Varianten-Samurai-Sudoku
(Published on 9. September 2018, 09:09 by JonaS2010)
Rules: Each of the 5 overlapping grids follows the standard rules (1 to 9 once in each row, column and 3x3 region). Additional rules are as follows:
Top left: Some Hidden Skyscrapers Sudoku: Numbers are Skyscrapers of the respective height, and larger skyscrapers block the view of smaller ones. A digit in a cell with an arrow is the number of visible skyscrapers in the direction of the arrow. A question mark means that at least one direction has to contain a valid arrow clue. BE CAREFUL! NOT ALL arrows are marked, and a cell may or may not have all possible arrows given.
Top right: Thermo Sudoku: Digits in the Thermometers have to be strictly increasing from the bulb to the flat end(s).
Middle: Killer and X-Sums Sudoku: A Killer Region has to sum to the given total. Digits must not repeat inside a cage. The outside clues are X-Sums and indicate the sum of the first X digits in arrow direction. X is the first digit in arrow direction.
Bottom left: Arrow Sudoku: Digits in circles are the Sum of the digits along the arrow. Digits may repeat on an arrow.
Bottom right: Search Nine Sudoku: Arrows point in the direction of a 9. The digit in an arrow cell is the distance up to the 9 (not including the clue cell). A question mark means that at least one direction has to be a valid arrow clue.
Clone: The coloured regions are Clones, and have to contain the same digits (for the same colour) in the same position.
Last but not least: The clues in between grids are the number of digits that are in the same position in the two rows/columns pointed at by the arrows. Arrows in Some Hidden Skyscrapers and Search Nine Sudoku only "see" inside their own grid, and not in any of the other grids.
Theme: 9.9. 2018
Solution code: Skyscraper: Column 2. Thermo: Row 2. Killer: Column 5. Arrow: Row 8. SearchNine: Column 8.
Comments
on 26. May 2020, 02:09 by BcVcB
Aaah, I didn't even notice there was a theme. Makes sense, thank you!
on 24. May 2020, 22:57 by JonaS2010
@BcVcB: Glad to hear you enjoyed the puzzle! When creating puzzles you often have to make choices between theme, solve path and minimalism. So some clues are redundant in many themed puzzles, but I think they add to the puzzle anyway and this puzzle in particular is probably hard enough as it is ;)
on 24. May 2020, 17:56 by BcVcB
Thanks @Circleconstant314. The reason I was confused is that many of the skyscraper clues are not needed for the solve. Anyway, extremely nice puzzle!
on 24. May 2020, 15:01 by Circleconstant314
@BcVcB: You don't count the digit in the cell. Just imagine there's an imaginary 'start' of a row or column at each arrow/question mark, and it 'starts' in the direction which makes the digit in that cell a valid Skyscraper clue in the direction of the arrow or, in the case of the question marks, any of the four directions. Another way to think about it is you're standing such that the very skyscraper you just placed is behind you!
on 24. May 2020, 14:48 by BcVcB
In the "Some Hidden Skyscrapers" part, are we counting the number of skyscrapers including or excluding the cell with the arrow?
on 1. November 2018, 23:59 by zhergan
It's brilliant! Thanks..
on 27. October 2018, 20:34 by Saskia
Ganz ganz wundervoll <3 Vielen Dank!
on 27. October 2018, 20:24 by Saskia
@dm_litv: Thanks a lot! I find them ;) Now it is a good evening <3
on 27. October 2018, 18:59 by dm_litv
@saskia: In 'Killer' two digits are swapped. The rest is OK.
on 16. September 2018, 23:13 by JonaS2010
Danke an alle für das positive Feedback!
@nicole: Ich hab deinen Kommentar mal öffentlich gemacht, steht ja kein spoiler drin :)
on 16. September 2018, 17:04 by nicole1303
Klasse! Der Lösungsweg war gut versteckt, aber flüssig und vollkommen logisch lösbar. Dankeschön! =)
on 16. September 2018, 13:58 by Rollo
Was für ein schönes Monstrum!
on 14. September 2018, 09:25 by AnnaTh
Ganz toll! Und richtig schön knifflig. Manchmal musste ich lange suchen, bis ich eine Stelle fand, an der es weiterging!
on 13. September 2018, 23:35 by zuzanina
@r45: Danke! :-) Dann mache ich wohl immer wieder irgendwelche anderen Fehler! ;-)
on 13. September 2018, 20:35 by r45
@zuzanina: in Leserichtung.
on 13. September 2018, 19:23 by zuzanina
"Die vier Hinweise zwischen je 2 Gittern geben an, wie viele Ziffern in beiden Zeilen/Spalten an der gleichen Position stehen."
Heißt das in Blickrichtung vom Hinweis aus gesehen oder in Leserichtung?
on 12. September 2018, 14:29 by flaemmchen
Einfach nur toll. Hat viel Spass gemacht :-))
on 12. September 2018, 11:16 by Statistica
Und immer wieder schön, wie das Thema umgesetzt wird. Vielen Dank.
on 10. September 2018, 23:01 by marcmees
masterpiece
on 10. September 2018, 12:21 by ibag
Ja, wirklich schön wie das alles so ineinandergreift.
on 10. September 2018, 08:03 by r45
Sehr schöne Konstruktion mit flüssigem Lösungsweg. KLASSE!
on 10. September 2018, 01:39 by Ziti
Wow now THAT is a puzzle!
