Floppy Disks
(Published on 14. April 2023, 09:15 by ViKingPrime)
PUZZLE:
RULES:
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
• Arrow: The value of digits along an arrow must sum to the value in its originating circle.
• Killer: The value of digits within a cage must sum to the number in the top-left corner.
MODIFIER:
• Cage Neutrality: Digits may repeat within a cage if allowed by other rules.
• Nosferatu: There are 9 Nosferatu cells contained within the grid comprised of a set of the digits from 1-to-9. Each row, column and box contains exactly one Nosferatu cell. There are nine 9 Prey cells contained within the grid following the same rules as the Nosferatu cells. A cell may have only one of these roles.
for Arrow/Killer values
Prey cells contribute no value (0).
Nosferatu cells contribute the sum of the digits in the Nosferatu cell and Prey cell within the same box.
INTRODUCTION:
I usually like to keep a puzzle title on theme with the rule-set but in this case, the cages were clearly Floppy Disks. What do Floppy Disks have to do with vampires? Your guess is as good as mine, if you figure it out let me know.
Here are some puzzles from other setters using the same constraint:
"Oil, Water, Vampires" by Blobz
"Monster Math" by ThePedallingPianist
Have fun!
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Note: It is recommended you turn off the conflict checker during your solve.
Solve in SudokuPad (with solution) ...beware of spoilers!
- "Bite Marks" (Kropki)
- "Bloodcursed Arrows" (Arrow)
- "Bloodsuckers" (Arrow/Killer)
- "Bloodlines" (Killer/Stadiometer)
- "Floppy Disks" (Arrow/Killer)
Solution code: The digits along Row 8, left-to-right; then along Column 8, top-to-bottom.
Comments
on 17. October 2024, 23:29 by Mad-Tyas
Amazing puzzle! Very interesting use of the Vampire ruleset!
on 21. May 2023, 22:39 by Christounet
This vampire puzzle sucked the energy right of my brain, but with a satisfying solve path that made me think a lot at the beginning to understand what was going on with those red/blue cells. And I actually love the vintage design of the floppy disks ! Thanks :)
on 14. April 2023, 18:25 by Paquet Voleur
Here's a tenuous link between this puzzle's title and my solving of it: both work. They're slow and inefficient, for sure, but they get the job done! Another very fun puzzle from you! Thanks a lot for all the good puzzles!
EDIT: You're the reason I do this, mainly because I think we're two people of the only few people who like Vampire puzzles XD we'll convince the rest of 'em someday - VKP
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I certainly hope they'll pick up on what they're missing at some point! I can't help feeling sorry for them.
