17x17 concentric magic square with diamond

 

A concentric magic square is nice. A concentric magic square with diamond is even better; see i.e. the 15x15 Al Antaakii concentric magic square with diamond. In the diamond are alle odd numbers (and outside the diamond are the even numbers).

 

How to construct a concentric magic square with diamond? Puzzle in EXCEL and see the result below:

 

 

17x17 concentric magic square with diamond

214

210

82

206

86

202

92

196

1

96

192

100

188

186

178

158

78

114

258

232

60

228

64

224

229

63

25

68

220

72

216

180

36

176

174

38

8

22

266

26

275

17

271

21

267

262

30

140

280

252

116

118

42

278

2

284

233

237

241

245

37

33

29

250

4

12

248

172

170

44

276

200

83

225

221

217

81

85

89

93

211

90

14

246

120

106

244

16

31

95

107

97

101

181

177

173

179

195

259

274

46

184

182

48

5

35

91

191

163

155

125

123

159

99

199

255

285

242

108

168

243

283

39

87

187

133

139

153

143

157

103

203

251

7

47

122

3

27

9

41

213

185

129

149

145

141

161

105

77

249

281

263

287

126

247

279

239

215

115

169

147

137

151

121

175

75

51

11

43

164

162

240

13

235

219

119

131

135

165

167

127

171

71

55

277

50

128

130

52

272

231

223

111

193

189

109

113

117

183

67

59

18

238

160

156

236

270

256

79

65

69

73

209

205

201

197

207

34

20

54

134

136

56

166

286

6

57

53

49

45

253

257

261

40

288

124

234

154

152

146

10

268

24

264

15

273

19

269

23

28

260

150

282

144

138

142

254

58

230

62

226

66

61

227

265

222

70

218

74

110

32

148

212

80

208

84

204

88

198

94

289

194

98

190

102

104

112

132

76

 

 

Puzzle yourself using the EXCEL download below.

 

Download
Al Antaakii 17x17.xls
Microsoft Excel werkblad 65.5 KB

 

For each magic square of odd order, you can construct a concentric magic square with diamond. See on this website:

3x35x57x79x911x1113x1315x1517x1719x1921x2123x2325x2527x2729x29 and 31x31