Empire State of Mind (Numbered Rooms Skyscraper)
(Published on 12. May 2023, 09:00 by tallcat)
For me, a lot of fun in combining variants is to have them play off each other in different ways. For this puzzle, I took it a step further to see how combining the constraints more directly would work. I chose skyscrapers and numbered rooms - as I considered them 'middle of the road' constraints in terms of likeability within the puzzle community - and I have to say, I was surprised how well they worked together. Happy solving!
Normal sudoku rules apply
Clues outside the grid are
both Numbered Room and Skyscraper
Numbered Room: Clues indicate the digit to be placed in the Nth cell in the corresponding direction where N is digit in the first cell in that direction
Skyscraper: Clues indicate how many numbers are 'seen' looking into the grid along the row/column. Numbers are visible only when larger than all numbers that appear before it along the line of sight
Kropki pairs: Cells joined by a white dot must be consecutive. Not all dots are given
Can be played online at
f-puzzles or
Sudokupad
Solution code: Column 3 (top to bottom) followed by row 7 (left to right). 18 digits, no spaces.
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Solved by Siebuhh, StefanSch, Jesper, SSG, Leonard Hal, Gryllulus, cdwg2000, Bjd, tuturitu, Steven R, wand, Mouski, marcmees, laky, Bellsita, halakani, SKORP17, AvonD, bansalsaab, Snow the Jam Man, farodin64, ... 999ARMEN999, Chefofdeath, OGRussHood, fjam, Jodelbanane, PippoForte, lovely, karlmortenlunna, mew_rocks, mezkur7, Christounet, Sewerin, Statistica, karen_birgitta, OhHeyGuysItsMax, Bobbobert
Comments
on 28. August 2023, 00:26 by Christounet
A very nice combination of clues to unlock this puzzle. Even if it's late, I'm in the state of mind of solving another one of yours after this ! Thanks :)
on 16. May 2023, 02:19 by Playmaker6174
A very tight solve, but plenty of fun and neat interactions throughout as well :)
on 14. May 2023, 12:00 by grkles
Fantastic! Elegant and enjoyable, as I knew it would be.
on 13. May 2023, 17:02 by pms_headache
A delight
on 13. May 2023, 14:44 by Dag H
Loved it!
on 13. May 2023, 01:07 by JBowzer
Gorgeous
on 12. May 2023, 15:45 by Mouski
Absolute beauty.