Three Hole Punch Sudoku
(Eingestellt am 18. Juni 2020, 19:06 Uhr von RockyRoer)
The 'holes' inside certain letters and numbers are called "Counters". The numbers 4, 6, 9, 0 each have 1 counter, and 8 has 2 counters.
This sudoku is all about counters. Normal killer sudoku rules apply, with a few important additional rules:
- Every cage contains exactly three counters within both its cells, and the numbers in the sum itself. For example:
- A cage could contain the numbers 3469 which add up to 22, and there are three counters (the 4, 6, and 9)
- A cage could contain the numbers 4 and 6 which adds up to 10, and there are three counters (the 4, 6, and 0 in 10)
- A cage could contain the numbers 4 and 8 which adds up to 12, and there are three counters (the 4, and two from 8)
- The three counter symbol that shows in each cage is always in the largest cell in that cage.
- In purple around the outside of rows and columns, every row or column where the digits and sum of a sandwich (between 1 and 9) contains 3 counters the symbol is shown. (The counter in the 9 would not be counted, of course.)
- In green around the outside are little killer clues along every diagonal that contains three counters in both the sum and cells. Note, digits can repeat along little killer diagonals, so a diagonal of 4, 5, 3, 4 = 16 would be marked.
Oh, and one more thing, you'll need to figure out where all the cage sums belong. At least you know what they are.
Lösungscode: Type in row 5 from left to right, and column 7 from top to bottom, no spaces or symbols in between.
Zuletzt geändert am 19. Juni 2020, 17:23 Uhr
Gelöst von Krokant, NikolaZ, tc327, Richard, zorant, Vebby
Kommentare
am 25. März 2023, 16:05 Uhr von Vebby
Penpa+ link with answer check:
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am 19. Juni 2020, 17:35 Uhr von Krokant
Funny and enjoyable variant.
What I learned while doing this: Counting counters is harder than it should be. ;-)
am 19. Juni 2020, 17:23 Uhr von RockyRoer
Nutz... had the wrong column in the solution code. I'm SO sorry if you tried this and found it wrong! Should be fixed now!
am 18. Juni 2020, 21:02 Uhr von RockyRoer
What I learned most about myself doing this: I don't actually draw my 4's with counters :-)