Explanation 8x8 magic square

According to Willem Barink and I is the most perfect 8x8 magic square the Franklin panmagic 8x8 square instead of the complete magic square of Kathleen Ollerenshaw. It is not an important issue, because the 8x8 complete magic square is a transformation of the 8x8 Franklin panmagic square (there are as many 8x8 complete as 8x8 Franklin panmagic squares). In the downloads you find the transformation from Franklin panmagic to complete magic square.

See for mor detailed explanation the analysis of the most perfect (8x8) square.

Construction methods

Construction methods of the 8x8 magic square are:

• Medjig method
• Ultra magic
• Symmetric transformation
• Basic key method (ultra magic)
• Most perfect transformation
• Transformation into Franklin (pan)magic 8x8 square
• Analysis panmagic 4x4/sudoku grid
• Khajuraho method
• Basic pattern method (1)
• Basic pattern method (2)
• Basic key method (most perfect)
• Sudoku method 1
• Sudoku method 2
• Sudoku method 3
• Composite, Prop. (1)
• Quadrant method (Willem Barink): Intro, group 1-5, group 6-10 and group 11-19
• Binairy grids
• 6x6 in 8x8 (1)
• 6x6 in 8x8 (2)
• Concentric
• Bimagic

Use the Medjig method to produce a panmagic (and 4x4 compact) 8x8 magic square.

With ultra magic, symmetric transformation and basic key method (ultra magic) you can construct ultra magic 8x8 squares.

6x6 in 8x8, concentric and bimagic give special 8x8 magic squares.

With the remaining methods you can construct most perfect (Franklin pan)magic squares.