Snake Factor
(Published on 26. November 2021, 23:46 by mathpesto)
I decided to step outside my comfort zone with this one. I've always enjoyed solving snake puzzles, but could never wrap my head around how to construct them! This is my first attempt at one. Comments and ratings are much appreciated. Hope you enjoy and please check out my other puzzles here!
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Little Killer Factors:
Digits along an indicated diagonal must be a factor of the given clue.
Snake Factors:
There is a snake that begins in R1C1 and ends in R9C9. It is a path of orthogonally adjacent cells, and the snake may not touch itself, not even diagonally.
Two cells are considered to be "seeing" each other if they share an edge or a corner (i.e. orthogonally or diagonally adjacent). Blue squares are not part of the snake, and they must each see at least one snake cell. All snake cells that see a given blue cell must be factors of that blue cell.
(Note: 1 is a factor of every number, and every number is a factor of itself.)
Puzzle:
Solution code: Enter row 5 and column 7 (18 digits, no spaces)
Comments
on 29. November 2021, 02:36 by ScatterBrain
Very nice how this turned out. Not too difficult, just followed clue after clue. Thanks!
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@ScatterBrain Thank you for solving and commenting!
