Heart Plum Sudoku and Heart Standard Sudoku 愛心梅花樁數魔及愛心傳統數魔

Introducing newly designed Heart Plum Sudoku and Heart Standard Sudoku from The Sudoku Club.

Rules of Heart Plum Sudoku:

1. Every column must have digit 1 to 9.
2. Every row must have digit 1 to 9.
3. In same position (or same color) of every 3X3 grids must have digit 1 to 9.
4. Areas of the magenta color of the heart must have 6 different digits.  The left should have 6, and the right should have 6. 
5. Areas of the red color of the heart (top part) must have 5 different digits that come from the magenta color areas. 

Rules of Heart Standard Sudoku:

1. Every column must have digit 1 to 9.
2. Every row must have digit 1 to 9.
3. Every 3X3 grids must have digit 1 to 9.
4. Areas of the magenta color of the heart must have 6 different digits.  The left should have 6, and the right should have 6. 
5. Areas of the red color of the heart (top part) must have 5 different digits that come from the magenta color areas.

介紹數獨園創新設計的愛心梅花樁數魔及愛心傳統數魔

愛心梅花樁數魔規則:

一. 每行必需填九個不同數字.

二. 每列必需填九個不同數字.

三. 九個九宮格內相同位置上(或同顏色)都必需填九個不同數字.

四. 心形桃色裡只能填六個不同數字.左邊必需填這六個, 右邊也必需填這六個.

五. 心形紅色裡只能填五個不同數字, 而且必需由桃色裡的數字選用.

愛心傳統數魔規則:

一. 每行必需填九個不同數字.

二. 每列必需填九個不同數字.

三. 每個九宮格內必需填九個不同數字.

四. 心形桃色裡只能填六個不同數字.左邊必需填這六個, 右邊也必需填這六個.

五. 心形紅色裡只能填五個不同數字, 而且必需由桃色裡的數字選用.

介绍数独园创新设计的爱心梅花桩数魔及爱心传统数魔

爱心梅花桩数魔规则:

一. 每行必需填九个不同数字.

二. 每列必需填九个不同数字.

三. 九个九宫格内相同位置上(或同颜色)都必需填九个不同数字.

四. 心形桃色里只能填六个不同数字.左边必需填这六个,右边也必需填这六个.

五. 心形红色里只能填五个不同数字,而且必需由桃色里的数字选用.

爱心传统数魔规则:

一. 每行必需填九个不同数字.

二. 每列必需填九个不同数字.

三. 每个九宫格内必需填九个不同数字.

四. 心形桃色里只能填六个不同数字.左边必需填这六个,右边也必需填这六个.

五. 心形红色里只能填五个不同数字,而且必需由桃色里的数字选用.

Drjsguo 1-6-2007

Diamond Standard Sudoku and Diamond Plum Sudoku 鑽石傳統數魔及鑽石梅花樁數魔

“I love you” without a “diamond” could be a failure.  So, this week I present another two new Sudoku variants go with the Heart Sudokus, i.e., Diamond Sudokus.

Here are the rules:

Diamond Standard Sudoku:

            Beside with the normal rules for Standard Sudoku, there are three more rules attached:

1.      All Blue areas must use no more than six different digits.

2.      Each of the three long edges of the diamond must uses five of these digits.

3.      The two shorter edges of the diamond must use all six digits.

Diamond Plum Sudoku:

            Beside with the normal rules for Plum Sudoku, there are three more rules attached:

1.      All Blue areas must use no more than six different digits.

2.      Each of the three long edges of the diamond must uses five of these digits.

3.      The two shorter edges of the diamond must use all six digits.

鑽石方能買得芳心歸. 故本周推出兩個金鋼鑽供網友鑽研.

鑽石傳統數魔規則

除必須遵守傳統數魔規則之外, 還必須遵守下列三個規則:

一. 鑽石藍色部份必須由六個數中選擇.

二. 每個長的鑽石菱線必須選用其中五個不同數字.

三. 兩個短的鑽石菱線必須共同使用這六個數字.

鑽石梅花樁數魔規則

除必須遵守梅花樁數魔規則之外, 還必須遵守下列三個規則:

一. 鑽石藍色部份必須由六個數中選擇

二. 每個長的鑽石菱線必須選用其中五個不同數字.

三. 兩個短的鑽石菱線必須共同使用這六個數字.

钻石方能买得芳心归. 故本周推出两个金钢钻供网友钻研.

