Mosaic cogs [Extended diagonal XV - virtual sudoku]
(Published on 2. November 2021, 04:05 by SimplePurpleFrog)
This hand-crafted puzzle does not need bifurcation, long chains, nor does it require full pencil marks.
I classify this puzzle as a "Virtual Sudoku", a hard puzzle.
Rules:
- Normal Sudoku rules apply.
- Pink diamonds (or squares for the colour blind friendly version) in a corner: diagonally connected cells sum to 5, 10 or 15 on both diagonals, sums may differ.
- Green diamonds in a corner: diagonally connected cells sum to 5, 10 or 15 on at least one diagonal, sums may differ.
- Green diamonds between two cells: the two cells sum to 5, 10 or 15.
- On Thermometers: digits increase from the bulb end.
Please let me know how you get on.
Play it on F-Puzzles F-Puzzles, colour blind friendly (note: the Diamond constraint does not work in the solver or conflicts checks, I'm afraid you have to do this yourself).
Or play it on CtC (colour blind friendly version)
Additional tags: Diagonal XV constraint, Thermometers.
Ich wäre Ihnen dankbar, wenn mir jemand eine Übersetzung meines Rãtsel ins Deutsche zur Verfügung stellen würde.
Solution code: All digits on the diagonals going up and right from row 8 column 1, and from row 9 column 3, for a total of 15 digits.
Comments
on 12. February 2024, 20:00 by Myxo
Very cool!
on 20. March 2023, 14:10 by picoton
amazing! imo, thats exactly what a puzzle should be. 10/10
> SPF: wow, thank you (and all the other solvers too).
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> As a side note, if this was at all of interest to you, I would love to have your feedback on "Incomplete Squares", even if not positive.
on 21. February 2023, 22:55 by mathpesto
Very fun! Had to restart a couple of times due to careless errors, but was very well telegraphed and there were some lovely interactions
on 19. February 2023, 00:45 by SimplePurpleFrog
CtC link
on 12. April 2022, 22:33 by TheRiddler
Very interesting and challenging puzzle!
on 5. April 2022, 19:11 by DiMono
Very interesting puzzle, and reasonably difficult. It went fairly smoothly once I got going on it. I had a lot of fun solving this.
on 11. November 2021, 09:20 by twobear
Had a lot of fun [Spoiler redacted] the grid. Great puzzle!
on 5. November 2021, 22:18 by uvo_mod
Labels angepasst.
on 2. November 2021, 23:37 by SimplePurpleFrog
Very welcome to both of you, I'm delighted you enjoyed it.
on 2. November 2021, 19:16 by polar
Great idea and execution - thank you!
on 2. November 2021, 19:00 by Elliott810
Fantastic, strictly logical puzzle! Thx:)
on 2. November 2021, 15:58 by SimplePurpleFrog
Corrected solution code, thank you Elliott
on 2. November 2021, 15:48 by SimplePurpleFrog
Colour blind friendly version
on 2. November 2021, 04:15 by SimplePurpleFrog
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