Types of Sudoku puzzles

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Diagonal

Place a digit from 1 to 9 into each of the empty squares so that each digit appears exactly once in each of the rows, columns and the nine outlined 3x3 regions. Additionally, each digit appears exactly once in each of the two main diagonals.

 

Sudoku   Solution
                                                                                                      

 

 

Diagonal Even

Place a digit from 1 to 9 into each of the empty squares so that each digit appears exactly once in each of the rows, columns and the nine outlined 3x3 regions. Additionally, each digit appears exactly once in each of the two main diagonals and the grey squares in the grid must contain even digits.

 

Sudoku   Solution
sudoku diagonal even                      sudoku diagonal even

 

 

Diagonal Odd

Place a digit from 1 to 9 into each of the empty squares so that each digit appears exactly once in each of the rows, columns and the nine outlined 3x3 regions. Additionally, each digit appears exactly once in each of the two main diagonals and the grey squares in the grid must contain odd digits.

 

Sudoku   Solution
sudoku diagonal odd                   

 

 

Even

Place a digit from 1 to 9 into each of the empty squares so that each digit appears exactly once in each of the rows, columns and the nine outlined 3x3 regions. The grey squares must contain even digits.

 

Sudoku   Solution
sudoku                   even sudoku

 

 

Irregular

Place a digit from 1 to 9 into each of the empty squares so that each digit appears exactly once in each of the rows, columns and the irregularly shaped regions.

 

Sudoku   Solution
sudoku irregular                      irregula sudoku

 

 

Isosudoku

Place a digit from 1 to 9 into each of the empty squares so that each digit appears exactly once in each of the rows, 9-cell diagonals and the nine outlined 3x3 regions. In the shorter diagonals all digits must be different.

 

Sudoku   Solution
isosudoku                        isosudoku

 

 

Killer

Place a digit from 1 to 9 into each of the empty squares so that each digit appears exactly once in each of the rows, columns and the nine outlined 3x3 regions. The sum of the numbers in each outlined region is equal to the corresponding number given in a corner of the outline. No digit is repeated within a given outlined region.

 

Sudoku   Solution
sudoku killer                       sudoku killer

 

Kropki

Place a digit from 1 to 9 into each of the empty squares so that each digit appears exactly once in each of the rows, columns and the nine outlined 3x3 regions. If absolute difference between two digits in neighbouring cells equals 1, then they are separated by a white dot. If the digit is a half of digit in the neighbouring cell, then they are separated by black dot. The dot between 1 and 2 can be either white or black.

 

Sudoku   Solution
sudoku kropki                        

 

 

Little Killer

Place a digit from 1 to 9 into each of the empty squares so that each digit appears exactly once in each of the rows, columns and nine outlined 3x3 regions. Numbers with arrows indicate sum of the numbers in each direction.

 

Sudoku   Solution
sudoku little killer                       

 

 

Lucky Seven

Place a digit from 1 to 9 into each of the empty squares so that each digit appears exactly once in each of the rows, columns and the nine outlined 3x3 regions. Additionally, each digit appears exactly once in each of the two main diagonals. All neighbouring cells linked with the line contain digits in arithmetical series (e. g. 234) or in a special one (e. g. 76567). Sudoku grid contains highlighted all the squares with even digits.

 

Sudoku   Solution
sudoku lucky seven                    

 

 

Odd

Place a digit from 1 to 9 into each of the empty squares so that each digit appears exactly once in each of the rows, columns and the nine outlined 3x3 regions. The grey squares must contain odd digits.

 

Sudoku   Solution
odd sudoku                        

 

 

Parquet

Place a digit from 1 to 9 into each of the empty squares so that each digit appears exactly once in each of the outlined squares 4x4, all 12 columns, all 12 rows, 9 top left corner, 9 central and 9 bottom right corner highlighted squares.

 

Sudoku   Solution
sudoku parquet                      

 

 

Selection of puzzles done by Vítězslav Koudelka