Obvious fish is obvious but…
(Published on 11. May 2022, 10:00 by rmahus)
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Every row, column, and 3x3 box must contain all digits from 1 to 9.
XV pairs rule applies.
Cells separated by an X must sum to 10. Cells separated by a V must sum to 5. Not all Xs and Vs are given.
Kropki rules apply
Cells separated by a black dot have a 1:2 ratio. Cells separated by a white dot must be consecutive. Not all dots are given.
Link to play: F-Puzzles, CTC
Video solution by BremSter
Solution code: Row 5 Column 5
Comments
on 29. September 2023, 07:42 by cascadeshiker
Very nice puzzle. I enjoyed the symmetry.
on 1. September 2023, 05:42 by silent_rob
What a lovely puzzle! Thanks very much - I really enjoyed the way all of the pairs interacted with each other.
on 22. June 2023, 12:56 by anyeyeball
Such a beautiful puzzle, and the interaction of the dominoes makes a very interesting solve.
on 6. February 2023, 03:13 by RussKozerski
First time I got to the end and the puzzle was broken in a way I couldn't solve. Came back a couple weeks later and solved in about 30 minutes. Some days you get the bear, some days the bear gets you. Thanks for the enjoyable puzzle.
on 25. July 2022, 23:10 by rmahus
Solution video.
on 25. May 2022, 12:12 by Schesam
First one i couldnt solve and i need to try again, but it looks fun!
on 12. May 2022, 19:24 by JR_pianoman
Not sure where others are having the trouble, but coloring the Kropki pairs helped me a good bit with this one. Fun solve.
on 12. May 2022, 18:55 by Ryx
I am not sure why, but I really struggled with this one. I am going to have to solve it again, because there is something I must be missing (must be the but ... ;-), if it is only rated 1 star difficulty.
@ JR_Pianoman - I was coloring those and the "obvious fish".
What I was failing to do was apply all the logic from the constraints interaction, everywhere they occurred. I kept thinking things were exactly symmetrical, when they were mostly symmetrical.
on 12. May 2022, 15:22 by Squiz
Beautiful
on 11. May 2022, 15:34 by Chelo
Very nice puzzle, I enjoyed it very much!.. Nothing is obvious!.. :)
on 11. May 2022, 13:01 by horseradish1
Absolutely beautiful solve path. Really clean, simple setting, and it demonstrates the swordfish really well. I haven't had too much experience with swordfishes, but this made it really easy to understand for me.
