Archer's Tale: The Roundtable
(Published on 7. October 2022, 11:26 by Playmaker6174)
The following puzzle randomly came out from an idea that had flowed around my imagination for a long while and also some inspiration from Tallcat's fabulous
Four Corners puzzle. Despite how seemingly simple the idea is, I thought that the puzzle is cool enough that I should share it here, so here it goes.
Estimated difficulty of this one is anywhere in the range between 3/5 and 4/5, I hope you enjoy!
Rules:
- Normal Sudoku rules apply: every row, column and 3x3 box contains digits from 1 to 9 each once. Digits don't repeat along both marked main diagonals (i.e. each main diagonal also contains digits from 1 to 9 each once).
- Digits along an arrow must sum to the digit in the circle cell attached to that arrow. Digits along an arrow can repeat if allowed by other rules.
- In addition, each 3-cell arrow from all four corners' circles of the grid (red highlighted) forms a palindrome, i.e. a sequence that reads the same as forwards and backwards.
Puzzle:
F-puzzle link
Sudokulab (alt. link)
Penpa plus (alt. link)
CTC app (alt. link)
Good luck and have fun solving!
Solution code: Row 4 (left to right) and column 4 (top to bottom), 18 digits long with no space
Solved by ficko, Piatato, Niverio, antiknight, AvonD, SKORP17, Vebby, Zombie Hunter, lerroyy, Crawlie, Qodec, Bjd, OutOfMyMindBRB, dlindberg3, cdwg2000, TheRiddler, grkles, Pibonacci, tallcat, soroush, Xendari, meixia, ademjaz, ddx2407, Megalobrainiac, PippoForte, Dentones, Ryzen, Bobbobert, ZornsLemon, Sewerin, bansalsaab
Comments
on 13. October 2022, 11:01 by Xendari
So clever! I adored the break-in to this, and it flowed very well even after all the clues were filled. Thank you :)
on 11. October 2022, 02:48 by tallcat
Very nice puzzle indeed (and I appreciate the shout out to Four Corners). There was a lot to like about this - very clever opening and lovely flow.
on 10. October 2022, 20:43 by grkles
Beautiful puzzle!!
on 10. October 2022, 18:16 by TheRiddler
Very cool puzzle!!!
on 8. October 2022, 11:22 by lerroyy
Very fun puzzle! thanks
on 7. October 2022, 23:58 by Zombie Hunter
Lots of interaction. A very engaging puzzle
on 7. October 2022, 20:12 by Vebby
Delightfully strange logic! Super interesting. Thanks Playmaker! :)
on 7. October 2022, 17:21 by Zombie Hunter
No story this time? :(
on 7. October 2022, 17:15 by antiknight
Nice break in !
on 7. October 2022, 14:57 by Piatato
Very cool and fun puzzle!