Recycler
(Published on 24. March 2022, 19:39 by Jay Dyer)
Rules
Normal sudoku rules apply.
A chain is a set of cells in a row that point to each other in a path to form a cycle. For example, a 7 in column 2, a 3 in column 7, and a 2 in column 3 would be a valid cycle of length 3.
The digit in a circled cell must equal the length of the chain which contains that cell. All circles are given.
Solution code: Rows 4 and 6
Comments
on 17. October 2022, 16:56 by Vebby
Amazing construction!
on 8. September 2022, 19:23 by SirSchmoopy
This is an amazing puzzle! Beautiful logic, and a consistent difficulty that held throughout the entire puzzle.
on 8. September 2022, 11:53 by tesseralis
Absolutely incredible! As far as I'm concerned, this is *the* cycle puzzle.
on 7. September 2022, 10:12 by starwarigami
Nice to discover more cycle puzzles on the site - sorry I couldn't push it over the edge to a formal rating!
on 29. April 2022, 10:12 by polar
Very fun and enjoyable puzzle - thanks.
on 28. April 2022, 19:26 by Briks
I really thought I got the solution but the result was "wrong".
I like this one very much and I would like to solve it correctly much more. Any chance to get a hint?
on 27. April 2022, 14:59 by kolot
Cleverly designed puzzle! I loved it.
on 29. March 2022, 01:48 by drbs
One of the hardest ones I have ever solved. But very nice!
on 25. March 2022, 10:57 by Pars-cal-ghul
very nice indeed.
on 25. March 2022, 00:30 by DVFrank
Very nice! :^)
on 24. March 2022, 21:42 by Jesper
Well constructed! Remains challenging until the end.
