Trail of Arrows
(Published on 25. January 2022, 18:30 by SudokuExplorer)
Each row, column and 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.
Standard arrow rules apply.
Digits along an arrow, which may repeat, must sum to the digit in its circle.
You can try this on Penpa+, CTC or F-Puzzles. Enjoy!
Solution code: Enter the 4th row and 5th column
Comments
on 25. August 2022, 00:41 by Samish
Loved it! The logic in box 7 and its impact on the whole chain was amazing.
The beginning made me think a lot of Iris by KNT which I'm sure this one has inspired. The end was tougher though.
on 31. January 2022, 20:06 by SudokuExplorer
@Playmaker: Thanks a lot for the kind feedback, and for testing it out earlier :-)
@Dina: I'm really pleased you enjoyed following the trail of logic :-)
@econtrout: Thanks for trying it out! I might later add a hidden comment regarding the harder deductions. :-)
@Gullie: Thanks for returning back! I tried to place the arrows in a fairly natural way to help the flow, so I'm really glad it went more smoothly on the 2nd try :-)
@Kabuki: Thanks a lot! I'm glad you like the logical path :-)
on 28. January 2022, 17:26 by Kabuki73
Beautiful logic!
on 26. January 2022, 22:00 by Gullie
I loved it! Got really stuck yesterday when I tried it first, retried again today and somehow it flowed so naturally that I managed it in 35 minutes. Love the way these arrows interact, thanks for the great puzzle!
on 25. January 2022, 21:37 by econtrout
Definitely a path to follow. I think I maybe missed one of the steps (just couldn't knock down the last degree of freedom) and had to slog a bit through the mud to find my way but quite nice.
on 25. January 2022, 20:44 by Dina
Cool logic! I enjoyed following that trail! :-D
on 25. January 2022, 19:48 by Playmaker6174
Neat and interesting main idea for the path, there're some beautiful deductions in this one x)
