More Than Sudoku - 10 super puzzles
September 21, 2007 8 CommentsYou must sign up for a free membership to access the weekly offerings. Many of the puzzles are only available for download to print out and solve on paper, however, there are at least 5 different puzzles which can be played online. One of the great things about this site are the numerous video and text tutorials which demonstrate how to solve the puzzles and the various strategies involved.
Here’s a breakdown of all the types of puzzles you will find at Conceptis Puzzles:
Sudoku
Everyone should be familiar with this by now. Fill in the blanks with numbers from 1-9 so each row and column has one of each digit.
Battleships
To solve this puzzle, also made famous by Games Magazine, you use the numbers on the edges to determine the placement of several differently sized battleships.
Kakuro
This crossword style puzzle uses numbers. Clues in the black squares give you the sum total of all digits in that row or column. You must determine the digits.
Hitori
The object is to shade squares of numbers in a grid so that the same number doesn’t appear in a row or column more than once. Also no shaded area can touch another shaded area.
Slitherlink
Connect the dots surrounding each clue so that the number of lines equals the value of the clue and forms a continuous path with the other lines.
Link-a-Pix
Join pairs of numbers in a grid with a single unbroken line (often of a specific color). When you connect the right pairs of numbers a picture will form.
Pic-a-Pix
This is based on the Paint-by-Numbers from Games Magazine. Use the number clues on the edges to determine where pixels are placed on the grid to form a picture.
Fill-a-Pix
Each number in the grid shows how many of the nine surrounding squares is filled in. Use the numbers and logic to create an image.
Maze-a-Pix
Find the true path from start to finish, like a traditional maze. Only your solution will form an image.
Dot-a-Pix
For the younger folks, you solve these puzzles in a connect-the-dot fashion.
Addendum: Thanks to Leena (in the comments below) for pointing out where to access the weekly puzzles. I altered the original post to reflect that change. Check out Leena’s blog for a great pic-a-pix tutorial.
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