钻石传统数魔规则

除必须遵守传统数魔规则之外, 还必须遵守下列三个规则:

一. 钻石蓝色部分必须由六个数中选择.

二. 三个长的钻石菱线必须选用其中五个不同数字.

三. 两个短的钻石菱线必须共同使用这六个数字.

钻石梅花桩数魔规则

除必须遵守梅花桩数魔规则之外, 还必须遵守下列三个规则:

一. 钻石蓝色部分必须由六个数中选择

二. 三个长的钻石菱线必须选用其中五个不同数字.

三. 两个短的钻石菱线必须共同使用这六个数字.

Drjsguo 1/13/2007

After proposed to your sweet heart and submitted a big diamond, the next step is searching a love nest.  Without first doing a Feng Shui (風水) survey, you may end up having bad lucks waiting for you for the rest of your life if purchased a wrong house with bad Feng Shui.

Chinese believe Feng Shui, which needs Bagua (八卦, eight elements, eight events, or eight predictions) to show whether the house you plan to purchase can bring in good luck to the owner.  Bagua is an octagon shaped complex devise, usually used to predict the future.  For thousands of years, numerous predictions that came true are gathered together as a guide to predict the unknown future.  So Bagua actually is an accumulation of thousands of years of observation and knowledge by vast amount of scholars and monks.  It is more of scientific studies for generations than pure nonsense.  No wonder many people believe it.

The earliest Bagua dates back to prehistory time in China (Chinese history).  There were records of Bagua symbols craved on animal bones and turtle shells.  A complete Bagua diagram believed to be made around legendary King Fu Xi’s (伏羲) time, close to million years ago.  By the end of Shang Dynasty (商), about 1130 B.C., Zhou King Wen Wang remade his own diagram, which was known as Wen Wang Bagua (文王八卦).  These two diagrams are slight different in orientation.  They are both popular.  The picture on the right is a Fu Xi Bagua (伏羲八卦).  It consists of eight elements, or symbols, distributed evenly on a circle.  They are basically made from straight lines and broken lines.  Some scholars believe they were first used as counting symbols.  Others believe a rectangular diagram with only four elements was the original.

Bagua is associated with Yin Yang (陰陽) and Tai Ji (太極).  In Yijing (易經), Tai Ji, the beginning of everything, divided into two that called Yin and Yang (positive and negative, day and night, male and female, etc.).  It then divides again and becomes four (sun, moon, mountains, and rivers, four seasons, four directions, etc.).  With another division it changed into Bagua.  This process is continuing.  In comparing this process with the modern scientific phenomena, it looks like a cell division in biology.  It also looks like mathematical number generation starting with 2⁰, then 2¹, 2², 2³… and so on.  This makes the basic of binary calculation in computing.  The universe is generated from Tai Ji to Bagua, and then from Bagua to everything.  It sounds more like the Big Bang theory of the universe.  The philosophy of Yijing and Bagua are becoming ever more popular today.  So much so, even the symbol of Tai Ji and Bagua is designed into the national flag of South Korea since 1950.

This week I am presenting a pair of new Sudoku variants:  the octagon or circular shaped Bagua Standard Sudoku and Bagua Plum Sudoku.  Here are the rules for these two brand new Sudokus.

Rules for Bagua Standard Sudoku:

1.        Follow all three rules of a Standard Sudoku.

2.        All eight blue Bagua lines must use only four digits.  Each line must use three of them.

Rules for Bagua Plum Sudoku:

1.        Follow all three rules of a Plum Sudoku.

2.        All eight blue Bagua lines must use only four digits.  Each line must use three of them.

表達了深切的愛意,獻上了昂貴的鑽石,是成家的時候了. 小兩口辛辛苦苦找到了一個家. 說什麼也得請個風水先生算算好不好買吧? 所以本週就出兩個八卦題.

八卦傳統數魔(Bagua Standard Sudoku)規則:

除必須遵守傳統數魔三條規則之外,八個藍邊只能填四個數,每邊都要用到三個.

八卦梅花樁數魔(Bagua Plum Sudoku)規則:

除必須遵守梅花樁數魔三條規則之外,八個藍邊只能填四個數,每邊都要用到三個.

八卦传统数魔(Bagua Standard Sudoku)规则:

除必须遵守传统数魔三条规则之外,八个蓝边只能填四个数,每边都要用到三个.

