Bharatanatyam (2T1L CC)
(Published on 13. August 2022, 00:22 by Xenonetix)
Inspired by zetamath's Two Truths and a Lie! Good luck!
- Every digit from 1 to 9 appears once in every row, column, and region. 9 regions are to be determined. Every region is a set of 9 orthogonally connected cells.
- Each of the following standard clue types occurs exactly three times in the grid: Quadruples, White Kropki dots, Black Kropki dots, Xs, Vs, Thermometers, Odds (grey circles), Evens (grey squares), Renban (purple lines) and German Whispers (green lines). (Full list of constraints in the comments below.)
- For each of those clue types, exactly two of the appearances of that clue are correct, and the other is incorrect. [A clue is incorrect if it is not fully correct. For example, an incorrect quadruple might see one of the digits, but not all of them.]
- Every truthful clue across multiple cells is fully contained within a region.
- Every lying clue across multiple cells has every cell in its own unique region.
(If a Quadruple clue is truthful, all 4 surrounding cells are contained in the same region.)
Cracking The Cryptic (with answer check)
Penpa+ (with answer check)
Hope you enjoy playing 😄 - Any feedback and comments welcome!
Solution code: Column 3 (top to bottom) with dashes for region borders. (e.g. 123-4-56-789)
Comments
on 14. October 2022, 19:33 by bansalsaab
Very nice puzzle. Thanks for creating it.
on 1. October 2022, 12:40 by Andrewsarchus
Very tricky, but very satisfying! Great use of geometry! Your best CC so far!
on 16. August 2022, 20:24 by peacherwu2
Brilliant idea! Very well constructed!
on 15. August 2022, 14:13 by Elliptical
Shouldn't solution code read "top to bottom" instead of "left to right" ?
- Yes, yes it should :P - Xenonetix
on 13. August 2022, 19:47 by henrypijames
Incredibly intricate construction. Break-in not too hard, but the high difficulty holds till the end.
on 13. August 2022, 07:30 by henrypijames
Region rule for quadruple needs clarification, in case the circle contains less than four digits: In a false quadruple, all four cells are in different regions no matter what, correct? But in a true quadruple with a two digit clue, do all four cells have to be in the same region, or only the two digits that satisfying the circle? What if the circle is 12 and the quad is 1223 - are both 2s in the same region with the 1, or is any one of them enough?
- Updated, thanks! - Xenonetix
on 13. August 2022, 05:38 by KNT
great fun to test! thanks for this one xeno
on 13. August 2022, 02:58 by RJBlarmo
Very fun puzzle! Chaos construction plus two truths and a lie sounds like a crazy combination but it all works really well together.
on 13. August 2022, 00:27 by Xenonetix
Here are the individual rules:
Quadruples - Every digit is found somewhere in the adjacent 4 cells.
White Kropki dots - Cells across white dots contain consecutive digits.
Black Kropki dots - Cells across black dots contain digits at a 1:2 ratio.
Xs - Cells across Xs sum to 10.
Vs - Cells across Vs sum to 5.
Thermometers - Digits increase along thermometers from the bulb end.
Odds - Grey circles indicate odd digits.
Evens - Grey squares indicate even digits.
Renban - Digits along purple lines are consecutive in any order.
German Whispers - Adjacent digits along green lines differ by at least 5.
