Serial
(Published on 25. March 2022, 00:00 by mith)
Serial
or, The Sequence is Killing Me!
by Philip Newman (mith)
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Digits in cages must sum to the total given.
Play on f-puzzles
Play on CTC App
This puzzle is from a series of "nerd snipe" constructions, originally posted on the CTC fan discord server. The goal here was to find a loop of 2-cell cages with sequential sums from 3 to 17 which resulted in a unique solution. (This particular loop happens to have the property that the cage sums and divisions don't need to be given explicitly, only the direction of the sequence to disambiguate high from low - you can rule out any other possible starting position along the loop. Consider that a bonus puzzle if you like.)
or, The Sequence is Killing Me!
by Philip Newman (mith)
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Digits in cages must sum to the total given.
Play on f-puzzles
Play on CTC App
This puzzle is from a series of "nerd snipe" constructions, originally posted on the CTC fan discord server. The goal here was to find a loop of 2-cell cages with sequential sums from 3 to 17 which resulted in a unique solution. (This particular loop happens to have the property that the cage sums and divisions don't need to be given explicitly, only the direction of the sequence to disambiguate high from low - you can rule out any other possible starting position along the loop. Consider that a bonus puzzle if you like.)
Solution code: Row 5, followed by column 5
Last changed on on 28. March 2022, 19:09
Solved by SKORP17, cdwg2000, Mad-Tyas, Steven R, kkli, jalebc, Vebby, bigger, DanScacca, drbs, Realshaggy, Playmaker6174, Pars-cal-ghul, rcg, wilsig, ___, Jlrice2, zlotnleo, patinthehat48, PinkNickels, rhodri, ... Overhead, chain.reader, GeorgeTheToad2, Carolin, by81996672, Gliperal, dennischen, misko, Krisonium, SudokuExplorer, valle1124, FKlauser, Grothenlace, Willy Wonka, mezkur7, Mikemerin, arteful
Comments
on 12. October 2024, 09:08 by mezkur7
Sudokupad w/sol: https://sudokupad.app/3v56fr2xz3
on 28. March 2022, 19:09 by mith
Forgot to include rules in post!
on 26. March 2022, 19:10 by Chelo
Very nice puzzle, thank you!..
on 26. March 2022, 16:44 by marcmees
nice construction. thanks.
on 26. March 2022, 10:39 by kolot
Great discovery with a pretty smooth solution path!
on 25. March 2022, 12:27 by Playmaker6174
Woah, very interesting puzzle! I really like how everything got resolved gradually near the end :)
on 25. March 2022, 06:46 by Vebby
Wow, brilliant construction! Thanks Philip!
on 25. March 2022, 02:00 by Mad-Tyas
Sensational construction!
on 25. March 2022, 01:12 by cdwg2000
Incredible！
