Classic Sudoku (Wei-Hwa Huang) - 10 Points: U.S. Sudoku Team-Practice Test

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U.S.

Sudoku Team—Practice Test


September, 2011

1. Classic Sudoku (Wei-Hwa Huang) – 10 points

Place the digits 1 through 9 into the empty cells in the grid (a single digit per cell) so that each digit
appears exactly once in each of the following regions: the nine rows, the nine columns, and the nine
outlined 3x3 regions.

Answer: Enter the second row of digits, followed by the ninth row of digits.

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2. Arrow Sudoku (Thomas Snyder, 2010 Hungarian Sudoku Championship) – 15 points

Follow Classic Sudoku Rules. Additionally, the digits in each circled cell must equal the sum of all the
digits along the arrow's path. Digits can repeat within an arrow.

Answer: Enter the sixth row of digits, followed by the eighth column of digits.

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3. Just One Cell Sudoku (Thomas Snyder) – 5 points

Follow Classic Sudoku Rules. This puzzle has multiple solutions for the entire grid, but there is at least one
empty cell that will contain the same digit for all solutions. You are to locate and clearly identify just one
digit that can be placed into the grid with absolute certainty.

Answer: Enter the location (using "rXcY" notation) and value of the digit placed.

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4. Parquet Sudoku (2nd World Sudoku Championship) – 10 points

Follow Classic Sudoku Rules, except some cells are larger than others and belong in multiple rows
and/or columns. No digits will repeat in any of the 12 rows, 12 columns, and 9 outlined 4x4 regions.

Answer: Enter the second row of digits, followed by the eleventh column of digits.

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5. Sudo-Kurve (Thomas Snyder, SudokuCup 3) – 10 points

Follow Classic Sudoku Rules. The digits 1 through 9 appear once in each of the five 3x3 boxes and 10
extra "rows" indicated by gray lines. All "rows" contain exactly 9 cells.

Answer: Enter all nine digits in "row" A, followed by all nine digits in "row" B. Enter digits in the direction of
the arrow.

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6. S as in Sudoku (Thomas Snyder, SudokuCup 3) – 15 points

Follow Classic Sudoku Rules. In the grid are some letters; only numbers that contain that letter in their
English spelling can be entered into those cells. For example, an S clue can only be a 6 or a 7 (since SIX
and SEVEN have an S in their spelling and no other number does).

1 – ONE
2 – TWO
3 - THREE
4 – FOUR
5 – FIVE
6 – SIX
7 – SEVEN
8 – EIGHT
9 - NINE

Answer: Enter the sixth row of digits, followed by the first column of digits.

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7. Consecutive Sudoku (Thomas Snyder, SudokuCup 3) – 20 points

Follow Classic Sudoku Rules. If a bar is given between two adjacent cells, then the two numbers in those
cells must be consecutive (differing by one). If a bar is not given, the two digits cannot be consecutive.

Answer: Enter the ninth row of digits, followed by the fifth column of digits.

End of Practice Test

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