Liar Japanese Sums #3: Renban Square
(Published on 8. January 2023, 21:45 by Niverio)
Rules:
Latin Square: Place the digits 1-9 in every row and column without repeats.
Liar Japanese Sums: Shade some cells in the grid such that clues outside the grid indicate the sums of the continuous blocks of unshaded cells in that row or column. At least one shaded cell must separate the blocks. For every clued row or column, 2 different sets are provided (Left / Right for rows, Top / Bottom for columns.) One set is correct, with correct sums in the correct order.(Always left to right or top to bottom.) The other set is a lie. Which sets are correct must be determined by the solver. In these sets, some sums are given as ? clues. ? clues are single digit clues, ?? clues are two-digit clues, and the leading ? cannot be a zero.
Renban: Lines given in the grid are renban lines. Digits along a renban line must be consecutive in any order. Different colors are used simply to distinguish between overlapping lines.
Puzzle Links: As usual this puzzle can be played in F-Puzzles, CTC or in Penpa+. Penpa+ and CTC versions should have answer check included for correct number placement.
Solution code: Shading of the cells in column 4 (S for shaded cells, U for unshaded cells), followed by the digits of column 4. (18 characters, no commas or spaces.)
Comments
on 7. August 2024, 11:11 by isajo4002
Was sometimes hard to see what to do next and the end was really tricky but was a fun puzzle
on 14. September 2023, 21:28 by Playmaker6174
Awesome and surprisingly smooth puzzle! If only I wouldn't be able to see that one line again...
on 11. September 2023, 22:14 by Krokant
Challenging and really fun. :)
on 6. April 2023, 21:08 by Christounet
That's enough questions marks for one day !!
Beautiful puzzle, lots of very original logic in there. Loved it !
on 15. February 2023, 00:36 by Piatato
Very nice! It unfolds with such a beautiful and fun flow.
on 13. February 2023, 12:10 by Xendari
Broke it quite a few times due to silly mistakes, but I'm glad I finally got there! Very lovely with a great logical path.
on 18. January 2023, 22:30 by bansalsaab
Very rewarding puzzle. Slow but logical deductions throughout.
on 18. January 2023, 05:13 by KNT
@bansalsaab: it is a single blue line of 6 cells.
on 18. January 2023, 05:03 by bansalsaab
Hi niverio
I dont think i have seen bifurcation in renban lines before. Is that a single blue line consisting of 6 cells or multiple blue lines?
on 15. January 2023, 04:03 by Agent
Wonderful puzzle! A very narrow solution path with many beautiful and surprising steps.
on 14. January 2023, 14:12 by AnnaTh
Awesome Puzzle!
on 11. January 2023, 22:49 by peacherwu2
Very Beautifully designed break-in. Consistently challenging till the end. Thank you!!
on 11. January 2023, 16:54 by JayForty
Great puzzle, my favourite in the series so far. Thank you!
on 10. January 2023, 19:16 by marcmees
great great puzzle. thanks.
on 10. January 2023, 00:44 by cmb
Nice flow.
Great puzzle.
on 10. January 2023, 00:04 by Jesper
Great, and a lot of fun, thanks!
on 9. January 2023, 19:12 by ONeill
Very nice :)
on 9. January 2023, 00:39 by Myxo
Awesome puzzle!
on 8. January 2023, 23:00 by KNT
Great, thanks! Some really cool deductions in the bottom parts of the grid.
on 8. January 2023, 22:55 by Bellsita
That was definitely a lot harder than the previous two puzzles. Amazing logic!
on 8. January 2023, 21:47 by Dandelo
Can Renban cells be shaded?
~ Yes, Renban cells can be shaded, but the shading doesn't influence Renban's properties.
