Sandwich Sweeper
(Published on 27. March 2022, 14:03 by RockyRoer)
This is dedicated to all those parents out there who come into the kitchen after lunch and find the kids have eaten all the food, so there's nothing left for you to eat, but at least they left the mess for you to sweep up. Hopefully this puzzle is a little more fun than that.
So, I wondered if I could set a Sandwich puzzle where there aren't actually any sandwich totals given, and they weren't even necessary... what would that look like?
This is the latest in my "Sandwiches Without Givens" series. Other puzzles in the series are:
- VXL Sandwiches
- Diagonally Cut Sandwich
- Ren Ban Sandwich
- Sandwich Capsules
- Palindrome Sandwiches
- Clue Sandwich
- 159 Sandwichs
- Friendly Sandwiches
- XV Sandwiches
The Rules:
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- [Sandwich] Numbers outside the grid are sandwich clues -- that is is the sum of the numbers between the 1 and 9 in that row or column. In this puzzle, there aren't any - and you won't need to determine any totals. Guess they've all been eaten?
- [Minesweeper] Shade every cell involved in a sandwich - including the crusts. Numbers in circled cells indicate the number of cells in the surrounding cells that are shaded - including itself.
The Puzzle:
Solution code: The unshaded cells (those outside of sandwiches) in rows 1-6, in order from left to right, top to bottom (< 18 digits).
Comments
on 14. July 2022, 12:36 by Christounet
Clean puzzle, with a very simple (and funny) ruleset, and a beautiful setting with no given at all ! Thanks !
on 14. May 2022, 10:52 by Phistomefel
I really like the idea and the puzzle is wonderfully executed.
on 14. May 2022, 10:01 by Mody
Geniales Konzept :)
on 31. March 2022, 04:41 by SirSchmoopy
This puzzle was a lot of fun! I loved some of the interactions in the mid game
on 30. March 2022, 00:28 by Steven R
Brilliant puzzle, thanks!
on 29. March 2022, 00:11 by cmb
The fridge was empty, strange...
on 28. March 2022, 10:12 by Statistica
Cool! THX
on 28. March 2022, 09:40 by marcmees
very tasty. thanks.
on 27. March 2022, 23:45 by Bankey
What a yummy sandwich spread! And safe from kids' reach too, i guess :). Thanks for setting, @ RockyRoer :)
on 27. March 2022, 21:37 by kolot
Very interesting rule set and an approachable and fun puzzle. It should have taken a long time to make this work without any given digit or any extra rule. Well done!
on 27. March 2022, 18:23 by twobear
Very fun variant! Thank you!
on 27. March 2022, 14:54 by Jesper
Fun and approachable, thanks.
