Strimko

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A Strimko puzzle...
...and its solution

Strimko is a logic number puzzle invented in 2008 by the Grabarchuk family. Like Sudoku and KenKen, Strimko asks the puzzle-solver to complete a Latin square under certain constraints.

A Strimko puzzle consists of an N×N grid of cells, partitioned into N regions of N cells each; these regions are called "streams." The solver's goal is to fill each cell with a number from 1 to N, such that no row contains the same number twice; no column contains the same number twice; and no stream contains the same number twice.

A nonomino or jigsaw Sudoku, as seen in The Sunday Telegraph...
...and its solution (red numbers)

Every Sudoku puzzle is a valid Strimko puzzle; a Sudoku is simply a Strimko in which the "streams" correspond to the nine subgrids. Puzzles equivalent to Strimko are often published under the name "Jigsaw Sudoku"; this name appears in print as early as 2008.[1]

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