八卦梅花桩数魔(Bagua Plum Sudoku)规则:

除必须遵守梅花桩数魔三条规则之外,八个蓝边只能填四个数,每边都要用到三个.

Drjsguo 1-19-2007

House Standard Sudoku and House Plum Sudoku 房舍傳統數魔及房舍梅花樁數魔

After consulting with the Feng Shui master, you can finally buy your dream home with a peace of mind.  This week I present two more new Sudoku variants with the shape of a house.  This is the conclusion of this short Sudoku soap opera serious staring with the “I love you Sudokus”, the Heart Sudokus.  I wish you all live happily forever and ever.   Here are the rules for these two new Sudokus:

House Standard Sudoku (房舍傳統數魔)

1. Must follow all three rules of Standard Sudoku.
2. All gray lines of the house must use five different digits that come from a pool of six digits.

House Plum Sudoku (房舍梅花樁數魔)

1. Must follow all three rules of Plum Sudoku.
2. All gray lines of the house must use five different digits that come from a pool of six digits.

本週推出兩個房舍數魔新種.它們的規則如下:

房舍傳統數魔(House Standard Sudoku)規則:

除必須遵守傳統數魔三條規則之外,五個灰色房線只能填五個不相同的數字,這五個數字得由六個數字中選.

房舍梅花樁數魔(House Plum Sudoku)規則:

除必須遵守梅花樁數魔三條規則之外,五個灰色房線只能填五個不相同的數字,這五個數字得由六個數字中選.

房舍传统数魔(House Standard Sudoku)规则:

除必须遵守传统数魔三条规则之外,五个灰色房线只能填五个不相同的数字,这五个数字得由六个数字中选.

房舍梅花桩数魔(House Plum Sudoku)规则:

除必须遵守梅花桩数魔三条规则之外,五个灰色房线只能填五个不相同的数字,这五个数字得由六个数字中选.

Drjsguo 1-26-2007

Mudan Standard Sudoku and Mudan Plum Sudoku 牡丹傳統數魔及牡丹梅花樁數魔

Forgive me that I have to extend the love soap opera for an additional week, because I found that a house without a garden is not livable.  Ever seen a princess lives in a gray house without a garden full of flowers and be happy?  So this week I present another Sudoku variant that associated with flowers.

Mudan (牡丹), or peony, is a shrub flower originated in China.  It has been cultivated in China for thousands of years.  Hundreds of species with variety of colors and fragrant have been developed.  Because of its large flower (average size about 15 cm in diameter) and beauty, it was named “King of the flowers” (花王). 

Luoyang, Henan (河南洛陽) is the place produces the best Mudan.  Every year in May, there is a Mudan flower festival in Luoyang (五月洛陽牡丹花會 http://www.ly.ha.cn/lypeony/ ).  Many nurseries and gardens open for weeks, and different Mudans bloom at different days.  Visitors come from all over the world.  Picture on the right is a photo that I took two years ago. 

There are also many other attractions in Luoyang, the nine times ancient Chinese capital. Lung Meng stone grottos (龍門石窟), archeology site of the king’s chariot from East Zhou Dynasty (770 BC - 221 BC, 東周天子駕六車馬坑), and White Horse temple (白馬寺) are among them.

This week, I present two new beautiful Mudan Sudoku variants.  Their rules are:

Mudan Standard Sudoku (牡丹傳統數魔):

1.  All rows must contain digits 1 to 9.

2.  All columns must contain digits 1 to 9.

3.  All 3X3 grids must contain digits 1 to 9.

4.  All red circular area with each line represents red petals must contain 3 different digits.  They all come from a pool of four digits only.

5.  Centered yellow area that represents stamens with yellow pollen must use all five available odd numbers. 

Mudan Plum Sudoku (牡丹梅花樁數魔):

1.  All rows must contain digits 1 to 9.

2.  All columns must contain digits 1 to 9.

3.  The same position (or same color) of all 3X3 grids must contain digits 1 to 9.

4.  All red circular area with each line represents red petals must contain 3 different digits.  They all come from a pool of four digits only.

5.  Centered yellow area that represents stamens with yellow pollen must use all five available odd numbers. 

本週推出兩個牡丹花數魔.它們的規則如下:

牡丹傳統數魔(Mudan Standard Sudoku)規則:

除必須遵守傳統數魔三條規則之外,八個紅色花瓣的邊只能選用四個數,每邊都要用到三個.中心黃色花蕊必須填滿所有五個列出的單數.

