Take one 1, two 2s, three 3s, four 4s, five 5s, six 6s, seven 7s,
and eight 8s and place them in a 6-by-6 grid, one digit per square,
such that each row, column, and major diagonal sums to 34.
Source: Original.
[Taken from "Ken's Puzzle of the Day" April 24, 1995]
The solving methods I've heard so far consist of first filling
the rows to reach the right sum, then swapping within rows to
meet the diagonals, then swapping to satisfy the columns
(without disturbing the diagonals).
My one solution (of many that exist, I would think):
578671
845656
357865
434887
687427
873268
Others who gave me their solutions:
844468
883735
647872
756187
266857
378655
Lynne
Onitsuka
833488
864547
584665
177676
528775
788623
Becky Fabie-Albert
If you have a different one, please send it and I'll add it to
the solutions.
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