Snowballs
(Published on 4. February 2023, 09:00 by Nordy)
Same ruleset as Rolling Snowballs, with a little rebranding and some new logical ideas. Difficulty estimated at 3-4 stars. Enjoy!
Rules:
Normal Sudoku: Place the digits 1 to 9 in every row, column, and 3x3 box.
Snowballs:
- Each light blue circle in the grid is a Snowball. Snowballs roll in straight lines—either horizontally or vertically—through a set of orthogonally connected cells. The total length (in cells) of a Snowball's path is given by the number in the top left corner of its starting cell.
- The digits along a Snowball's path behave as follows: after the first two digits, each digit is the sum of the two preceding digits (just like the Fibonacci Sequence).
- Snowballs may cross paths, and therefore may share one or more cells with other Snowballs.
Example: Below is an example of a length 5 Snowball. The digits 4, 5, and 9 are each the sum of the two preceding digits: 4=1+3, 5=4+1, and 9=5+4.
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Solution code: Row 8
Comments
on 27. March 2023, 04:47 by TJReds
idk why but I found this a fair bit harder than your Rolling Snowballs. Still was a fun solve regardless!
on 17. February 2023, 06:57 by ddx2407
Nice and easy, and fun to solve. Thank you, Nordy.
on 9. February 2023, 02:58 by thibert
Excellent!
on 7. February 2023, 03:27 by damasosos92
A very good one! Thank you Nordy!
on 6. February 2023, 13:56 by Piatato
Another super fun constraint and puzzle. Thanks!
on 6. February 2023, 08:47 by Christounet
Fibonacci snowballs !! Quite the avalanche of cool deductions here :) Thanks !
on 4. February 2023, 18:17 by AstralSky
Cool idea and excellent execution.
Recommended.
on 4. February 2023, 17:24 by mathpesto
Absolutely loved this one! Incredible break-in, and the fun never stops!
