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Battle of Actium

(Eingestellt am 27. Dezember 2021, 13:30 Uhr von Bremster)

This is a puzzle I set and while I was setting it I realised it felt to me like it had a story in the solve which reminded me of what I knew about the Battle of Actium. I then went back and refined the grid to make the solve even more like the battle and incorporate the story elements as much as I could in a sudoku grid.

Rules:

  • Normal sudoku rules apply.
  • Cells separated by a black dot must have a ratio of 1:2. Cells separated by a white dot are consecutive. Not all dots are given.
  • Cells separated by a V must sum to 5. Cells separated by an X must sum to 10. Not all Vs and Xs are given.

Links to online solving tools

Solve Video

If you are after any assistance with the puzzle, or would just like to see the logic or the story I was putting into the puzzle as I was setting it; I have a solve video where I go through the details of the puzzle.

Solve video on YouTube
Note: the video is in English.

People who do not want any help should just ignore the video.

Lösungscode: Row 7 then Column 8 (18 digits, no spaces)

Zuletzt geändert am 28. Dezember 2021, 22:55 Uhr

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Kommentare

am 7. Februar 2022, 23:00 Uhr von stepwisecliche
Very cool puzzle. Had trouble getting in because I started in the wrong place, but once I found a clean point of entry, the puzzle flowed nicely from there. Thanks for the puzzle!

Zuletzt geändert am 30. Dezember 2021, 00:32 Uhr

am 29. Dezember 2021, 19:34 Uhr von PinkNickels
I really enjoyed this puzzle, but I think it is 1 star, maybe 1.5 at the most. Took just over 9 minutes and probably is more of a GAS+ than a 3-star imo. Either way, really enjoyed it.

BremSter: I would love to know how you did this.
This was tested and solved on camera by some phenomenal solvers and I have had people rate it everywhere from 3 to 5. I understand that difficulty is subjective, but having seen this take 50 minutes for an amazing solver on a stream while getting help... a 9 minute solve is amazingly impressive.

am 28. Dezember 2021, 03:23 Uhr von Rangsk
This is a cool puzzle with some neat "ah ha!" moments. It's deceptively difficult just based on the number of clues given, but very satisfying once you've managed to resolve everything :)

am 27. Dezember 2021, 22:03 Uhr von Mad-Tyas
Nice puzzle! I had fun discovering the interaction of the clues.

am 27. Dezember 2021, 16:31 Uhr von TheRiddler
Very cool puzzle! Smooth opening and then quite tricky in the middle. Thanks!

Schwierigkeit:3
Bewertung:87 %
Gelöst:61 mal
Beobachtet:9 mal
ID:0008LK

Variantenkombination Online-Solving-Tool

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