Six-pack Linked Sudokus
(Published on 25. August 2020, 00:57 by Genomico)
A circle must contain one digit from 1 to 6 and is an outside clue for both adjacent puzzles.
Normal 6x6 sudoku rules apply to all sudokus, so every row column and region must contain the digits 1 to 6.
Additional rules per variant:
Difference Sudoku: Clues outside the grid indicate the difference of the first two digits in the corresponding direction.
Outside-2 Sudoku: Digits outside the grid have to be placed in one of the first two cells in the corresponding direction.
Next-to-6 Sum Sudoku: Clues outside the grid indicate the sum of all direct neighbours of the digit 6 in the respective row or column.
Skyscraper Sudoku: Every digit represents a skyscraper with the same height. Clues outside the grid indicate the number of visible skyscrapers from that side. Higher skyscrapers block the view of lower ones.
MaxAscending Sudoku: Clues outside the grid indicate the length of the longest series of ascending digits in the corresponding direction. (E.g. the length of a 1-3-6 series is 3.)
First seen odd/even Sudoku: Clues outside the grid, if odd, show the first odd number in the corresponding direction; or, if even, the first even number.
The puzzle is also available on Penpa.
I enjoyed creating this puzzle, so I hope you enjoy solving :) It might take some time though. And be careful not to break it ;)
Solution code: The row with the 18 circled digits in the middle of the grid.
Comments
on 22. May 2022, 17:40 by Blake Saligia
I just guess the code out, but the maxascending part seems impossible...please help
edited:nevermind, I misunderstand the rule of maxascending, I wonder the longest ascending digits can be noncontinuous XD
on 12. September 2021, 11:47 by Playmaker6174
Lovely and fairly challenging, took a bit longer than expected but this was so fun to go :)
on 29. October 2020, 16:16 by Mystoph
Loved everything in this well constructed puzzle. Thank you very much for creating it!
on 12. September 2020, 17:19 by Ours brun
Very surprised that this got rated 5 stars, it does take time but there is nothing very technical about it. Anyway, an excellent puzzle, thank you Tom.
Edit: and... it dropped to 4 stars. :D
on 10. September 2020, 10:15 by Mody
Wunderschön :)
on 26. August 2020, 13:28 by Debrutsid
Incredible fun puzzle had a great blast this morning
on 25. August 2020, 19:31 by Madmahogany
This is an incredibly satisfying puzzle!
on 25. August 2020, 17:52 by Genomico
Thank you Greg, stefliew, Hareeb, Statistica, marcmees and shye for your kind comments. I'm happy to hear you took the challenge and enjoyed solving it :)
on 25. August 2020, 17:15 by shye
amazing puzzle! no one step is ever too difficult to see but there's a lot to unpack and it never lets up on being so fun and challenging, loved it :D
on 25. August 2020, 15:08 by Statistica
Wonderful!
on 25. August 2020, 11:54 by Hareeb
This is just fantastic
on 25. August 2020, 05:43 by stefliew
What a marvellous puzzle. All six sudokus are intricately linked and there was so much to do in here.
on 25. August 2020, 05:32 by Greg
This is astoundingly good. Each individual Sudoku is cleverly crafted, and the path that leads you through all 6 is beautiful. Easily one of the most enjoyable puzzles I've ever had the pleasure of doing.
