Hidden Full Rank
(Published on 25. June 2022, 14:45 by RockyRoer)
The Rules:
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- Circled cells in the grid are one digit or two digit numbers read left-to-right or top to bottom. These are "Full Rank" clues for the row or column that contain them, but which side of the row or column the clue applies to must be determined by the solver. [Full Rank] Considering all rows and columns as 9-digit numbers read from the direction of the clue and ranked from lowest (1) to highest (36), a clue represents where in the ranking that row/column lies.
The Puzzle:
F-Puzzles: Click here.
CTC: Click here
Recommended Related puzzles:
If you've never seen a full rank puzzle before, I recommend Full Rank Sudoku by RealShaggy and a helpful video showing How to Solve a Full Rank Puzzle.
Another example of a normal full rank puzzle is Full Rank Sudoku by Richard
Another full rank puzzle I made that combines with sandwich sudoku is Full Rank Sandwich. And here's another puzzle I made with this "hidden clues" theme, this time just sandwich: Hidden Sandwiches
Solution code: The 12th ranked row or column followed by the 24th ranked row or column (18 digits)
Comments
on 24. February 2024, 22:37 by Myxo
Awesome puzzle!
on 15. February 2024, 21:46 by glum_hippo
This was very enjoyable, albeit quite error prone. Loved every moment!
on 15. February 2024, 18:06 by glum_hippo
penpa version with the ability to annotate edge clues: http://tinyurl.com/RockyHiddenFullRank (answer check is enabled)
on 8. July 2023, 03:48 by Bankey
By far the best puzzle I have done in recent times. Simple ruleset, yet a total mindbender. In a perfect world, one would have an outside ring of cells to pencilmark the potential ranks; nevertheless this is a work of art. Thanks for setting and sharing, @ RockyRoer :).
on 21. September 2022, 09:48 by Gliperal
Brutally beautiful.
on 12. August 2022, 19:55 by Steven R
Beautiful puzzle! Thanks
on 11. August 2022, 18:27 by peacherwu2
Best in the series in my opinion. This is obviously underrated. Keep up the good work!
on 7. July 2022, 17:00 by kolot
I have solved this puzzle on the testing channel. Great puzzle!
on 26. June 2022, 14:46 by Jesper
Great, thanks!
on 26. June 2022, 13:40 by marcmees
very nice and fun. thanks.
on 26. June 2022, 12:44 by RockyRoer
Fixed solution code
on 26. June 2022, 10:44 by twobear
Lots of fun interactions. Thank you!
on 26. June 2022, 10:44 by cmb
Tough but beautiful.
No chains needed.
probably 5 stars though.
on 25. June 2022, 15:01 by RockyRoer
Added recommendations to other full rank puzzles.
