. | '---: | 7 | . . | . . . | 4 | . . | | | .---: | | .---: | . | . | . | . . . | . | 2 | 5 | :---' | | :---' | | | . 6 | . | . . . | . . | . | :---. | '---.-------' .---' | | . | 7 | . . | . . . | . 6 | | '---'---. '-----------: | | . 9 5 | . . . . | . . | | '-------. .---' | | . . . 2 . | . | . 4 . | '-------------------'---'-----------'
The irregular regions allow the player to use the Law of Leftovers, a solving technique which can only be used on irregular regions.