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Puzzle 97: JaTaHoKu, cylindrical

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Another JaTaHoKu, this time cylindrical.

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Rules Place numbers from 1 to 5 into some empty cells, such that each row, column and region contains each number exactly once. Clues within the grid are Tapa clues; the numbered cells form a valid Tapa solution with respect to these. Clues along the bottom and right edges are skyscraper clues. Clues along the top and left are Japanese Sums clues, with question marks standing in for unspecified digits. (I.e., 10 would be two question marks.)

The grid wraps around from top to bottom. Clues along the top act as Japanese Sums clues in order, starting at any group of numbers. Clues along the bottom act as Skyscraper clues, starting at 1. (So for example, a clue ‘1’ is impossible.)

Puzzle 95: JaTaHoKu

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Another JaTaHoKu, this one using the full rule set. It’s probably a bit easier than the first one. Note that the given 4s in the grid are Tapa clues.

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Rules Place numbers from 1 to 5 into some empty cells, such that each row, column and region contains each number exactly once. Clues within the grid are Tapa clues; the numbered cells form a valid Tapa solution with respect to these. Clues along the bottom and right edges are skyscraper clues. Clues along the top and left are Japanese Sums clues, with question marks standing in for unspecified digits. (I.e., 10 would be two question marks.)

Puzzle 94: JaTaHoKu

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Another JaTaHoKu I just made, to prove to myself that it’s possible to make accessible JaTaHoKus. You might want to solve this one before the previous one.

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Rules Place numbers from 1 to 5 into some empty cells, such that each row, column and region contains each number exactly once. Clues within the grid are Tapa clues; the numbered cells form a valid Tapa solution with respect to these. Clues along the bottom and right edges are skyscraper clues. Clues along the top and left are Japanese Sums clues, with question marks standing in for unspecified digits. (I.e., 10 would be two question marks.)

Puzzle 93: JaTaHoKu

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Here’s a first (Ja)TaHoKu, which I made to prepare for the Logic Masters. Mostly an exercise in the interaction between the Tapa rules and the equal number of cells per row/column/region; that part seems to have potential as a Tapa variation. Would you have thought that even without rooms, the one Tapa clue implies that the mirrored cell has to be shaded?

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Rules Place numbers from 1 to 4 into some cells, such that each row, column and region contains each number exactly once. Clues within the grid are Tapa clues; the numbered cells form a valid Tapa solution with respect to these. Clues along the bottom and right edges are skyscraper clues.

Puzzle 78: Sukaku

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Here’s a puzzle I made quite a while back, I believe the type was on some Sudoku GP round. It’s more puzzle than sudoku. I’m not sure the “different digits” constraint is required to make this one unique, but it should help.

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Rules Solve as a standard sudoku. In addition, subdivide the grid into rectangles, such that each rectangle contains exactly one shaded cell, and such that the number in that cell is equal to the area of the rectangle. Rectangles must not contain any digit more than once.