Chaos Construction: Minesweeper
(Published on 29. March 2021, 13:28 by Phistomefel)
About the rules:
- Every row, every column and every region contains each number from 1 to 9 exactly once.
- A number in a circle indicates, how many of the 9 surrounding cells (including the own cell) belong to the same region as the own cell. Not all possible circles are given.
Here you find a example for this puzzle type on a 6x6-grid.
Here you can find a link to the example.
The puzzle is also available online via Penpa Plus. Have fun solving!
Solution code: 8th row, 3rd column
Comments
on 11. December 2022, 19:36 by KNT
that final irregular was _brutal_. Great CC.
on 29. April 2022, 12:14 by Christounet
Das war unglaublich, wie immer ! Vielen Dank !
on 1. December 2021, 10:32 by Phistomefel
@AppleSaws: Oh my, this is annoying. It happened to me, as well, that I copied a puzzle incorrectly into a software which made it unsolvable. Thank you so much for persevering and solving the puzzle!
If you are interested in a way how to solve the end of the puzzle logically (which is quite difficult to spot), you can take a look at hidden comment from April 10. There, the missing bit is probably described. If it was something else, just let me know and I will try to remember how the logic went.
on 1. December 2021, 09:08 by AppleSaws
Totally didn't waste literally forever because I ported the puzzle into f-puzzles incorrectly :(. Great puzzle though, though at the very very end I couldn't find anything logical and just tried a few things until it worked.
on 21. September 2021, 21:13 by marcmees
Glad I gave this wonderful puzzle a second try. thanks.
on 4. September 2021, 10:15 by dissonance
Very nice puzzle, beautiful logic.
I love the construction part, well done!
Thanks for sharing.
on 5. August 2021, 17:48 by Prutsbeest
Wow, that took me a long time, broke the puzzle a few times, before finally realizing my mistake.. Very nice puzzle indeed!
on 20. April 2021, 01:31 by Krokant
Das hat mir so gut gefallen, dass ich zweimal neu angefangen habe. Ganz schön anspruchsvoll, der Weg durch dieses Minenfeld. Und mindestens ebenso spaßig. Vielen Dank für diese kniffelige Denkaufgabe. :)
on 16. April 2021, 13:17 by Farkov
That took me a few hours but it was totally worth it. Thank you Thomas, that was brilliant. I have no idea how you design such amazing puzzles :)
on 4. April 2021, 20:58 by Phistomefel
@cdwg2000: Thank you very much for your nice comment! I am very glad that you enjoyed the puzzle.
@Mody: Vielen lieben Dank! :)
on 4. April 2021, 14:59 by Mody
Absolut großartig
on 4. April 2021, 04:08 by cdwg2000
The number 2 is added to make progress. I hope to see how the CTC video works. Thanks for the beautiful logic design!
on 2. April 2021, 12:59 by Phistomefel
Added a given 2 to the puzzle. Many thanks to Jesper, dandelo and DiMono for helping to find and fix the error!
on 2. April 2021, 10:46 by henrypijames
Yeah, this type of puzzle is my favorite - lots of geometry and little arithmetics. But I just can't find the entry into the second step (the first being more of a gimme). I will keep trying for now...
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Thank you so much for trying and sorry for my mistake in constructing this puzzle which probably caused you a headache. Now I added a number to the puzzle and it is - hopefully - finally uniquely solvable.
on 1. April 2021, 23:20 by Phistomefel
The puzzle contains an error which makes the puzzle incredibly difficult.
on 31. March 2021, 13:21 by Phistomefel
Thank you so much for your kind words and your perseverance, MagnusJosefsson and DiMono!
on 30. March 2021, 09:05 by DiMono
What a wonderful puzzle, thank you for setting it.
Sorting out one of the circles made me think I'd made a mistake, but I just wasn't seeing an option. Really proud of myself for having solved this one.
on 29. March 2021, 22:22 by MagnusJosefsson
Great puzzle! Nice logical path with sustained difficulty. A puzzle where you often feel stuck, but once you spot the next step everything makes sense.
on 29. March 2021, 21:02 by Phistomefel
Wow, many thanks for the warm feedback, PixelPlucker, Dandelo and polar! I am glad you enjoyed the puzzle.
on 29. March 2021, 19:53 by polar
Beautiful puzzle and logic throughout - thanks :)
on 29. March 2021, 19:04 by Dandelo
Uff, sehr schön, aber auch verdammt knifflig.
Und dann ging es zuerst nicht auf. Aber zum Glück stimmten die Gebietsgrenzen.
on 29. March 2021, 17:03 by PixelPlucker
Wow! Thanks for this delightful journey. I enjoyed following the trail of breadcrumbs.
on 29. March 2021, 16:49 by Phistomefel
No negative constraint. Thanks to henrypijames.
on 29. March 2021, 16:47 by Phistomefel
@henrypijames: Thank you for noting that. There is indeed no negative constraint.
on 29. March 2021, 14:57 by henrypijames
No negative constraint?
