Eye of Agamotto
(Published on 24. February 2023, 19:21 by Allagem)
I had an idea for a 159 + German Whisper break-in that I hadn't seen before, so I wated to design a puzzle around it. Eye of Agamotto is the result. This puzzle isn't too difficult for solvers experienced with 159 rules and should serve as a good introductory puzzle for solvers who have never tried 159 rules before. The perfectly symmetric (!) design made from green lines and the self-referential nature of 159 rules reminded me of Doctor Strange, so I named this puzzle the Eye of Agamotto, which houses the Time Stone in the MCU.
Update: This puzzle was featured on Cracking the Cryptic! Watch Simon's solve of the puzzle here!Normal Sudoku rules apply.
German Whispers: Adjacent digits on a green line must differ by 5 or more.
159 Sudoku: Digits in columns 1, 5, and 9 index the column locations of digits 1, 5, and 9, respectively, in each row.
(For example, if r2c1 was 4, then r2c4 must be 1)
Solution code: Row 2 followed by row 8 (18 digits, no spaces)
Comments
on 25. August 2023, 16:24 by McParland57
Loved the break in logic. Very nice.
on 15. March 2023, 23:17 by kommandoking
Lovely puzzle!
on 15. March 2023, 02:28 by Allagem
Thank you everyone for all of the solves and wonderful comments! I've added a link to Simon's solve video in the puzzle description :)
on 4. March 2023, 04:47 by Mr.CHEN
A Chinese solve video(SPOILER ALERT):https://b23.tv/Uq9EvO3
on 1. March 2023, 22:32 by Christounet
Lovely puzzle and beautiful symmetry ! Thanks !
on 28. February 2023, 18:59 by Playmaker6174
Beautiful symmetry and a great fun solve path! :)
on 26. February 2023, 16:19 by Snaques
Very nice puzzle. I love how these 159 puzzles make your head hurt in a good way.
on 24. February 2023, 23:08 by topoi
Great way of combining the rulesets. Fun puzzle
on 24. February 2023, 20:26 by ViKingPrime
You're absolutely correct, good intro to 159 logic and a fantastic break-in. Great puzzle!
