Taurus (Arrow Killer)
(Published on 4. May 2021, 13:32 by tallcat)
A puzzle to celebrate the most stubborn starsign!
Normal Sudoku rules apply
Arrow Sudoku - Digits on arrows must sum to the digit in the circle. Digits may repeat on arrows if allowed by other rules
Killer Sudoku - Digits in cages must sum to the digit in the top left corner of the cage. Digits may not repeat in cages.
Can be found at f-puzzles here
Solution code: Row 2 (left to right) and Column 8 (top to bottom)
Comments
on 26. May 2024, 11:18 by Piatato
Very amusing and yeah, fairly easy as well if you spot the right ideas quickly. Happy to rediscover this old gem. Vintage spring '21 kind of puzzle :)
on 26. May 2024, 09:07 by benzonitrile
One of the best (and easiest) 5-star puzzles I've ever completed. This was extremely smooth after figuring out a certain trick using the arrows' configuration.
on 6. September 2022, 13:55 by Christounet
There's a sensation of disbelief at first when you think you found the break-in, then end up with a couple of pencil marks out of it and think "nah, there must be something else about this set-ting that I don't see", then go back to the pencil marks, find the little missing piece, and then it's just beauty all around !
Well done and thanks !
on 30. August 2022, 21:54 by Muhammad
The break-in is brilliant, I discovered it early, but I didn't see how it interacts with some cages because they haven't gotten my attention yet.
It took me some time to realize that this is the break-in that I need to solve the puzzle.
Excellent puzzle, thank you :)
on 29. July 2022, 09:23 by Playmaker6174
Really disgustingly beautiful.
The opening gave me a sense of disappointment at first blush, but after spotting the true aha moment, the journey only finally began with stunning interactions all over the place, still took me a full hour to finish though ;)
on 26. March 2022, 14:16 by Vebby
Stunning! Absolutely loved it. Thanks for this gem tallcat :)
on 13. August 2021, 16:22 by uvo_mod
Labels angepasst.
on 25. July 2021, 01:50 by Tilberg
Me after the solve: puzzled, bedazzled, dumbfounded. Wow!
on 10. May 2021, 19:52 by SudokuExplorer
Lovely interaction of constraints! You might also enjoy the puzzle with id=0004ET. Thanks for making this one :-)
EDIT: Glad you enjoyed it! It was also stubborn to set! Thanks for the recommendation also :)
on 10. May 2021, 14:38 by cdwg2000
Very nice!
on 6. May 2021, 03:23 by abed hawila
Wow, Excellent puzzle! Thank you!
on 5. May 2021, 21:21 by Qodec
What an incredibly clever puzzle! Again!
