Marble Madness
(Published on 5. December 2022, 06:19 by zegres)
I am working on a few variations of this ruleset.
Meanwhile this has the same rules as the first puzzle and should be very approachable.
Thanks to BremSter for testing.
Marble Run Series.
- Marble Run (CTC Solve, Zetamath Solve)
- Marble Madness (CTC Solve, Bremster Solve)
- Marble Encoder (Rangsk Solve)
- Marble Temple
Note: Sven put a feature into SudokuPad that lets you see the marble go.
Use the pen tool to draw the path or the marble and put in some circles.
Then go to settings and click: "Start Marble Run".
Rules:
- Normal Sudoku Rules Apply.
- Find the path of the marble run (from R1C1 to the hole in R9C9).
The marble can only drop down or go sideways.
It cannot visit a cell more than once. - Digits in cages sum to the given total.
Cells on the marble's path do not contribute to the sum.
No digits can repeat in cages.
Solution code: Row 9 (9 digits no spaces)
Comments
on 20. December 2022, 19:08 by zegres
Added Series Links
on 6. December 2022, 21:23 by SilviaF
Lovely puzzle! Thank you!
Easier than the other one, I really enjoy solving it :) nice format too
on 6. December 2022, 11:34 by marcmees
good fun. thanks. Maybe the marble can be combined with other constraints as well?
Reply: I am playing around with that idea. Hopefully something coming soon!
on 6. December 2022, 10:15 by Christounet
I liked the version 2.0 of that game ! Maybe a 3D next time ? :p
on 6. December 2022, 05:01 by zegres
Thanks for the feedback:
@sdlay2, @sacklunch, @Perladel, @OutOfMyMindBRB!
I expect that this will become a series cause they are very fun to set.
So the feedback really helps!
on 6. December 2022, 04:55 by brandon_bot
@Nephenon Not allowed
on 6. December 2022, 04:28 by Nephenon
I'm not sure if I'm allowed to go through all cells of a cage, nullifying its sum completely or not. Or is this something that you have to find out using the rules?
Reply: No the marble cannot completely cover a non 0 cage.
on 5. December 2022, 23:47 by sdlay2
First time I've seen marble puzzle, it's just brilliant! Great creation
on 5. December 2022, 21:11 by sacklunch
Love these marble run puzzles! Such interesting logic, thanks for setting! :)
on 5. December 2022, 12:05 by Perladel
Very fun and approachable puzzle. My favourite step was the one in row 3
on 5. December 2022, 11:45 by OutOfMyMindBRB
Lovely flowing puzzle - enjoyed it, thanks :-)
