Candied Hawthorn Sticks (Arrow sudoku)
(Published on 10. August 2021, 08:31 by Aspartagcus)
Someone has opened up your package of candied hawthorn sticks, eaten some of them, and spread them all over the table! You're about to chase after the perpetrator when you (somehow) notice that the sticks create a sudoku with a unique solution against the checkered tablecloth, and you sit down to solve it.
RULES:
- Standard sudoku rules apply.
- Digits on an arrow sum up to the digit in the circle of that arrow. Arrows that overlap end in the same cell.
Enjoy!
Links to solve it online:
f-puzzles
CTC app
Penpa+ (with answer check)
Solution code: Row 9 and column 9 in succession.
Comments
on 25. November 2024, 05:32 by cozoq
A great and tricky puzzle with a fun theme! How do you like candied hawthorn sticks? I've only ever had dried haw flakes!
on 5. November 2023, 16:19 by geronimo92
2 stars are you serious ? Surely not !
on 12. August 2021, 08:16 by KyleBaran
I enjoyed the logic of how the bulbs stacked on each other, but I regrettably had to brute force my first digit.
on 10. August 2021, 16:37 by Chilly
Great puzzle - love the logic from the new rule set.
on 10. August 2021, 15:46 by Chilly
Hi Aspartagcus - just to clarify the rules - arrows that cross each other do not count as overlapping? I assume this must be true from the layout, but maybe it's worth confirming?
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Yes, only the circles on the same "sticks" end in the same cell, so that's not the ones that cross each other. :)
on 10. August 2021, 12:44 by henrypijames
Stop telling tall tales of your hawthorn troubles, sir! For it has yet to come into season this year! (Can't wait, frankly, hehe.)
on 10. August 2021, 10:10 by cdwg2000
I also like to eat Bingtanghulu (candied haws).Nice puzzles,Thanks.
on 10. August 2021, 09:39 by Playmaker6174
Delicious puzzle, thank you :)
