Caduceus
(Published on 2. June 2022, 13:11 by PjotrV)
ctc: https://tinyurl.com/23jrfwkp
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Furthermore: There are 2 snakes (snake A and B) in this puzzle. One is an Equal Sum Line Snake and the other is a German Whisper Line Snake (explanation of both is in the bottom). Which one is which, has to be figured out. Each snake has to move orthogonally from one cell to the other (the start and ends are marked), they MUST visit each box, and the snakes can't touch themselves, not even diagonally. The snakes may touch eachother, but they do not cross eachother.
The outside clues tell the sum of the NON-snake cells in that direction. The squares tell the amount of the NON-snake cells in that box.
Equal sum line: digits on it have an equal sum N within each box it passes through.
German Whisper line: adjacent digits must have a difference of at least 5.
Solution code: Row 1
Comments
on 3. March 2023, 07:48 by SirJefferE
Very clever. I liked the part with the snakes.
on 6. June 2022, 16:09 by Agent
This puzzle was such a joy to solve. Thanks!
on 6. June 2022, 00:30 by Christounet
Sharp as a scalpel ! Definitely worth its caduceus.
on 5. June 2022, 18:04 by Jesper
Cool puzzle, thanks, very good flow.
on 3. June 2022, 21:58 by JayForty
Great puzzle with some very nice deductions and all through smooth solve. Impressively tightly set puzzle. Thanks!
on 3. June 2022, 21:36 by grkles
A beautiful construction.
on 3. June 2022, 02:58 by twobear
Very nice one with a clean solving path. Thank you!
on 2. June 2022, 23:14 by 10feet
An excellent puzzle, thank you.
on 2. June 2022, 23:05 by Vebby
Great ruleset! Equally enjoyed the tricky opening and the breezy ending. Thanks Peter! :)
on 2. June 2022, 17:34 by minus2ev
Was monstrously hard for me, took almost two hours, but definitely two hours well spent. The logic is absolutely beautiful from start to finish. Thanks for setting and sharing!
on 2. June 2022, 13:53 by Niverio
Very nice idea and the execution is super clean. It is more approachable than it originally looks with clever interactions all over the place.
