Cabo Verde
(Published on 3. October 2022, 20:17 by Qodec)
This is a bit of a meme puzzle, but I think I like it enough to post it here. Anti-diagonal is... special.
- Normal sudoku rules apply: Each row, column, and region indicated by thick borders in the grid must contain the digits 1 to 9 once each.
- Anti-diagonal: Both main diagonals contain only 3 distinct digits.
- Anti-knight: cells that are a chess knight's move apart cannot contain the same digit.
- Killer cages: An area surrounded by a dashed line is a 'killer cage'. Digits in a cage sum to the number in the upper left corner.
For usability reasons, I have not drawn the diagonals in the grid, even though they should technically be there.
You can play this puzzle online using:
- CTC app (Sudokupad): https://tinyurl.com/326vveav
- f-puzzles: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=2plpr5ta
Hope you will like it.
Solution code: Row 4. I.e. the 9 digits in row 4 from left to right, for example: 123456789
Comments
on 16. September 2024, 16:53 by StephenR
Lovely variation, thanks, and more colourful than I was expecting.
on 9. November 2022, 21:29 by 99jau99
High quality puzzle!
on 6. October 2022, 22:08 by Christounet
Wow ! I thought I had solved very minimal antiknight puzzles, but this one was even more minimalistic and very beautiful ! Thanks.
on 6. October 2022, 21:47 by sacklunch
Loved it, thanks! Hoping to watch Simon tackle this one soon. :)
on 6. October 2022, 10:28 by ddx2407
Not hard at all, and fun to solve. Thank you! ^_^
on 6. October 2022, 07:37 by kmoter
Brilliant, fun till last number, thank you
on 5. October 2022, 21:58 by Playmaker6174
Absolutely brilliant! The initial idea was very well hidden, and to follow the flow after that was such a great journey! :)
on 4. October 2022, 20:28 by Samish
Thanks for posting it, I found it utterly amazing (100% a ctc feature)
on 4. October 2022, 19:13 by Qodec
Thanks for your lovely and kind feedback everyone. Much appreciated!
on 4. October 2022, 18:26 by DaniK
Super fun and colorful puzzle :)
on 4. October 2022, 11:30 by Snookerfan
Superb, very fun puzzle! Thank you
on 3. October 2022, 23:15 by Steven R
A joy to solve! Cracking the break-in was a wonderful aha moment :)
on 3. October 2022, 22:23 by Perladel
Very precise steps but in the end rewarding. Very nice!
on 3. October 2022, 21:25 by cdwg2000
Very nice!
@cdwg2000 Thank you!
on 3. October 2022, 21:17 by Qodec
Fix typo.
on 3. October 2022, 20:45 by Qodec
Added solution code.
