#195 Kakuro – rated mediumAll puzzles © Tom Collyer 2009-12.
Friday 29 June 2012
Friday Puzzles #163
I'm not too sure what to make of this kakuro, but it has its moments. Enjoy!
Friday 22 June 2012
Friday Puzzles #162
Who likes Hashi anyway? I must be getting old, or something. I guess I could really have sent this one to 11 with a little more time, and I daresay a little less drink, but this one has ended out a little tame. Still, I reckon this little fella is cute enough to post, especially given the dearth of any vaguely interesting hashi puzzles, well, anywhere. I suppose it's moot as to whether this is an exception to that particular rule, dearest reader. Enjoy!
#194 Hashi – rated easyAll puzzles © Tom Collyer 2009-12.
Friday 15 June 2012
Friday Puzzles #161
Sudoku this week, and I guess inevitably easy - I was initially joylessly working with a sub-pattern of 20 givens. So few givens definitely requires a good eye for a pattern and no lack of skill as constructor to pull off, but I'm not feeling it this week. So the puzzle features an initial head-scratch and a fluster of digits falling into place, which I suppose is also becoming something of a trademark. See if you can't get this done in under 5 minutes - and under 2 if you're feeling competitive. Enjoy!
#193 Sudoku – rated easyAll puzzles © Tom Collyer 2009-12.
Friday 8 June 2012
Friday Puzzles #160
Friday 1 June 2012
Friday Puzzles #159
So it's a bit of a first this week, dearest reader, as we depart from a nikoli staple and instead try something different.
The idea of skyscrapers is this. Fill in the grid so that each number from 1-N appears exactly once in each row and column, latin square style. Each digit represents the height of a building, with bigger buildings blocking smaller buildings. The clues on the outside of the grid tell you exactly how many different buildings are visible from that direction - so for example a row containing 123456 has 6 buildings visible from the left, and 1 from the right.
This was going to appear in the next version of the UKPA beginners contests. By the way, if you haven't had a go at this month's contest, why not!? Registration is quick, easy and free! Anyhow, this puzzle was probably a little much for one of those, but I'm sure it'll be appreciated here. I'll stick a hard label on this seeing as it is the first one, just to be safe. Enjoy!
The idea of skyscrapers is this. Fill in the grid so that each number from 1-N appears exactly once in each row and column, latin square style. Each digit represents the height of a building, with bigger buildings blocking smaller buildings. The clues on the outside of the grid tell you exactly how many different buildings are visible from that direction - so for example a row containing 123456 has 6 buildings visible from the left, and 1 from the right.
This was going to appear in the next version of the UKPA beginners contests. By the way, if you haven't had a go at this month's contest, why not!? Registration is quick, easy and free! Anyhow, this puzzle was probably a little much for one of those, but I'm sure it'll be appreciated here. I'll stick a hard label on this seeing as it is the first one, just to be safe. Enjoy!
#191 Skyscrapers – rated mediumAll puzzles © Tom Collyer 2009-12.
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