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Comments and Results for 'Non-consecutive Sudoku 171'

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UnplayedConsecutiveNon-consecutive Sudoku 1719x985724:37Tricky (243)Was free until 3rd Sep 201820th AugExpired
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Posted 25th Aug 2018 at 18:24
vsrawat Has not played this puzzle yet
Non-consecutive Sudoku 171

Still not clear about the rules, I have filled up so far assuming that no neighboring numbers can be consecutive.

What am I missing in this.

I had already mentioned that that "Non-consecutive Sudoku" shows the rules of "consecutive Sudoku".
You said these are same rules, but consecutive once have a white block at the edge where number are to be consecutive and where there is no such block, the numbers have to be non-consecutive.

But here there are no block, meaning all numbers neighboring numbers have to be non-consecutive, but I am stuck here finding no clue.

Again saying that adding a few lines in the help screen of "consecutive Sudoku", highlighting any differences or peculiarities of "Non-consecutive Sudoku" will help users.

Thanks.
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Rawat

Posted 25th Aug 2018 at 22:31
gareth Administrator Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
Hi,
No - that’s the complete rules, as you’ve stated them. They can be tough puzzles though!

Gareth

Posted 25th Aug 2018 at 22:49
vsrawat Has not played this puzzle yet
So, what is the clue for next move in above?

Thanks.
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Rawat

Posted 26th Aug 2018 at 06:59
HollyBlue Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
A clue to something to look for: If the only possibilities for a square are two consecutive numbers, what happens if an adjacent square is one of those two numbers?
Posted 27th Aug 2018 at 08:51
Last edited by Elisabeth 27th Aug 2018 at 10:08
Elisabeth Daily subscriber Has not played this puzzle yet
vsrawat, look at the column with 569; 5 and 6 cannot be adjacent so 9 must be between them. No numbers may be consecutive is the only rule you need apart from the basic sudoku ones!!!
Other useful ideas, Rawat, if a square only contains 2 consecutive numbers, these numbers cannot be in adjacent squares e.g. if a square only contains 7 and 8, then 7 and 8 cannot be in adjacent squares. Similarly if the numbers differ by two e.g. 3 and 5, then the number in between, here 4, cannot be in adjacent squares. Hope this helps.
Posted 27th Aug 2018 at 19:49
Last edited by vsrawat 28th Aug 2018 at 08:16
vsrawat Has not played this puzzle yet
569 logic is indeed correct. It was present right in front of eyes and I was missing this.

Thanks.
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Rawat

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