The Bee - (Region Sum/Renban Lines)
(Published on 29. August 2022, 14:15 by Ennead)
(Flying Insects Series - 1/3)
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Purple lines must contain a set of non-repeating consecutive digits in any order.
Additionally, every line has a region sum total N. In each of the 9-cell regions
that a line passes through, the digits on that line in that region sum to N. N is
not the same for every line.
Solution code: Column 2 followed by row 8. (18 digits, no spaces)
Comments
on 31. August 2022, 13:38 by Hecspeed
A puzzle of rewarding deductions with a smooth flow. Thanks!
- You are most welcome! Glad you enjoyed it.
on 30. August 2022, 08:45 by Xendari
Fantastic! I really enjoyed this puzzle. The logic was quite beautiful in some places - every time I got stuck, I knew I was about to be rewarded for advancing. Personally I thought the difficulty was 4/5 instead of 3, but I did neglect to consider one breakthrough area for too long. Thank you for setting and sharing!
- Thanks! I'm happy you enjoyed it. This puzzle was great fun to set and it accidentally looked like a bee! I took that as inspiration and set 2 more puzzles themed around flying insects with the same constraint. Coming soon!
on 29. August 2022, 17:56 by Ennead
The links have now been changed. Sorry about that!
on 29. August 2022, 14:22 by Ennead
Oops. Sorry about that. I'll fix it later.
on 29. August 2022, 14:20 by Ragna
Klick on CTC, there is another puzzle.
