SqUare-DO-sKUw
(Published on 17. March 2021, 23:38 by MrBrain)
"SqUare-DO-sKUw" by MrBrain
Skewed Squares are hidden in this puzzle!
Normal sudoku rules apply. In addition:
For each digit 1 through 9, the centers of four cells containing that digit are the corners of a square, with exactly one of those four cells shaded blue. (See Example 1 below.)
The areas of the nine squares are all different, ordered from digit 1 having the smallest area, to digit 9 having the greatest area.
The three-digit sum of the areas of all nine squares appears in the completed grid, starting from a blue cell and reading consecutive cells along some horizontal, vertical, or diagonal direction. (See Example 2 below.)
Solve the puzzle HERE. Enjoy!
Example 1: Use the pythagorean theorem to find the area of each square. Here, the area is 42 + 22 = 20.
Example 2: If the sum of the areas of all nine squares is 241, it might be found in the finished grid reading right-to-left starting from the R7C7 blue cell.
Solution code: First two rows
Comments
on 14. March 2022, 15:28 by MrBrain
Linked to a new solvable version of the puzzle with the nine shaded cells already shaded.
on 6. March 2022, 16:44 by MrBrain
Made puzzle wording more fun.
on 6. March 2022, 16:35 by MrBrain
Reactivating puzzle with link to computer-solvable blank sudoku page.
on 6. March 2022, 16:31 by MrBrain
Added link to a blank sudoku that can be used to solve the puzzle on a computer or phone.
on 6. March 2022, 16:28 by MrBrain
Added link to a blank sudoku page that can be used to solve the puzzle on a computer or cell phone.
on 18. March 2021, 15:36 by MrBrain
Thank you very much, xiaofeixia! This is my first-ever sudoku construction, so I'm delighted that you enjoyed it.
on 18. March 2021, 10:19 by xiaofeixia
I worked on this problem for a day, and it started to make me feel more difficult than ever, but as time went by, I gradually discovered some laws It is really a great puzzle.
on 18. March 2021, 04:45 by MrBrain
Added German translation (Google translate, so it might not be so good!), and fixed some wording in the English version.
on 17. March 2021, 23:43 by MrBrain
Fixed the name of the puzzle.
