Cosmic Intruders
(Published on 3. March 2023, 02:15 by ViKingPrime)
PUZZLE:
RULES:
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
• Arrow: Digits along each arrow must sum to the digit in its originating circle.
• German Whisper (green): Digits along each German Whisper line must differ by at least five [5].
• Killer: Digits within a cage must sum to the number in the top-left corner.
• Kropki: White dots separate two cells containing consecutive digits; Black dots separate two cells where one is double the other [ratio of 1:2] (not all dots are given).
• Odd/Even: Digits within Circle cells are Odd; digits within Square cells are Even.
• Renban (pink): Digits along each Renban line form a set of consecutive, non-repeating digits in any order.
FAQ:
Q: Did you make a little spaceship with arrows and build a puzzle around it?
A: Yes. Yes I did.
Q: That makes sense. Well done! Now, next question. Usually simplicity - not necessarily in logic but in layout - helps to improve a puzzle. The grid is quite full and that's a lot of rules I'm seeing, surely you could have cut that down? Switched the Renban lines for more Kropki dots, for instance?
A: Yes but laser beams.
Q: Fair point! So you ha-
A: Pew pew!
Q: Yes! Very good. Job well done! I can see you're a busy person s-... you can put your finger guns down now. Thank you. Right, I see you're busy so I'll wrap this up. Final question, how do you find personal meaning in a sometimes cold and indifferent universe?
A: It's seriously important to be silly, at least some of the time.
Solve in f-puzzles!
Solve in SudokuPad!
Solution code: The digits along Row 5, read left-to-right, then the digits along Column 9, read top-to-bottom.
Comments
on 9. June 2024, 14:52 by wuc
Somewhat harder than typical 1 star puzzles. Maybe the setters name made it feel harder ;-). Great fun thx.
on 7. March 2024, 03:19 by augsod
I thought I was lost and then 15 minutes later the grid was filled in, the little spaceship on the bottom is delightful
on 5. October 2023, 17:49 by faltenin
Made things more complicated for myself by misregistering the box 5 dot as Black, not white... until I needed to disambiguate right at the end!
Thanks for a really nice puzzle
---
@faltenin - Thank YOU for the really nice comment <3 -- VKP
on 16. August 2023, 22:25 by silent_rob
Wonderful puzzle - I love the visuals and the presentation (especially the faq). Great break-in and everything flowed really smoothly.
on 26. June 2023, 14:29 by McParland57
Good looking puzzle and really enjoyed the break-in
on 28. May 2023, 18:56 by AdrianSimple
So much fun! Thank you :D
on 22. May 2023, 23:08 by Hirrumi
Nice puzzle. Solved just under 30 minutes which is great time for me i guess :)
----------
EDIT: Glad to hear it! and an excellent solve-time <3 -- VKP
on 12. May 2023, 12:59 by Superdamicobros
This gave me a bit of trouble towards the end of the solve, but very enjoyable puzzle. Loved the setting.
on 24. April 2023, 20:32 by brennan77
What a great puzzle! Flows very nicely, totally approachable
on 13. March 2023, 15:17 by juhish
"EyemaPlumm: I came here to be rude about this puzzle"
wtf?
on 10. March 2023, 19:18 by EyemaPlumm
I came here to be rude about this puzzle...then I saw the finger guns... Best intro to a puzzle I've ever seen, love that there's such an element of fun behind it (it IS why we do these things, after all), and I'd love to see more setters give an intro like this. Great work, V.
on 8. March 2023, 06:24 by crhodgkin
Fun to solve and a very playful presentation. Thank you for sharing!
on 6. March 2023, 01:53 by RussKozerski
First two tries I got killed near the end. (Note to self: green is not purple.) 3rd time's the charm. Pew pew. Thank you for an entertaining puzzle.
EDIT: That's why you get all those extra lives - VKP
on 5. March 2023, 11:09 by gd1981
Lovely puzzle. Had to attempt it in a couple of sessions due to working but easy to pick up the logic when returning to it.
on 5. March 2023, 04:28 by wenchang
NICE and SMOOTH! Spoiler alert! https://youtu.be/raidRI1w4YY
on 4. March 2023, 12:19 by HumanBirdsong
Very enjoyable, thank you!
on 4. March 2023, 08:51 by castamyre
wonderful puzzle! it IS seriously important to be silly :D
on 4. March 2023, 03:11 by damasosos92
Pew pew!
on 3. March 2023, 21:22 by Something Wellesian
This was really great fun, thanks!
on 3. March 2023, 20:33 by Florian Wortmann
Lovely puzzle and charming presentation :-)
on 3. March 2023, 16:55 by MarthaB
Fun puzzle! Thank you ViKingPrime.
on 3. March 2023, 15:45 by Syzygy
Joyful! Thank you
EDIT: and thank you! Thanks everyone for the lovely comments <3 - VKP
on 3. March 2023, 13:32 by horseradish1
This was really fun!
on 3. March 2023, 12:24 by GorgeousNicko
Q: Pew pew pew?
A: Fun, fun, fun!
on 3. March 2023, 11:58 by nunc
Very nicely flowing, straight forward (as long as you look at the right place) puzzle. Thank you very much.
on 3. March 2023, 11:01 by sdlay2
Very fun, love it!
on 3. March 2023, 04:18 by alanb
Pew pew pew, where do I put in the quarter?
on 3. March 2023, 02:29 by PinkNickels
Super fun! Thanks
