XV Sudoku Help
XV adds X
or V
between two cells. Cells with X
must sum to 10 and cells with V
must sum to 5. Pair of cells connected with a constraint are sometimes called domino.
XV Sudoku Solving Strategies
When a single house (box, row or column) contains two V
s, those V
s must contain 1, 2, 3 and 4 since there is only two ways for numbers to sum to 5 (1 + 4
and 2 + 3
). Candidates for 1, 2, 3 and 4 can be removed from other cells in the house.
In case of pointing pairs, same pair cannot be use on the X
or V
domino that is pointed to.
X
and V
dominoes can be connected if edge cells are not in the same house. Following grid is valid.