Magical Knights
(Published on 22. February 2021, 00:17 by Osmium76)
Magical Knights
Ruleset:
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
In addition, cells separated by a Knight's move (in chess) cannot contain the same digit.
Along the indicated diagonals, the digits 1 through 9 must appear exactly once each.
Digits along the lines form a palindrome.
Here is a hint:
The middle 3x3 box must form a magic square.
The puzzle can be solved without using the magic square though, so if you want to make it a little harder, you might want to try solving it without using this constraint.
Solve Online : https://f-puzzles.com/?id=yaqeztjw
All credits for this website go to Eric Fox.
Happy Solving.
Solution code: Enter digits of row 1 and row 9 from left to right.
Comments
on 24. February 2021, 15:17 by Ryx
In regards to coloring the lines in the software, you could use the Cosmetic Tools --> Line option and color over the palindrome.
[Osmium76]: Thank you, I actually did not know that. I will definitely do that in the future.
on 23. February 2021, 20:06 by Osmium76
I specified the rules.
on 23. February 2021, 00:10 by jorgenunez
It's a nice puzzle. A little confusing, especially because of the colouring, but still fun to solve.
Thanks!
[Osmium76]: I am sorry if that was confusing to you, I added in the colours to specify that there are four different palindromes, not just one long, branching palindrome.
But I am glad you enjoyed the puzzle, and thank you for your feedback.
on 22. February 2021, 18:51 by Wood_Working
It took me a while in f-puzzles to realize that the are 4 palindromes ending in r5c5.
[Osmium76]: yes, that is why I coloured them in the picture. Sadly, I do not think it is possible to colour them in the software ...
on 22. February 2021, 18:21 by Noggin
Nice gentle puzzle
thanks
on 22. February 2021, 18:08 by wentel21
Nice and easy puzzle, liked it ;)
on 22. February 2021, 15:32 by Eloi.blok
Sudokuexplorer i started resolving the magic square, it s able to do it the first
on 22. February 2021, 14:47 by SudokuExplorer
I was pleasantly surprised to find a palindrome X sudoku, since I'd scheduled one to activate tomorrow. It was an enjoyable solve working through the pencilmarks. I particularly liked that the magic square wasn't resolved immediately. Thanks :-)
on 22. February 2021, 14:29 by Osmium76
Since I am new to this website, comments and (friendly) criticism are greatly appreciated. :)
on 22. February 2021, 04:53 by panthchesh
Thanks for the puzzle! :)
