VULCAN MASTER SU-DOKU PUZZLES : INDEX

See also TUVOK'S SUDOKU PUZZLES (with digits 1 to 9) and TUVOK-U (Voyager-themed letters).

4 x 4 PUZZLE GRID - click a puzzle number to navigate to it
EASY	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
MEDIUM	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
HARD	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Puzzles underscored have the givens placed symmetrically; there is no significance to this apart from visual aesthetics.

5 x 5 PUZZLE GRID - click a puzzle number to navigate to it
EASY	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
MEDIUM	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09‡	10	11	12	13	14	15‡	16	17	18	19	20‡
Puzzles underscored have the givens placed symmetrically; there is no significance to this apart from visual aesthetics. ‡ = bonus clues, see relevant puzzle for details.

Instructions for solving the puzzle are given with each one. Solving these symbol-placement logic puzzles requires a knowledge of ordinary Su-doku, explained in Examples and Notes. However, whilst ordinary Su-doku puzzles use a 3x3 grid and digits 1 to 9, Vulcan Master Su-doku puzzles are more difficult because they use extended 4x4 or 5x5 grids. This means there are more symbols to be placed - they use letters as well as digits.

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Young Tuvok: "Where's the logic in that?" Vulcan Master: "Hidden for you to find, or in plain sight for you to ignore." [#107 Gravity] Vulcan masters are first established in [Star Trek I: The Motion Picture]. In Vulcan society, they are elder mentors who guide aspirants through the arduous Kolinahr ritual. One is seen guiding the initially rebellious young Tuvok in [#107 Gravity]. In later Star Trek, implicitly and in general terms a Vulcan master is a respected mentor, usually an elder, who has attained superior skill and/or knowledge in a particular discipline. In [#92 Demon], Tom Paris uses "Vulcan Master" in a different sense: Paris: "You put Tuvok in his place right in front of everybody." Kim: "He was stating the obvious again, talking down to me like I didn't know anything about Demon Class planets." Paris: "I am not criticising you. Believe me, nobody enjoys seeing the Vulcan Master put down a peg more than I do."