Motel (Deconstruction: Numbered Rooms)
(Published on 8. April 2022, 16:42 by purpl)
Rules:
Contained within the grid are nine non-overlapping 3x3 square regions, which must be located. Each region contains the digits 1 to 9 once each, such that no digit repeats in any row or column. Cells outside regions do not contain digits.
Numbered Rooms: Clues outside the grid indicate the digit which has to be placed in the Nth cell from the corresponding direction, where N is the first digit from that direction (not necessarily the first cell).
For example, if 4 were in r2c2 and the first digit in that direction (there were no digits in r2c1 or r1c2) then the 3 in r2 would be in r2c4 and the 5 in c2 would be in r4c2.
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Solution code: Row 9 followed by column 3 (left to right, top to bottom, 18 digits, no spaces). Do not enter empty cells at all.
Comments
on 31. March 2024, 10:08 by Tacosian
Excellent puzzle.
on 19. February 2024, 23:20 by Piatato
Very clever puzzle!
on 19. February 2024, 20:56 by Myxo
Lovely puzzle! Very smooth.
on 13. October 2022, 00:35 by Christounet
These 3x3 deconstruction puzzles never cease to amaze me ! Your "motel" was worth the road trip I took to solve it. The logic of the first steps was surprising and there was a very nice balance between the region building and the sudoku solving until the end.
on 2. September 2022, 14:10 by Vebby
Fantastic puzzle! Got more and more enjoyable as I made progress.
on 21. August 2022, 17:43 by peacherwu2
Great puzzle. Far more fun than it appears up front!
on 24. June 2022, 18:59 by KNT
Wonderful puzzle! Thank you :)
on 23. June 2022, 13:10 by twobear
Wonderful puzzle. Thank you!
on 22. June 2022, 14:49 by RockyRoer
Nice! These deconstruction puzzles are a nice way to kind of have "chaos" but not quite as difficult. I'll definitely need to check out some of the others you recommended.
on 20. June 2022, 09:46 by Snookerfan
Fantastic puzzle! I almost gave up after 4 hours, but then I found my logical mistake. After that the solution path flowed very nicely.
on 3. May 2022, 15:52 by purpl
Thank you @the_cogito @Jesper @marcmees @Jay Dyer @thefallenrat @Mr.Menace @Playmaker @Andrewsarchus and @Statistica for your lovely comments. I have submitted the one to CTC, I hope it will be the next movie :P
on 26. April 2022, 08:13 by Statistica
Ganz klasse!
on 21. April 2022, 06:11 by Andrewsarchus
Incredible Puzzle!
on 19. April 2022, 17:05 by Playmaker6174
Incredible puzzle with gorgeous solve from start to finish! That lovely break-in and then that sneaky disambiguation at the end made me chuckle a lot :o
on 17. April 2022, 22:18 by Mr.Menace
That was amazing, it broke my brain in a couple of ways, but looking back at it now, all logic was neat and very intricate! Thanks for this journey!
on 12. April 2022, 16:08 by thefallenrat
INSANNEEEEEEEE!!!
on 9. April 2022, 12:11 by Jay Dyer
Brilliant puzzle! When you first mentioned the idea I was baffled by the idea that such a puzzle might even be possible, but it worked out really well with a very enjoyable solve path. There's also something very satisfying about the general idea of a no-clues-inside-the-grid deconstruction puzzle.
on 9. April 2022, 00:14 by marcmees
nice. thanks.
on 9. April 2022, 00:06 by Jesper
Wonderful puzzle, loved it!
on 8. April 2022, 16:44 by the_cogito
Really cool concept, loved the interaction between the clues
