Maximum Friendliness (6x6)
(Published on 21. June 2022, 06:38 by thoughtbyte)
Normal Sudoku rules apply. Additionally:
1. Maximum friends: A friendly cell contains a digit equal to its row, column, or 3x2 box number. Each box contains 3 friendly cells.
2. Renban: the purple line contains a set of non-repeating consecutive digits.
3. Ratio pairs: cells separated by a black dot have a 1:2 ratio. Not all dots are given.
F-Puzzles: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=228evgcb
CTC: https://tinyurl.com/maxfriendliness
Solution code: Row 1, row 6 (12 digits, no spaces).
Comments
on 13. February 2023, 17:24 by Nebuzaradan
Beautiful puzzle that does a great job showcasing one main idea. I love this type of puzzle.
on 21. August 2022, 18:07 by surschnitzel
We had a slow start but once you start figuring things out it's very rewarding. Enjoyed this one a lot!
on 2. August 2022, 02:20 by Playmaker6174
Very satisfying and fun puzzle, it’s also interesting how it opened my eyes at that one point :)
on 29. June 2022, 00:45 by Agent
Cool discovery, thanks! One of the most elegant 6x6 puzzles.
on 24. June 2022, 03:04 by thoughtbyte
Thank you for the feedback @KNT, @Phistomefel, and @RockyRoer! It is much appreciated, and means a lot coming from three of my very favorite constructors!
on 24. June 2022, 00:13 by KNT
Criminally underrated 6x6. So cool for how small and symmetric it is
on 23. June 2022, 09:15 by Phistomefel
Very cool idea! Thank you, thoughtbyte!
on 22. June 2022, 15:15 by RockyRoer
Nice -- thanks for the well named puzzle!
on 22. June 2022, 00:41 by thoughtbyte
Adjust difficulty. (I'm not very good at rating my own puzzles and I've had unusually mixed ratings from testers on this one).
on 22. June 2022, 00:40 by thoughtbyte
Thanks for the feedback @cam, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I wonder what your approach was? I will bump up the difficulty.
on 22. June 2022, 00:38 by cam
This is a really awesome puzzle, but I don't think I can agree with 1 star. If you do this logically, it's at least 3 starts imo. That's probably why there aren't many plays on this. But maybe I missed something and this was easier than I made it out to be.
on 21. June 2022, 16:03 by thoughtbyte
Updated difficulty.
