The Friendly Stars
(Published on 10. January 2023, 15:00 by Crusader175)
Rules:
Normal irregular sudoku rules apply.
Place two stars in each row, column, and region. Stars may not touch orthogonally or diagonally.
Every star must be a friendly cell (must contain digits which match row number, column number, or both).
Clues outside the grid identify the amount of cells between stars in that column.
Puzzle Link:
SudokuPad (with solution check)
My youtube channel on solving sudoku: Crusader Puzzle
Solution code: Row 6 followed by Row 9
Comments
on 22. June 2024, 23:23 by virus_dave
Oh wow, the break-in took me a lot longer than i'd care to admit, but once the realization hit, the stars came quickly and the rest of the solve was very orderly. Very nice and clever!
Reply: Thank you virus_dave!
on 8. June 2023, 19:22 by DiMono
It took me a while to realize the break-in, and then there are some tricky steps after that, and it was all fantastic fun. Excellent puzzle.
Reply: Thank you DiMono!
on 27. May 2023, 04:44 by RockyRoer
Star battle sudoku? Yes please!
Reply: Thanks RockyRoer!
on 12. January 2023, 09:02 by XeonRisq
Definitely deserves more solves..
Who doesn't enjoy a good star battle? and this one has a clever break-in as well!! Nice idea and lovely setting.
Reply: Thank you very much for the kind comment Xeon! Appreciate it a lot.
on 10. January 2023, 18:28 by JayForty
Very clever creation! Quite tricky irregular part. Thanks :)
Reply: Thank you very much! Glad you like it. :)
