Multi-sudoku: Orb 2
(Published on 23. April 2021, 07:58 by DiMono)
Fill each 6x6 and 4x4 grid with 6 or 4 unique numbers as appropriate, such that within a grid, no number repeats within a row, column, or box. The numbers that are used by each grid are to be discovered, and are unrestricted other than being non-negative integers - anything from 0 to infinity is allowed.
Standard x-sum, arrow, killer, palindrome, and little killer rules apply. Clues do not cross grey cells or gaps.
x and y are values that must be determined by the solver.
No bifurcation is necessary.
X-Sums: Numbers outside the grid indicate the sum of the first n cells, where n is the first number in the row/column.
Arrow: Numbers along an arrow sum to the number in the connected circle. Numbers may repeat along the arrow if not prevented by other rules.
Killer: Numbers inside an outlined cage sum to the number in the top-left corner, if provided, without repeating a number.
Palindrome: Numbers along a grey palindrome line must read the same in both directions.
Little Killer: Clues outside the grid that point along a diagonal show the sum of the numbers along the indicated diagonal. Numbers may repeat along the diagonal if not prevented by other rules.
Solve on Penpa
Solution code: The fourth column from the right (13 numbers)
Comments
on 3. March 2024, 00:22 by wpolly
Finding the break in: 3 hours
Finishing everything else: 1 hour
This grid is brutal.
on 22. October 2023, 05:46 by DiMono
Fixed puzzle link
on 29. September 2023, 07:43 by Muhammad
The link does not work!
on 22. June 2023, 01:36 by Myxo
Amazing and brutal puzzle!
on 4. October 2022, 16:47 by Niverio
The boss of break-ins. DiMono proves that he actually has a computer for a brain to generate this. ;)
on 3. October 2022, 21:56 by Playmaker6174
"Well that was... pretty hard, wasn't it"
Wonderful puzzle! The moment something seemed to click almost perfectly after 3+ hours really gave me enough energy to wake up the next few days, but please don't ever make me do this opening again. PLEASE.
on 20. August 2022, 20:59 by polar
Turns out it helps to read the rules carefully (in my case I missed that clues can't cross grey cells at first). Lovely totally logical puzzle - thanks!
P.S. I'd hoped being the 11th solver would give you a much deserved rating.. Hopefully somebody reading this comment can push it over the line :)
on 6. June 2022, 23:36 by lerroyy
Wow, what a puzzle! Thank you DiMono!
on 8. August 2021, 11:43 by uvo_mod
Labels angepasst: Online Solving Tool, Variantenkombination statt Rätselvariante, Mehrgitterrätsel.
on 8. July 2021, 18:42 by Vebby
Omg, this was absolute amazing! Very hard break-in, but got easier after that. Lovely logic throughout. What a masterpiece of a puzzle. Thanks DiMono! :)
on 28. June 2021, 20:59 by darksida
Just to know, I hate you... you stole 4 days from my life with this puzzle... and its worth it ;) My favorite puzzle on this site so far, clever, super hard, but logically solvable, no guessing needed. Thank you very much, waiting for the third one
on 21. May 2021, 16:33 by SirWoezel
03:37:17:02, but that was after I lost over an hour of an earlier attempt when I accidentally pressed backspace and my browser went back to LMG. Lovely puzzle. One tip for future solvers: do not try when tired...
on 25. April 2021, 04:23 by Tyrgannus
Mind-boggling
on 24. April 2021, 17:08 by DiMono
Clarified a restriction on little killer clues: they cannot cross gaps
