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:
13x13 concentric magic square with diamond
140 |
34 |
134 |
38 |
130 |
42 |
5 |
126 |
124 |
92 |
102 |
56 |
82 |
50 |
116 |
150 |
22 |
146 |
35 |
151 |
137 |
26 |
28 |
76 |
48 |
120 |
52 |
156 |
6 |
162 |
161 |
157 |
21 |
25 |
29 |
96 |
108 |
14 |
118 |
112 |
12 |
168 |
47 |
37 |
41 |
121 |
117 |
113 |
119 |
2 |
158 |
58 |
110 |
10 |
31 |
131 |
103 |
95 |
65 |
63 |
99 |
39 |
139 |
160 |
60 |
106 |
1 |
27 |
127 |
73 |
79 |
93 |
83 |
97 |
43 |
143 |
169 |
64 |
7 |
147 |
153 |
125 |
69 |
89 |
85 |
81 |
101 |
45 |
17 |
23 |
163 |
66 |
167 |
155 |
55 |
109 |
87 |
77 |
91 |
61 |
115 |
15 |
3 |
104 |
100 |
154 |
159 |
59 |
71 |
75 |
105 |
107 |
67 |
111 |
11 |
16 |
70 |
98 |
18 |
4 |
51 |
133 |
129 |
49 |
53 |
57 |
123 |
166 |
152 |
72 |
90 |
32 |
62 |
8 |
9 |
13 |
149 |
145 |
141 |
74 |
164 |
138 |
80 |
86 |
122 |
20 |
148 |
24 |
135 |
19 |
33 |
144 |
142 |
94 |
54 |
84 |
88 |
136 |
36 |
132 |
40 |
128 |
165 |
44 |
46 |
78 |
68 |
114 |
30 |
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