Parcae
(Published on 20. August 2022, 18:18 by Kafkapharnaum)
DOPPELGANGER RULES
– Every row, column, and box contains the digit 0 always, as well as three out of the four digits from 1 to 4 (ie, it's missing one digit that is not 0)
– No two row, no two column, and no two box may be missing the same digit
– For each 0 in the grid, the digits missing in its row, its column, and its box must be three different digits
*** Also, note that a zero always acts as itself (ie, the lowest possible value), regardless of what digits it's replacing in its box, row and column
INDIVIDUAL RULES
I. Nona – Kropki: Digits in cells connected by a white dot need to be consecutive
II. Decima – Little Killer: Digits along diagonals pointed to by arrows outside the grid must sum to the number listed (repeats can occur if allowed by the other rules).
Killer: Digits can not repeat inside cages
III. Morta – Renban: Digits along each renban line must be a set of consecutive digits in any order, and must not repeat
Solution code: The first row of each puzzle, from left to right, in the same order as they are presented here (kropki - LK/Killer - Renban)
Comments
on 3. February 2024, 13:24 by The Book Wyrm
A bunch of impressively ticky 4x4s. Lots of interesting and rather tough deductions in these puzzles, and harder than they look at first glance.
Very fun little puzzles.
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Thank you so much! And also for alerting me about the presentation -- individual links have been updated, and I'll see what I can come up with for the 'full pack' versions :-)
on 25. August 2023, 16:36 by Yann
Very cute first puzzle, mind-twisting second puzzle, with insane coloring strats, and nice last puzzle, with a brutal end resolution. Thanks for setting these cuties !
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Thank you so much for setting your sights on this pack! Almost exactly one year later, I'm still as proud of it as I was then. I'm really grateful for the attention my ruleset has been getting these past few weeks, thanks so much! :D
on 7. April 2023, 23:27 by Silverbyte
Absolutely great bits of phenomenal logic. Thorougly enjoyed these, especially with the warm-up of the munchkin set first :)
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Wow, a great many thanks for the streak of solves on my puzzles, and some of my more arcane ones to boot! I'm super happy you liked these, cause I'm quite fond of them and I still can't quite believe how well they turned out. They were actually destined to be the Munchkin ones, but something possessed me while setting them and it was like they wanted to create themselves XD
on 6. March 2023, 15:28 by Piatato
Very clever little creations! Enjoyed them a lot :)
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I'm very pleased to hear that, thank you so much! Much like you with Coordinate Arrows, setting these was quite an experience, it was like I got possessed by something as I went along XD And it was certainly a major influence on Solaris, so you'll be well prepared to tackle it after this pack!
on 10. September 2022, 06:26 by Samish
Wow. I fully relate to filuta's comment. Each puzzle was more stunning than the previous, and the last one, I'll have to solve several times to understand how so much beauty can fit in such little space.
It may be the purest implementation of the doppelganger variant I've solved so far. Thank you for setting this !
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Wow, thank you so very much for such kind words, I'm thrilled you enjoyed it enough to say that :D I have more in the works, I hope they will live up to these!
on 25. August 2022, 22:16 by filuta
I was lost for words few times how beautiful these little puzzles are, three little masterpieces!
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Your solves and comments are always very heartwarming and greatly appreciated, thank you so much filuta!
