The Power Of The Dotted Knights
(Published on 23. January 2023, 22:39 by Tingo)
This is the sixth in my "Power of the Knights" series.
The entire series can be found here
Normal Sudoku Rules Apply
Cells separated by a knight's move (in chess) cannot contain the same digit.
The value of the digit in the gray square is even.
Cells separated by white dots are consecutive in value. Cells separated by black dots have values in a 2:1 ratio. Not all dots are given.
Each set of cells connected by black and/or white dots (hitherto called a 'cluster') represents a "knight". Each "knight" has a rank of 2,3,4,5 or 6. The rank of the knight must be determined by the solver. The sum of all cells in a dot cluster must add up to the rank of the knight squared. E.G. The knight with the rank of 5 will have all connected cells summing to the value of 5^2 or 25.
The puzzle can be played at F-Puzzles here!
The puzzle can be played at CTC here!
Questions, comments, concerns and jokes are all welcome! Thanks for playing!
Solution code: Row 9 followed by Column 4, no spaces
Comments
on 24. February 2023, 15:58 by Fisherman
The initial grid looks like "the valley of dry bones" - no colours, no digits. Then the square clue breathed life into the dots. A very challenging and rewarding puzzle. Thanks Things.