牡丹梅花樁數魔(Mudan Plum Sudoku)規則:

除必須遵守梅花樁數魔三條規則之外,八個紅色花瓣的邊只能選用四個數,每邊都要用到三個.中心黃色花蕊必須填滿所有五個列出的單數.

牡丹传统数魔(Mudan Standard Sudoku)规则:

除必须遵守传统数魔三条规则之外,八个红色花瓣的边只能选用四个数,每边都要用到三个.中心黄色花蕊必须填满所有五个列出的单数.

牡丹梅花桩数魔(Mudan Plum Sudoku)规则:

除必须遵守梅花桩数魔三条规则之外,八个红色花瓣的边只能选用四个数,每边都要用到三个.中心黄色花蕊必须填满所有五个列出的单数.

Drjsguo 2-3-2007

Chang Jiang (長江) and Huang He (黃河, Yellow River) are two longest rivers in China.  They nurture Chinese people, culture, and history.  Huang He is full of clay materials after passing through He Tao (河套).  It appears yellow and muddy thus named.  There are numerous historical artifacts dated back to Xia and Shang Dynasties and much earlier along Huang He.  So people named Huang He the “Mother River” as the cradle of the Chinese civilization.  However, over usage of the river water, once mighty Huang He begins running out of stream (斷流, duan liu) frequently in some section of the river before reaching Yellow Sea (黃海, huang hai).  Hugh project of bring water from the south (南水北調, nan shwei bei diao) from Chang Jiang is under way to ease the water shortage in northern China.

Chang Jiang is the longest river in China running over 6393 kilometers.  Chang Jiang is also named as Yangtze River (揚子江, yang zi jiang).  But Yang Zi Jiang is only the last short section of Chang Jiang between Yang Zhou (揚州) and East China Sea (東海, don hai).  It is also named Jin Sha Jiang (金沙江, golden sand river), the upper half section that pass through 四川 (si chuan).    In 四川, a mystical 三星堆 (san xing dui) culture along Chang Jiang was dated back more than 3,000 years ago (http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:0wtY_g0Bv-MJ:www.cctv.com/geography/special/C11854/01/index.shtml+%E4%B8%89%E6%98%9F%E5%A0%86&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us ).  During Spring and Autumn Period (春秋, chun qiu, 770~476 BC), Wu (吳) was once the most powerful country in China.  Wu occupied along Chang Jiang area.  Wu King 夫差 (fu chai) was the husband of 西施 (xi shi), the first of four most beautiful ladies in Chinese history.  He was lucky can have both beauty and power.  However, he lost them both when he chose to kill himself instead of living shamelessly under his former prisoner of war 越王勾踐 (yue wang go jian, Yue King Go Jian), who sent Xi Shi to him.  Yue is the last powerful country along Chang Jiang before Spring and Autumn Period ended.

In Sui (隋) Dynasty, Sui Yang Di Yang Guang (隋楊帝楊廣) built the Grand Canal (大運河, da yun he) in 610, connecting north and south of China.  The areas at the southern part of the Grand Canal are called Jiang Nan (江南).  Since then the Emperor could inspect and sent army to Jiang Nan by both land and river; large quantities of food and cargo from Jiang Nan could ship to the north economically and quickly by boat on stable water.

Since in elementary school, I learned that the delta of Chang Jiang, 江蘇 (Jiang Su) and 浙江 (Zhe Jiang) are two of the richest provinces in China.  They are named “fish and rice country” (魚米之鄉, yu mi zhi xiang).  It is said that “there is heaven above, Su Zhou (蘇州, Soochow) and Hang Zhou (杭州, Hangchow) below” (上有天堂,下有蘇杭, shang you tian tang, xia you su hang).  So it was named 天府之國 (tian fu zhi guo, the Heavenly Country).  In 1996, when my sister and I accompanied our mother moved back from Taiwan to her home town in Zhe Jiang, I began to realize what “Heavenly Country” means.  On a trip to Jia Xing (嘉興), a city about 60 miles southwest from Shanghai (上海), I saw numerous canals running across the city like spider webs.  It is no wander the area is rich in agriculture and fishing industries.  Photo on top is a small section of traditional Chinese houses alongside on one of the canals in the city of Jia Xing.  Those houses were being rebuilt in 2005.  After the renovation, the area is sure to be beautiful and attractive for living.

Drjsguo 6-15-2007