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Is it validly SuDoku if more than one solution?
This online-playable SuDoKu was recently generated/offered at www.puzzle.ro/en/sudoku but has 3 solutions as shown:
____83__1 426783951 247683951 247683951
95_2_1__4 957261384 956271384 958271364 <(6/8)
3___457_2 381945762 318945762 316945782 <(8/6)

__5___2__ 845319276 485319276 485319276
16__57__9 162857439 162857439 162857439
_9_4__815 793426815 793426815 793426815

_7_______ 574632198 674532198 674532198
______643 219578643 521798643 521798643
___1_4_2_ 638194527 839164527 839164527

According to Wikopedia regarding SuDoku:
(In constructing a puzzle) "it is possible to set starting grids with more than one solution (or none) but such are NOT considered proper Sudoku puzzles; as in most other pure-logic puzzles, a UNIQUE solution is expected."

Any puzzle published with an offered answer implies there's one winning solution, not three or maybe more..
IMO: It not only tarnishes the logic and fun, such unchecked anomalies by "official" publishers might even unwittingly deter interest in the game;
-- Reasoned that a given "puzzle" with 3000 or 300 or 30 solutions certainly wouldn't fire anyone's rockets, the popularity of a puzzle (ie: crossword puzzles) peaks only when reputably guaranteed to always have a single solution, not 3 nor even 2.

Solving vs. creating: Sudoku players want not to create solutions but to logically solve one. For instance a puzzle with only one or two initial entries would simply be a blank form for millions of player-created solutions, not much logic or fun. Clearly, the ultimate (and official) SuDoku puzzle would have sufficient inhibitors (initial entries) to eliminate player-created answers.

(IMO)
Elroy

This SuDoko seems to be more

This SuDoko seems to be more and more interesting for gamers like me. How long does it usually take to construct a puzzle? How long does it take to find the solution fort the puzzle? There are a lot of questions on my mind. But I'll stick to these querries first until I get my answers.

Puzzle iT's picture

Elroy, I am impressed

Elroy, I am impressed you have noticed that and you are perfectly right. I am so concerned about the fact that our online application has generated a 3 solution Sudoku. Normaly our puzzles have unique solution.

Please, post here every bug you discover.

Thanks,
Florian

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