The Most Popular Japanese Puzzle Is...?
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There is one puzzle type that is exceptionally popular but, if you not from Japan, you might not have heard of it. It's called Akari (or Lights Up) and, when the website Nikoli was up-and-running, the Akari puzzles were always the most popular. Now Jay Dyer has made a puzzle that merges Akari and Sudoku in her usual brilliant manner. It's called Even Lighting and you can play the puzzle at the link below:
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Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply.Some cells (to be located by the solver) are doublers, and have a value equal to double their digit.The even-valued cells (including doublers) form a single orthogonally connected area. Every even cell must see at least one doubler in a straight line horizontally or vertically (odd-valued cells block the view). Doublers must not see each other.The values of cells in a cage sum to the total in the corner of the cage (if given). Digits may not repeat in a cage (though values may repeat).
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