One of the most iconic romantic moments in fiction is the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet. When I saw the layout of this 2-grid Sudoku puzzle, I knew I had to use that as the background image. There are more ways to overlap a pair of Sudoku grids, but this one just feels right. Enjoy the solve!
Today is National Argyle Day, celebrating the pattern based on the tartan of Clan Capbell of Argyll in western Scotland. This pattern has been in use since the 17th century. Today’s puzzle is an Argyle Sudoku.
Our little ghost friend went trick-or-treating in a new neighborhood, aided by signposts that showed the way. Unfortunately, as the night wore on, the phantom signs began to fade. Can you retrace our friend’s steps so they can find their way home?
Arrow Maze, sometimes called Signpost, requires careful navigation through all cells in the grid. Simply uncover the order from 1 to 64, following the arrows from one point to the next.
“All in all, it’s just another brick in the wall.” On this day in 1979, Pink Floyd released one of their most well-known concept albums. The Wall sold over 30 million copies. Today, we celebrate with a Bricks puzzle.
Today, we have a simple Bricks puzzle.
Fill in the grid with the numbers 1 to 8 without repeating a digit in any row or column.
I learned about Chain Sudoku puzzles fairly recently, and thought they’d make for a visually cool presentation. This form was popularized under the trademarked name Strimko, which was invented in 2008 by the Grabarchuk family. They’re similar to Jigsaw Sudoku puzzles, with jumbled regions, except they are not necessarily orthogonally contiguous.
Oh no! The creatures in the grid have hidden all the numbers of this Sudoku puzzle! Fortunately, you still have some clues.
Happy Baba Marta Day! This is a Bulgarian holiday to celebrate Grandmother Martha, the bringer of spring. Observers exchange and wear red and white tassels, called Martenitsas to guard against evil. Once the wearer has seen a stork or blossoming tree, they remove the Martenitsa and hang it from the tree.
Today’s puzzle, colored to resemble a Martenitsa, is Comparison Sudoku.
Fillomino is another popular Japanese puzzle. Divide the grid into polyomino regions that each contain a single number, ranging from 1-9.
