Three Little Killer Skyscrapers
(Published on 18. November 2020, 01:23 by SudokuExplorer)
Each row and column contains the digits 1 to N.
Each cell contains a skyscraper (bird's eye view) with height given by the digit in the cell.
The clues outside the grid tell the number of skyscrapers visible in that row/column from that side, with higher skyscrapers blocking the view of lower skyscrapers.
The clues outside the grid also have a little arrow, which points in a given diagonal direction, and it is the sum of all digits (not necessarily distinct) on that diagonal.
You can try this set of puzzles on Penpa+. Enjoy!
Solution code: Enter the last rows of each puzzle (3x3, 4x4 and then 5x5 puzzle). That is 12 digits in total.
Comments
on 3. October 2021, 20:20 by SudokuExplorer
@Dugong: I'm pleased you enjoyed the concept! Thanks for giving it a go :-)
on 16. September 2021, 16:17 by Dugong
Cool Idea, thanks for the puzzle =)
on 31. July 2021, 20:50 by SudokuExplorer
Fixed labels/tags
on 20. November 2020, 22:40 by Dina
Easy and interesting puzzle. Thanks!
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Thanks for trying it and for your feedback. I'm glad you enjoyed it, Dina :-)
on 18. November 2020, 18:49 by CaneloC
Fun concept. Thanks!
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I'm pleased you enjoyed it :-)
on 18. November 2020, 17:43 by MariaL
I like how each puzzle introduces a different idea, with the last one using ideas from the previous two. Thanks! Quite challenging for me.
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That was the plan, I'm glad it worked out that way. :-)
I have a few other ideas for this variant, but I'll probably need a larger grid for them.
on 18. November 2020, 05:37 by panthchesh
Thanks for the puzzle! :)
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You're welcome :-)
on 18. November 2020, 01:44 by Storm
Really interesting ruleset with nice logic! Thanks SudokuExplorer :-)
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Thanks for trying it, and I'm pleased you found it an interesting solve :-)
on 18. November 2020, 01:42 by cdwg2000
Very easy,very nice!
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Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed this easy puzzle set. :-)
