Out of my regular way
(Published on 31. July 2022, 11:03 by PrimeWeasel)
Fill the grid with numbers from 1 to 7 such that every row, every column and every region contains each of the numbers from 1 to 7 once. The regions are sets of 7 connected cells and first have to be determined. They can not cover any 2x2 region.
Digits in a cell with an arrow show the amount of steps that can be taken within the cells' region to reach an end within the same region. An end is defined as a cell of a region that has walls on all other 3 edges besides the one we used to enter that cell. (So, if there is a 4 in an arrow cell, it means that if you take 4 steps in the given direction, an end within the region will be reached. These 4 steps can go in any direction after the first initial step in the given direction, but not back to cells already visited before.)
All arrows have been given.
Penpa
An easier 6x6 (with example images ) can be found here: 6x6
I've had Image ID:000BAD, Image ID:000BUT, but this grid that has no 2x2 regions got the best one yet: Image ID:000EEL.
Solution code: Column 3, Row 5
Comments
on 7. September 2023, 18:11 by Christounet
As good as #1. Onto #3 !
~ You'll be fine with #3! 4 is a bit of an oddity, and well 5 is.. well.. just read the comment section :)
on 6. September 2022, 15:57 by lesser_scholar
Surprisingly tough and fun ruleset.
on 7. August 2022, 16:01 by Jesper
Great puzzle, thanks - fun and original!
The Penpa link is missing an arrow in R6C5, so you might want to update it.
~Sorry about that, and thanks for solving! (I had somehow put that specific arrow in the solution grid and not the problem grid)
on 3. August 2022, 12:34 by PrimeWeasel
Changed the difficulty to 3
on 3. August 2022, 11:50 by Vebby
Really clever and intricate! Fun ruleset. 3/5 difficulty imo.
on 2. August 2022, 21:27 by wildbush7
Very nice logic...I found it to be much more difficult than 2 stars.
