- Every digit from 0 to 8 appears once in every row, column, and region. 9 regions are to be determined. Every region is a set of 9 orthogonally connected cells.
- Outside Aquarium clues (indicating the number of water cells) are also the sum of all water or all air cells in their respective row or column.
Aquarium Rules:
-- All regions count as Aquariums. Aquariums can be filled with water up to different levels, or left empty.
-- Clues outside the grid indicate exactly how many water cells are seen in their respective row or column.
Cracking The Cryptic (with answer check)
Penpa+ (with answer check)
Here's an example puzzle to demonstrate the rules:
Solution code: Column 2 (top to bottom) with dashes for region borders. (e.g. 012-3-4-56-78)
on 19. July 2022, 03:04 by Steven R
Brilliant setting, nice one!
on 18. July 2022, 23:22 by JayForty
Spectacular! Beautiful and original break-in. Really tough but very clever, logical and rewarding. Nice twist to the aquarium ruleset. Thanks!