This puzzle was inspired by XeonRisq using the Remote Sums constraint that he created. This puzzle may be closer to 5-stars for difficulty depending on your experience with X-sums puzzles.
Ratings, comments, and feedback are much appreciated! Please feel free to reach out to me on Discord if you have any comments or questions. Please also feel free to try my other puzzles here.
Rules:
Penpa+: https://tinyurl.com/2ge57gk4
SudokuPad: https://tinyurl.com/4k23tswr
If solving with SudokuPad, I suggest using corner/center pencil marks to notate the X-sums clues in the gray cells to avoid issues with the conflict checker.
Solution code: Row 7 and Column 7 of the sudoku grid (18 digits, with row 1/column 1 being the first row/column of white cells)
on 27. July 2023, 14:24 by Bankey
Tough but fun! Thanks, @ dumediat :).
on 12. July 2023, 16:05 by glum_hippo
"Love to see an idea get pushed further and further to the edge of what's possible." is a vintage XeonRisq comment.
on 29. May 2023, 09:42 by Loona
First time solving X-sums and remote sums - only took 161 minutes, because I thought 3+8+9 was 19 XD
Beautiful puzzle
on 26. May 2023, 17:39 by dumediat
Changed "digit" to "number" in the rules.
on 26. May 2023, 15:11 by XeonRisq
Difficult but fun puzzle. Nice idea, excellent execution. Love to see an idea get pushed further and further to the edge of what's possible.
on 26. May 2023, 15:01 by Jesper
Really fun puzzle, thanks!
>>dumediat: You're welcome, I'm glad you had fun!
on 26. May 2023, 14:37 by Myxo
Wonderful puzzle!