Six X-Clones and Two S-Clones
(Published on 12. November 2020, 00:00 by SudokuExplorer)
An exact clone is a translation of a shape, with the digits in the same order (no reflections or rotations, and no permutation of the digits).
Place 5 more exact clones of the red X-pentomino in the grid.
Place 1 more exact clone of the yellow S-tetromino in the grid.
You can try this on Penpa+ or F-Puzzles. Enjoy!
Solution code: Enter the first row, followed by the last column.
Comments
on 4. July 2022, 12:34 by Danekiller
Easy to solve but with the given pattern, it was not much logical that was needed, so in my oppinion a fun 20 minutes but nothing more
on 12. February 2022, 04:33 by ako
Very nice!
on 14. December 2021, 03:54 by ERClawson
Fun sudoku. However, it did feel that the number of different clones that needed to be placed gave it away. I really enjoyed it though.
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Thanks for your informative feedback. :-)
All hidden clone puzzles that I've seen provide the number of hidden clones that need to be placed, so what kind of ruleset are you suggesting for a future puzzle?
on 18. November 2021, 15:44 by ddurschlag
Not a bad puzzle, but the clones and sudoku didn't interact very much -- it was pretty obvious when to look at each, so they felt sequential instead of interwoven.
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Thanks for your feedback. That is exactly the reason why this is 1 star for difficulty (very easy).
on 20. August 2021, 19:06 by SudokuExplorer
@eleventacles: You're welcome! I hope you have as much fun exploring other puzzles on the portal :-)
on 18. August 2021, 11:11 by eleventacles
this was really fun
on 31. July 2021, 20:49 by SudokuExplorer
Fixed labels/tags
on 19. June 2021, 00:10 by SudokuExplorer
@Crul: You're welcome! For more puzzles like this, do check out Eggr's Hidden Clone Series.
https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Suche/erweitert.php?skname=x&sktext=x&suchtext=hidden%20clone&suchautor=Eggr
on 8. June 2021, 22:03 by Crul
I had a good time solving it. Nice puzzle, thanks!
on 2. April 2021, 20:25 by jan Peke
looks good and was an enjoyable solve!
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Thanks Jan Peke! I'm really pleased that you had an enjoyable experience :-)
on 12. February 2021, 00:52 by SudokuExplorer
@Bosco587:
Cheers! I'm glad you enjoyed it :-)
on 11. February 2021, 23:07 by Bosco587
This was great! Thank you
on 19. November 2020, 16:41 by Phistomefel
The idea is simple, the execution is just off the charts good. Thanks a lot for setting this gem, SudokuExplorer!
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Wow, thanks for your glowing feedback!
I took some inspiration from Botaku's clone puzzle, and tried to make one. I'm really pleased you enjoyed it :-)
on 19. November 2020, 12:29 by Fedo
Nice one! Thank you!
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Thanks Fedo! I'm glad it was a fun solve :-)
on 13. November 2020, 18:41 by Dina
It's pretty cool that this leads to a unique solution. Thanks!
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It surprised me too during the setting process. I was expecting that I would need to add another given, but I didn't need to. I'm glad you liked it :-)
on 12. November 2020, 22:23 by elpadrinoIV
Really nice!
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Thanks! It's great hearing that you enjoyed it :-)
on 12. November 2020, 12:35 by SudokuExplorer
For those who want to try a harder clone puzzle, I highly recommend trying Eggr's Hidden Clones series:
https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Suche/erweitert.php?skname=x&sktext=x&suchtext=hidden%20clone&suchautor=Eggr
on 12. November 2020, 04:30 by cdwg2000
Nice,Looking forward to a harder version.
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Thanks! I haven't made another one yet, but its likely I will revisit this idea. But for now, its worth trying Eggr's Hidden Clone series (see link in above comment).
***Haha,I have done it all.
on 12. November 2020, 02:20 by panthchesh
Thanks for the puzzle! That was fun :)
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You're welcome! I'm glad you liked it :-)
on 12. November 2020, 00:38 by Storm
Fun break from hard puzzles. Enjoyed the logic!
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I'm pleased you enjoyed it :-)
