CONTEST
Issue 3: January 2025
JAPANESE SUMS
Place the numbers from 1-7 (1-5 in the example) in some cells so that no number is repeated in any row or column. Numbers on the outside of the grid indicate the sums of adjacent number groups in that row or column, in order. Each sum is separated by at least one shaded cell. A “?” represents a non-zero number.
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Once you have completed the puzzle, keep track of the twelve question marks (?).
What is the highest number that is represented by a question mark?
This number is the answer to this contest.
Submit your answer using the form below. One entry per person please. 1 lucky winner will win a $50 Grandmaster Puzzles gift card. 3 runners-up will receive a copy of Nikoli Pencil Puzzles 2025. Winners are decided by random draw.
Submissions close 15th April 2025.
Winners will be announced in the next issue of PULZE as well as this website.
SUBMISSION FORM
CONTEST TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Contest is closed to contributors of PULZE. It is not necessary to purchase PULZE to enter its contests. The decision of the judges is final in all contests. PULZE reserve the right to use winners’ names for promotion and advertising. Winners will be privately contacted to provide further details for prize delivery.