Passion For Puzzles

Via a Pluto Puzzles you can now play Lexoku, which is a kind of Sudoku mixed with a crossword puzzle.

In Lexoku, Sudoku's are mixed with crossword puzzles because in a crossword, new words crop up all the time. You might see a word like 'oligarchy' and think, what a cool word, I should try and use that in next week's presentation to the board of directors. Sudoku offers none of that. Once you've done a few, it dawns on you that you're putting the same numbers in a grid over and over again, just in a different order.

This is where Lexoku comes in. In a Lexoku puzzle you are given a 6x6 grid — six rows, six columns and six 2x3 blocks and eighteen words of six letter. The object is to fill the grid by sticking to three simple rules:
1. Every row must contain all the letters of one of the words
2. Every column must contain all the letters of one of the words
3. Every 2x3 block must contain all the letters of one of the words.

All 18 of the words are used once in the grid.

I really like the combination of Lexoku and it adds a new dimension to the normal Sudoky puzzles. Enjoy!

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