174 – 1001 Knights

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  1. BetaBlue says:

    If you ever make any more of these puzzles, I’d want to see them compiled into a booklet. I know some people who would pay for such puzzles.
    @Anon: not quite, but close

  2. Vinuash says:

    Well, looks like I’m late to the discussion, if anything, it SUPPORTS interracial (or intergame) marriage, as it obviously makes it superior to the other two, taking the best elements of each and combining them. And yes, I realize that the first one was probably made as a joke, lol.

  3. (x, why?) says:

    Quick, send a copy to Will Shortz!
    This could be a new craze … or at least a one-shot in the Sunday New York Times Magazine section or possibly Games magazine!

  4. Peter Taylor says:

    What are pawns doing in the 8th row?

  5. Angel says:

    oh gosh. I should just check out Kakuro. It’s way easier :D

  6. Anonymous says:

    One of the kings is already in check!

  7. Tropylium says:

    I love it! Anon: You need to place another piece to block the check.

    Perhaps there’s a solution publish’d later, perhaps not, I’ve not check’d (pun not intended) yet, but…

    —SPOILER ALERT—

    —keep scrolling—

    —nearly there—

    …I got the following, presuming standard Sudoku rules apply & that White plays upwards:
    White:
    Ka2, b4, c9, d6, e7, f1, g5, h3, i8
    Ra8, b1, c6, d5, e2, f7, g3, h4, i9
    Ba7, b6, c3, d9, e5, f2, g1, h8, i4
    Pa4, b3, c7, d2, e6, f8, g9, h5, i1
    Black:
    Ka6, b7, c2, d3, e4, f9, g8, h1, i5
    Pa1, b5, c8, d4, e9, f3, g6, h2, i7

  8. Tropylium says:

    (yeah, my spoiler whitespace came out even smaller than I thought it would)

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