Army Ant General Kropki of the XVth Cavalry
(Published on 6. March 2021, 01:06 by olima)
He might seem small, but never underestimate the power of the "Anty-Knight"-rule.
Rules:
Normal and anti-knight Sudoku rules apply.
1. Arrows: Along arrows the digits sum to the number in the circle/pill. Digits may repeat.
2. Along thermos digits increase form the bulb.
3. A black dot indicates a 1:2-ratio of two cells.
4. X/V indicate two cells summing up to 10/5.
Solve it online on Penpa or f-puzzles.
Solution code: Columns 8 and 9
Comments
on 7. March 2021, 23:06 by olima
Because I've realized how old I am and you might not remember the army ants of Bee Maya: Here's the inspiration of this puzzle design:
https://youtu.be/oKoXXg-t7vc?t=989
YouTube-Link
on 7. March 2021, 22:49 by panthchesh
What a cool Ant! :)
on 6. March 2021, 23:59 by olima
@Ryx: Thanks for the lovely feedback. I was also astonished by the big whitespace possible with the "anty-knight" rule.
on 6. March 2021, 23:53 by Ryx
I like the use of multiple rules, but have never seen them so tightly packed.
Nice job!
on 6. March 2021, 20:36 by Enkerro
Oh wow, I totally misunderstood the whole logic between all the rules in the box 5. This was incredibly fun and exciting puzzle all the way to the end. Thank you very much!
on 6. March 2021, 18:12 by Enkerro
I don't quite understand the central box. Are the two arrows within central box (r4c5, r4c4, r5c4 and r6c5, r6c4, r5c4) supposed to add to the pill each? Or only to the ladder cell (r5c5)? Otherwise I might have done the puzzle wrong from the start, but I just can't get the central box to add up.
olima: The two-digit-pill in r5c45 (read from left to right) has four arrows, each summing up three cells to the same total indicated in the pill. Feel free to ask again, if it's not clear yet.
on 6. March 2021, 16:29 by olima
@MandyLion: I'm glad to hear that. @Göran H: Thanks for the kind feedback
on 6. March 2021, 07:41 by mandylion
I really enjoyed this one!
on 6. March 2021, 01:45 by Göran H
That "Anty-Knight" rule sure is powerful! =D This is a very nice puzzle! The design is awesome and it comes together really nicely.
