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Order and Chaos

(Published on 7. April 2023, 03:44 by Scojo)

These puzzles were originally set in September 2022 for the Cracking the Cryptic Discord's monthly prompt of "Yin and Yang."

Order Rules:
  • Normal sudoku rules apply.
  • Digits along the white "therm-bans" must increase consecutively from bulb to tip.
  • Digits may not repeat along either of the two marked diagonals.
  • Every digit Y in the central box must contain the value 10-X, where X is the digit in the same position in the puzzle "Chaos".

Solve Order in CTC or f-puzzles

Chaos Rules:
  • Place the digits 1-9 in every row, column, and 9 cell orthogonally connected region. One region is given, the other eight must be determined.
  • Cells that are a knight's move or a king's move apart may not contain the same digit.
  • A digit in a circle indicates how many of that cell's sides are part of a border between regions. Edges of the grid do not contribute to this count. All circles are given.
  • A digit in a square indicates how many of the (up to) 9 cells in the 3x3 area centered on that cell are in the same region as it, including itself. All squares are given.
  • Every digit X in the given central box must contain the value 10-Y, where Y is the digit in the same position in the puzzle "Order".

Solve Chaos in CTC or f-puzzles

Solution code: Row 9 of Order followed by Row 9 of Chaos (18 digits total)

Last changed on on 8. April 2023, 01:41

Solved by mercierus, Wolwo, asver, jkuo7, Lavender Gooms, Elliptical, novarielet, akamchinjir, wildbush7, codewizard, 85392, tobymgk, steini, SSG, DiMono, Ekkojensen, Felis_Timon, lmdemasi, BeeBoi, silent492, karlmortenlunna
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Comments

on 6. May 2023, 12:49 by codewizard
I found this really difficult, but perhaps because I misread the Order rules, and thought it was regular thermos... So was completely stuck there but manage to solve the Chaos anyway (which was hard work). But it was fun! :)

on 14. April 2023, 02:17 by novarielet
i absolutely loved how well both puzzles flowed and how they interacted! thanks for your help on discord!!

on 7. April 2023, 16:38 by Scojo
Fixed solution code

Last changed on 8. April 2023, 03:18

on 7. April 2023, 15:10 by asver
Is the solution code correct? I have triple checked my solution, seems fine)

Difficulty:3
Rating:87 %
Solved:21 times
Observed:12 times
ID:000DJA

Variant combination Online solving tool Multi-grid puzzle

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