Polar Vortex
(Published on 2. October 2022, 22:42 by mathpesto)
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Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits in a circle appear at least once each in the four surrounding cells. Adjacent digits on a green line differ by at least 5. Shade some cells in the grid so that all shaded cells are orthogonally connected and all unshaded cells are orthogonally connected. A 2x2 area cannot be fully shaded nor fully unshaded. Within the cage, all digits less than 5 are shaded and all digits greater than 5 are unshaded. (A 5 can be shaded or unshaded.)
Solve:
Solution code: Columns 4 and 6 (top to bottom, 18 digits, no spaces)
Comments
on 8. August 2023, 23:47 by Calvinball
I remember breaking this when it first came out, I'm so glad I decided to try it again. Wonderful puzzle with lots of fun discoveries and a very rewarding solve.
on 31. October 2022, 04:07 by panthchesh
Thanks for the puzzle! That was fun!
on 3. October 2022, 16:07 by Nordy
Fantastic puzzle! The ambiguity of 5s made for some really interesting deductions. Surprisingly, I found it to be on the lower side of 4-stars for difficulty
on 3. October 2022, 01:28 by Xendari
Lots of fun! I found it 5/5 difficulty. It was really interesting how restricted some of the patterns were - they made the breakthrough moments really satisfying. Thank you :)
