Hidden Path Sudoku
(Published on 1. December 2020, 16:11 by Video Floral)
This puzzle is available online via F-Puzzles
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Along thermometers shapes, digits must increase from the bulb end.
In each cage, the sum of the odd digits equals the sum of the even digits. Digits may not repeat within a cage. In addition, all cages with an equal amout of cells contain a different combination of digits.
The digit within the orange cell is part of a hidden path that runs like a king in chess horizontally, vertically and diagonally through the grid until it closes itself into a round by finding its own starting point again. In one direction on the path digits increase by +1 with every step and start again with a 1 after every 9. The hidden path is not allowed to use a cell twice on its way and therefore can cross itself only diagonally. (See example)
Example:
Solution code: Row 8, then Column 8
Comments
on 1. December 2020, 19:47 by kazu
I enjoyed it alot! Pretty satisfying when you figure out how the rules work in the grid.
on 1. December 2020, 18:32 by PrimeWeasel
That was brutal! I'm not sure if my way in was the intended way, but it worked :)
