Treasure Maps Sudoku 2
(Published on 20. September 2020, 05:33 by Eggr)
As requested, this puzzle is harder than the first one.
Rules:
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Cells with the same letter are clues on a "treasure map", where the value of each clue denotes its distance from the hidden treasure cell.
There are 4 distinct treasure maps: A, B, C, D. Each map points to a different hidden treasure cell.
The 4 hidden treasure cells all have the same value: X, which must be discovered.
Treasure Map Example:
Sudoku Puzzle:
Penpa Link to solve online (or just with letters, no colors)
Hints:
Remember that all 4 treasure cells contain the same digit.
Highlight the white text below to reveal some hints:
[Hints]
Hint1: (Basic strategy)
Treasure can never be more than 9 spaces away from any of its clues. I've found that starting at a clue and counting along the diagonal 2,4,6,8,10 helps to quickly determine which cells are too far away. Most other cells will be eliminated based on how the resulting clues would break the Sudoku restrictions.
Hint2: (Starting this puzzle)
Start with map D, narrow down the options as far as you can and pencil mark the remaining candidate(s) into each D clue. [/Hint]
This is definitely harder than the first one, but I'm not sure if it's 4 stars.
Created by: Greg Rodgers Powers
Rules:
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Cells with the same letter are clues on a "treasure map", where the value of each clue denotes its distance from the hidden treasure cell.
There are 4 distinct treasure maps: A, B, C, D. Each map points to a different hidden treasure cell.
The 4 hidden treasure cells all have the same value: X, which must be discovered.
Treasure Map Example:
Sudoku Puzzle:
Penpa Link to solve online (or just with letters, no colors)
Hints:
Remember that all 4 treasure cells contain the same digit.
Highlight the white text below to reveal some hints:
[Hints]
Hint1: (Basic strategy)
Treasure can never be more than 9 spaces away from any of its clues. I've found that starting at a clue and counting along the diagonal 2,4,6,8,10 helps to quickly determine which cells are too far away. Most other cells will be eliminated based on how the resulting clues would break the Sudoku restrictions.
Hint2: (Starting this puzzle)
Start with map D, narrow down the options as far as you can and pencil mark the remaining candidate(s) into each D clue. [/Hint]
This is definitely harder than the first one, but I'm not sure if it's 4 stars.
Created by: Greg Rodgers Powers
Solution code: Row that contains Map D's Treasure
Solved by ArisK, Jesper, bernhard, Debrutsid, marcmees, NikolaZ, smckinley, MagnusJosefsson, DamnedLight, Ours brun, zorant, panthchesh, SudokuExplorer, PreparingFiles, zlotnleo, dm_litv, Snowhare, SenatorGronk, washyleopard, Vega, cam, cdwg2000, CyberMonkey, bob, hurrdurr, SebastianSimon, Phistomefel, Shawnshark, skgoal, Rollo, Johan, geswat
Comments
on 30. April 2021, 19:49 by Rollo
Ganz toll!
on 28. September 2020, 12:12 by Vega
I loved these puzzles. I'll try number 3 another day :)
on 23. September 2020, 08:46 by Eggr
Thanks for the feedback. I'm still testing how hard I can make these. The next one should reach 4-stars.
on 22. September 2020, 20:02 by panthchesh
Very nice puzzle!! Thanks :)
on 20. September 2020, 12:54 by Jesper
Very enjoyable! To me it did not feel much more difficult than the first one (maybe because I was more used to the concept, having already solved one). But for sure at most 3 stars difficulty.
