I Whispered the Sums
(Published on 1. May 2023, 18:34 by LittleNightmaresLady)
Rules:
-Normal sudoku rules apply.
-Clues outside the grid give the sum of the first X digits in the direction of the clue, where X is the digit nearest to the clue. A ? means a single digit sum and a ?? means a double digit sum. The indicated diagonals can be a single digit sum or a double digit sum. Note that ? and ?? aren't necessarily the same for all clues.
-In addition, if X is >1, there is also an invisible whisper line of length X that starts from the cell nearest to the clue and travels in the direction of the clue until it reaches its length (i.e. must break). Adjacent digits along a whisper line must differ by at least 5. For example, a 20 clue might be 4916 and then a 2 to break it. If X = 1, no two adjacent cells in that row/column/diagonal may differ by 5 or higher.
-An inequality sign points towards the smaller digit of the two cells it connects.
Links:
F-Puzzles
CTC
Solution code: Column 7 followed by Row 4, with no spaces.
Comments
on 22. May 2023, 10:51 by bodemeister
Brutally hard for me. I must have missed some of the intended logic near the end of the puzzle, but stuck with it off and on for a couple weeks and ended up getting there. Thanks for the puzzle!
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Thanks for solving! Really pleased to hear that you've stuck with it! :D
on 16. May 2023, 02:38 by adalg
Wonderful puzzle. Some bottlenecks, sure. Keeping track of required/forbidden high jumps by using features like highlighting/lines helps. Still pleasantly hard. Thanks!
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Thank you solving and feedback! I am pleased to hear that you enjoyed this!
on 2. May 2023, 18:15 by cornish-john
Lovely logic from the ruleset, really enjoyed the break in. Tricky around the step as you mention but good solve thanks!
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Thanks again for testing and feedback!
on 1. May 2023, 18:45 by LittleNightmaresLady
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on 1. May 2023, 18:43 by LittleNightmaresLady
Version with inequality sign: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=2hpat6fc
CTC: https://tinyurl.com/y8b8hshx
on 1. May 2023, 18:39 by LittleNightmaresLady
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