Variants of Sudoku

Today let’s explore one of the deviations from the standard sudoku rules that every row, column, and subgrid (excluded so we can generalize to non-perfect-square side lengths) must have exactly one of each number from 1 to n, where n is the side length of the sudoku puzzle.  Let’s include the new rule that a valid solution to a sudoku puzzle must also have one of each number in each of its two diagonals.

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Numbers of Polycubes

Let’s define polycubes as three dimensional shapes made up of unit cubes connected by shared faces.

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Symmetry of Polynominoes

Polynominoes are figures made up of square units connected by edges.

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