Colors War Sudoku (6x6)
(Published on 28. August 2022, 11:41 by AstralSky)
1.Normal Sudoku rules apply.
2.Each color have a few territories (a group of consecutive cells). Numbers on the territory represents the "forces" and each territory contains non-repeating numbers. The total force of each territory is same for a color. (Which means, numbers in each region of the same color have the same sum. However, different colors may have different sums.)
3.Rows and Columns are "battlefields". The clue outside grid means if a war broke out between two colors in that row/column, how many forces would have left. Belligerents: Cell color and Clue color. The color of the clue shows the winner. （Example: Green 3,4 + Blue 1 2 5 = Green 7 + Blue 8 = Blue 1, and the clue would be a Green Cell with a Blue 1）
Solution code: The 6th row, from left to right
Comments
on 22. June 2024, 23:14 by RockyRoer
I suspect the reason this had so few solves is that it LOOKS kinda complicated - and so I bet most eyes scrolled on to the next puzzle.
Once i realized that each section is like a killer cage, and the killer cages of a certain color had to have the same total, it was pretty easy. The numbers outside the grid represent the difference between the total of the colors seen.
The example helped a lot - but i think utilizing killer cages would be even better.
Are there larger versions?
RE: Yes,there are.
https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000B6L
and
https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000B7U
on 22. June 2024, 20:24 by OBu42
It's a nice idea, I don't understand why it has so few solves. It took a moment to understand the rules, but then it's quite easy and a smooth solve path.
on 7. September 2022, 10:24 by AstralSky
Hope the ambiguity in rules is now eliminated :)
on 7. September 2022, 10:05 by AstralSky
Added Links
on 7. September 2022, 09:51 by AstralSky
A complete rework on the illustration of rules, for better understanding at the puzzle. Updated Visuals
And changed puzzle name.
on 28. August 2022, 12:56 by AstralSky
@cdwg2000
White is intended as the background for non-colored cell, so it`s not considered coloring
on 28. August 2022, 12:21 by cdwg2000
@AstralSky
Isn't white considered coloring?
on 28. August 2022, 11:51 by AstralSky
Added an example image simply to show how the outside hints are calculated and colored
