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Galaxy Sudoku

(Published on 21. April 2020, 13:29 by Fletcher)

Normal Sudoku rules apply. Additionally, each orthogonally-connected shape of odd numbers must have a centre of symmetry. (ie rotating the shape by 180 degrees leaves it unchanged.) For example, X and Z pentominoes are allowed, but F and T pentominoes are not. This is similar to the galaxy puzzle, if you've played that. This restriction only applies to the shape, not to the specific numbers within.
This is my first upload, so I'm a bit unsure about a couple of things like the difficulty, the tags, and the solution code. Thanks to Dandelo for German translation. Any and all feedback is appreciated.

Solution code: Columns 1 and 2

Last changed on on 21. April 2020, 17:42

Solved by Dandelo, jessica6, marcmees, Statistica, zuzanina, NikolaZ, Julianl, Ours brun, Mody, zorant, HaSe, Richard, DukeBG, SudokuExplorer
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on 4. July 2020, 21:36 by DukeBG
Brilliant puzzle! Really needs a good geometric thinking/imagining to think about how arbitrary things reflect across various possible points of symmetry.

on 20. May 2020, 10:20 by HaSe
Sehr schönes Rätsel. Aber wo war jetzt nochmal das Problem? Erst 11 Löser in 4 Wochen, eigenartig.

on 21. April 2020, 17:42 by Fletcher
edited tags

on 21. April 2020, 17:35 by Dandelo
The tag should read "Galaxien", but not all galaxies puzzles are tagged. You find all used tags in the advanced search.

on 21. April 2020, 17:00 by Fletcher
added german version

on 21. April 2020, 16:55 by Fletcher
Edited to follow Dandelo's advice. Thank you :)

on 21. April 2020, 16:40 by Dandelo
Es gelten die Standard-Sudokuregeln. Zusätzlich bilden orthogonal benachbarte ungerade Zahlen Galaxien, die bezüglich einer 180-Grad-Drehung ein Symmetriezentrum besitzen, also unverändert bleiben.
Beispielsweise sind X- und Z-Pentominos zulässig, F- und T-Pentominos jedoch nicht.

Dies ähnelt Galaxien-Rätseln. Diese Einschränkung gilt nur für die Form der Galaxien, nicht für die darin enthaltenen Zahlen.

on 21. April 2020, 16:19 by Dandelo
Very good idea to combine Galaxies with Sudoku.
It was not easy to make the main step. 3 or 4 stars is ok, but don't worry. Your estimation will be replaced after 10 votes anyway.

I suggest to add the tags for galaxies and for combination of standards.

In the solution code commas and spaces are ignored, so it's sufficient to say "columns 1 and 2".

on 21. April 2020, 14:46 by Fletcher
clarified rules a bit more

on 21. April 2020, 14:32 by Fletcher
Yes, the symmetry only applies to the shape, not the specific numbers.

on 21. April 2020, 14:15 by jessica6
The symmetry applies to the shape only, not the numbers in it, right?

Difficulty:3
Rating:83 %
Solved:14 times
Observed:12 times
ID:0003CZ

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