Non Consecutive Sudoku Help
Non Consecutive means that no cell can have orthogonally adjacent cell which has digit that is one digit away from the adjacent cell. In other words if a cell has value 3
, first cell left, first cell right, first cell above and first cell below cannot be 2
or 4
.
Non Consecutive Sudoku Solving Strategies
When trying to place a digit look for consecutive digits. On the grid below, 2
can be placed in only 3
cells.
When trying to place a digit check if placement of that digit will force a consecutive digit to be next to it. On grid below 1
can be placed in R1C1
and R1C2
, this means 2
cannot be placed in those cells because it will force 1
to be consecutive.
On grid below 2
cannot be placed in R2C3
because it will force 1
to be consecutive.