Ice Slide Sudoku
(Published on 25. January 2022, 00:51 by Fletcher)
I've been inspired by a common puzzle that appears in video games (an Ice Slide puzzle) and thought to combine it with a Sudoku. In these puzzles, your character must traverse an area where the floor is made of ice. After stepping onto the ice, you slide forward until you hit an obstacle. Only then may you change direction.
It's only a small one (kind of a proof-of-concept) and I may make a 9x9 version in the future.
Here is the puzzle:
You can try it on the Cracking the Cryptic site here.
And the Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply.
One digit in each row, column and box is circled. Exactly one of each digit from 1 to 6 is circled.
Draw five orthogonal paths, each beginning at the circled 1 and ending at each of the other circled digits.
The paths may only change direction when they hit a wall. Wherever two non-circled digits of the same parity (odd or even) are orthogonally adjacent, the border between them is a wall.
(Note: the edges of the grid are not walls - if your path leads off the edge of the grid, it it finished.)
Any and all feedback would be appreciated. Thank you to Raumplaner for German translation.
Solution code: Row two, left to right, then column two, top to bottom.
Comments
on 26. January 2022, 18:38 by PrimeWeasel
Hmmmmmm....I think a lot of people will assume something isn't allowed, and therefore won't find the solution. For what it's worth, I think the idea was fun, but that specific part isn't something I'd normally deem possible. It needs to be stated more clearly.
on 26. January 2022, 12:44 by Fletcher
Updated DE rules
on 26. January 2022, 12:41 by Fletcher
Added image and link to DE version
on 26. January 2022, 10:09 by Rollo
Ich seh kein Rätsel :-( ???
on 25. January 2022, 18:40 by Raumplaner
This is a great and very fun concept! Loved it. Please do make a larger puzzle with this.
Here's the link from the forums post: https://bit.ly/3o0yxjx
on 25. January 2022, 18:36 by Fletcher
I've added an additional given digit in order to ensure a unique solution.
on 25. January 2022, 18:34 by Fletcher
I've added an additional given digit so that the puzzle now has a unique solution.
on 25. January 2022, 11:09 by Fletcher
Deactivating due to multiple solutions.
on 25. January 2022, 10:02 by Fletcher
Revised tags again
on 25. January 2022, 10:00 by Fletcher
Revised tags, thank you @CHalb
on 25. January 2022, 09:56 by CHalb
The "Walls" tag is not really appropriate (at least as far as I get the rules) because the topic of the puzzle type Walls doesn't occur here. And you should delete the tag "Standard puzzle" because this is a variant and the "Puzzle variant" tag is totally fine.
Sorry, one more change of this comment :-) : This is no "Movement puzzle", but the tag "Path puzzle" would be good instead.
on 25. January 2022, 09:43 by Fletcher
Added German Translation. It seems the link is still not working. I'll try to fix it again later :(, but in the meantime, the link on this page is working: http://forum.logic-masters.de/showthread.php?tid=2019
on 25. January 2022, 09:27 by Fletcher
@Raumplaner: sorry for the unclear rules: yes, the paths are completely independent of one another and can overlap. Another way to state the rule: "It must be possible to reach each other cirled digit by beginning at the circled 1 and following a path as described"
on 25. January 2022, 09:22 by Fletcher
Updated link
on 25. January 2022, 09:21 by Raumplaner
I like the idea/concept of that puzzle, but could you clarify please, if paths can overlap each other?
I guess they have to, since there are five paths originating from the 1.
on 25. January 2022, 09:21 by Fletcher
Updated link
