Marble Temple (Marble Run #4)
(Published on 13. February 2023, 09:04 by zegres)
I'd love to hear your thoughts about this version of the ruleset.
Thanks to Charlie, River, Micro Study, Wessel, Fool on Hill, and heliopolix, for testing and feedback.
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 Sudoku Pad that lets you see the marble go.
Use the pen-tool to draw the marble's path and put a circle at the top.
Then go to settings and click: "Start Marble Run".
Rules:
- Normal Sudoku Rules Apply.
- Find the path of the marble run (from R1C5 to a hole in row 9).
The marble can only drop down a hole or go sideways.
The marble can't roll over a hole or visit the same cell twice. - Digits in columns 1 and 9 give the locations of the
only two holes in their row that the marble can drop down.
(example: if R4C1 is 2, R4C9 is 6, there are holes in R4C2, R4C6) - Digits in cages sum to the given total.
Cells on the marble's path do not contribute to the sum.
If you don't, please let me know why so I can improve as a setter.
Solution code: Row 9 (9 digits no spaces)
Comments
on 12. April 2023, 13:29 by martin1456
Great! Definitively harder than the first three in the series.
on 28. February 2023, 17:54 by topoi
I agree with the other commenters. Great symmetry break and very fun use of indexing.
on 24. February 2023, 17:41 by Playmaker6174
[ok whoever thought this one is 3/5 diff (or lower), I need to talk to them and ask about how the hell they resolved the middle part that fast...]
Anyway, very clever and intricate puzzle despite the completely symmetrical puzzle, lots of mind-blowing deductions all over the place x)
on 24. February 2023, 03:00 by Zombie Hunter
Very entertaining solve. Beautiful construction.
on 14. February 2023, 13:19 by ademjaz
I loved this one! The indexing was a very nice idea that works perfectly with the marble run, it was a very enjoyable puzzle, thanks!
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Thanks I really like the two indexed holes per row. So much neat logic comes out of that. Thanks for your comment!
on 14. February 2023, 03:31 by Allagem
These marble run puzzles have really hit the sweet spot of being creative and novel puzzles without requiring terribly difficult logic. The "hole" indexers fit the theme of the puzzle perfectly and add a clever new dimension to the concept. And of course, the perfect symmetry in the puzzle is the cherry on top. S-tier puzzle!
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Thank you for the wonderful feedback, I am happy you liked the puzzle!
on 13. February 2023, 17:37 by zegres
Added German translation (thanks glum hippo!)
Fixed CTC link - thanks AstralSky.
on 13. February 2023, 12:58 by Fool on Hill
Lovely logic including novel symmetry breaking mechanism. A really interesting solve.
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Glad you liked it! I was very happy this worked with 100% symmetry in the cages and totals.
on 13. February 2023, 09:19 by Nalinchen
Solved this one during its testing phase on the CTC discord and loved the interaction between marble path logic and cages / sudoku a lot! Beautiful puzzle
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Thanks! Appreciate the solve and feedback!
