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The Strimko Logic Puzzle |
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Strimko is a logic puzzle with numbers. It is
based on a well-known idea of Latin squares described by a famous
Swiss mathematician and physicist Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) in
the 18th century. In a Latin Square in each row and each column only
different numbers from a predetermined set are presented.
Strimko has the following features.
1. Strimko is a logic grid & numbers puzzle. All challenges are
solvable with a pure logic, and no special knowledge is required.
2. It is a very simple puzzle concept which uses only three basic
elements: rows, columns, and streams. All elements have equal numbers
of cells, and the goal is to make each basic element containing the
whole(!) set of specified numbers. The main feature is that in Strimko
all grid cells are organized into several streams of equal length, and
mostly Strimko grids contain streams running diagonally (partly or
fully) and even branching. It creates quite incredible and entangled
patterns resulting in amazingly interesting challenges with winding
and unexpected logic, and thrilling impression.
3. Challenges are quite compact (4 x 4, 5 x 5, 6 x 6, or 7 x 7 grids),
so the solver uses a small amount of numbers. Of course, it can be
extended over 7 x 7 grids, but there is no special reason for that,
since even within 5 x 5 and 6 x 6 grids there is a huge number of hard
and extra-hard challenges. To make a challenge logically solvable, in
many cases even a minimal number of clues can be enough: 3 clues for 4
x 4 grids; 4 clues for 5 x 5 grids; 5 clues for 6 x 6 grids; 6 clues
for 7 x 7 grids; and so on. This is another unique feature of Strimko. |
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Strimko Rules |
FAQ |
Strimko News |
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Play and Download |
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Each week here, at our website a new original set of three Strimko
challenges in three different difficulty levels--Easy, Medium, and
Hard--will be posted. We are happy to propose you both playable and
printable versions of Strimko, so you can either solve Strimko
challenges directly in our cute interactive Flash engine, or download
a PDF file with the challenges and then print them out. Another new
set of three Strimko challenges will be posted weekly at our
puzzle partners' website,
www.strimko.com. |
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Play Strimko |
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Behind Strimko |
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Strimko is created and developed by the Grabarchuk Family. To learn
more about our puzzle creations--puzzles, books, and other
projects--visit our respective websites:
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www.ageofpuzzles.com by Serhiy Grabarchuk;
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www.peterpuzzle.com by Peter Grabarchuk; and
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www.unipuzzle.com by Serhiy Grabarchuk, Jr. |
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Send Us Your Comments |
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Last Updated: January 16, 2010 |
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