Only the Lonely..
(Published on 29. December 2021, 21:00 by XeonRisq)
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- Friendly Cells: A friendly cell is a cell that contains a digit that matches it's row, column, or box. (For example, r5c9 would contain either 5 (row), 9 (column) or 6 (box) if the cell is a friendly cell).
- The grid contains the minimum number of friendly cells possible.
- Unfriendly Little Killers: Numbers along the indicated diagonal must sum to the given total and they must contain NO friendly cells.
- Diagonals:The positive and negative diagonals will have sums that have a difference of 1.
- F-puzzles link - link to solve online
- CtC link - link to solve online
Solution code: Row 7 followed by Column 3
Comments
on 10. January 2022, 00:00 by Grex
Solved this with the CtC App correctly, but my code is invalid... I do not know, what the problem is
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There are multiple solutions with just the little killer clues alone, but only one when all rules are followed. Try checking if the puzzle has 1) the minimum number of friendly cells, 2) the values in the LK diagonals are all unfriendly, and 3) the positive and negative diagonals have sums that differ by 1.
on 30. December 2021, 23:44 by Elliott810
Very nice puzzle and a little jump scare at the end ;) Thx:)
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Appreciate the solve and kind words.
And yes, I really had to work to find a decent end to the puzzle, there were several attempts but this seemed to be the best without logical bypasses.
on 30. December 2021, 06:49 by alexlovi
Just incredible! Enjoyed every minute of this hour!
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Thanks for the feedback/complement, and thrilled you enjoyed the puzzle.
