Scrambled suduko

Look at the following solved puzzle – I did it myself, this morning.

6	7	9	1	4	3	8	2	5
8	9	7	5	3	6	4	1	2
7	5	4	9	2	1	6	3	8
9	6	5	7	8	2	1	4	3
2	3	8	6	1	9	7	5	4
3	2	6	4	5	7	9	8	1
4	1	2	8	6	5	3	7	9
5	4	1	3	9	8	2	6	7
1	8	3	2	7	4	5	9	6

Well I know that if you know anything about Suduko, you will know that that is not right. Imay have every digit- 1-9 in every row and column, but for it to be a proper Sudoku, every 3 x 3 block must also have all the digits in them.

If I was doing this in a computer game that highlights the errors in red, it would look like this:

6	7	9	1	4	3	8	2	5
8	9	7	5	3	6	4	1	2
7	5	4	9	2	1	6	3	8
9	6	5	7	8	2	1	4	3
2	3	8	6	1	9	7	5	4
3	2	6	4	5	7	9	8	1
4	1	2	8	6	5	3	7	9
5	4	1	3	9	8	2	6	7
1	8	3	2	7	4	5	9	6

38 out of 81 red numbers. Well I am not really that stupid, I know that this is not a proper Sudoku, in fact, I did it on purpose, as I am trying to invent a new game. What i have done is taken an actual Suduko, from a newspaper, written down the columns in the right order, but NOT NECESSARILY in the right order, so that the rows and blocks are scrambled. Can anyone solve this puzzle with only the information provided? I noticed when I did the “error” finding exercise above that only the number 5 never turned Red – could that help? I don’t know, let me know. However this puzzle needs three “scrambled sudokus” to work it out. There is the one I did above –which is where the columns are right but the blocks and rows are wrong. Obviously we need another one where the rows are right but the columns and blocks are wrong, and then one where the blocks are right but the columns and rows are all wrong.

I will put all three scrambled sudokus into the  next post for people to try and unscramble the scrambled Sudoku. I’d be very interested to hear what strategies you employ to solve this puzzle.

A New Blog

I have decided to start a new blog - my old one will remain up, and can be found at www.johnnyscfblog.blogspot.com but from now on, I will be posting my thoughts, opinions and perhaps poetry on this page, Ginge's Notes.  The spelling IS correct - my very good friend nicknamed me Ginge - it's a long story - No, I'm not a red-head - though there is no shame in being a person with "red hair"!.

My policy as far as comments are concerned, is that I WELCOME them, but because I do not welcome spam - I set up this blog so that all comments have to be approved by me. Most comments, whether they are in agreement or not, will be posted - unless I feel that the comment is abusive in its language or hate-filled.

Yes - I am a Christian, but not all my comments will be of a religious nature, and even when I do address hot topics, don't expect me necessarily to be singing from the same "religious hymnsheet" that my fellow believers are singing.

I am very interested in a variety of things, and I am bound to pick up on these topics in my blogs. Professionally I am involved in working with people with special needs, and I am interested matters that affect this community. Of particular interest to me, are people affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and people with learning difficulties, which includes people who have developmental delays. 


I am also interested in the performing arts, in particular ballet, and will incorporate the occasional blog about ballet too. You may get the occasional poem.

I encourage people to follow my blog, and if you have a blog - and your avatar appears on my list of followers, I will at least look at it. If it's good, I will follow it.

Well friends, soon you will see the first of my "op-eds"

Thank you