Cyclone
(Published on 30. June 2021, 00:23 by cpu92)
Normal Sudoku Rules Apply
Digits inside cages cannot repeat, and must sum up to the number in the corner.
Digits along arrows must sum up to the number in the connected circle.
This is my second attempt at creating a puzzle with this break-in. It's a tough one, but I hope you enjoy it once you find it!
Try this puzzle on f-puzzles here
Solution code: Row 2, followed by Column 2 (18 digits total)
Comments
on 2. July 2021, 01:50 by Ragna
Tom1i hat Recht!
Ich persönlich klicke alle Autoren weg, die kein echtes Interesse an den wunderbaren Rätseln dieses Portals haben.
on 30. June 2021, 02:29 by Tom1i
@aneoid: They should listen though. Even extremely talented setters are moving towards posting easier and easier puzzles because the pages move so fast.
When cpu92 determines, that it is more important to have 3 of their puzzles on page 1, over giving another setter's puzzle time to get a rating, they disrespect that setter. A user who has solved a single 1 star puzzle but posted 3; none of which have gotten a rating yet is quite symptomatic of the current trend.
This site attracts some of the best setters in the world - if they spend days or weeks perfecting a puzzle only to see it drop to page 3 with a handful of solves, after a barrage of new users posting easy puzzle after easy puzzle, created in an afternoon, they are likely to leave and post somewhere else.
I don't mind new setters. They tend to come with new ideas and interesting takes. But this site represents the very highest in quality - let's not squander that and make it only about quantity.
It has become extremely easy to create puzzles with new excellent software. Even brute force solving them. Which is great IFF users restrain themselves. Quite a few people here could make an entire book of high quality one to three star puzzles inside a week. A team of people spontaneously came together on the CtC discord to create a uniquely solvable 4 star puzzle in the span of 90 minutes (all the while keeping track of solution-paths etc. to make sure it was solvable). Many of the people posting are geniuses and many of the puzzles masterpieces. That should not discourage us mere mortals from posting as well, but let's make sure we only post our best conundrums, shall we?
on 30. June 2021, 01:21 by aneoid
Tom1i, may I suggest you re-read geronimo92's post?
geronimo92 posted: "Please thanks to NOT post several puzzles in one day to respect the (over)flood of the website portal... thanks by advance for your understanding !"
cpu92 has posted one puzzle today and has followed what was asked of him.
And for the record, since there is no website restriction to the number of puzzles a user posts per day, cpu92 really is not required to listen to either of you, is he?
on 30. June 2021, 01:16 by cpu92
Hey Tom, I apologize if I misunderstood geronimo92's comment yesterday. I assumed it would be okay for me to post again, since today is the next day (e.g. "not in the same day"). I'm still new here and don't really know the ettiquette, in general, how long should I wait in between new postings?
I definitely understand, and I apologize again!
on 30. June 2021, 00:42 by Tom1i
So you chose to read geronimo92's post on your previous puzzle and simply ignore it. Let me reiterate then: the site is flooded with new sudokus - many great puzzles never even have time to get a rating before they wind up on page 3+. Please respect the other setters and post much less frequently.
