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[creint]

This sudoku variant is probably easier to solve than a normal sudoku.
This one requires only singles, are there any of this type that need more logic to solve?
So far i have found only ones that are solvable with singles, so only singles strategy needed.

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.18..3..7
.7.2.168.
...39.85.
...126..5
7.9..2..6
.8.5..37.
.67..9421
1.3.6...8
3.2....9.


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641397852
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286514379
567839421
123765948
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[tarek]

Hi creint,

This version is called Latin Square & it pre-dates Sudoku.

Sudoku or Su-do-ku is considered a variant of Latin square not the other way round IMO.

with no box constraints there will be no Line-Box interactions but any logical technique that doesn't rely on that should be still present (locked sets ... etc)

tarek

[Mathimagics]

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It might equally be called "Clueless Futoshiki", or "Cluless Skyscraper"