Extraterrestrial Tripleblock with X-Sums
(Published on 27. May 2023, 16:45 by KNT)
Clues above and to the left of the grid are tripleblock clues: the first value gives the sum of the numbers between the first and second empty cell in the row or column. The second value gives the sum of the numbers between the second and last empty cell in the row or column. These values may be zero if the empty cells are adjacent.
Clues to the right and bottom of the grid are X-sum clues: the value indicates the sum of the numbers in the first X cells from that direction, where X is the first seen number in that direction.
The clues are given by an extraterrestrial, who uses an unknown number base N. The letters A-I replace numbers from 0 to N-1, and no two letters may replace the same number. No multi-digit clue may have a leading zero.
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Solution code: Row 8, Column 2, write S for empty cells
Comments
on 26. August 2023, 11:44 by AnnaTh
Ooh! The start was quite tricky. Combined with a persistent wrong assumption it kept me struggling for a long time. Great puzzle, again!
on 20. July 2023, 22:25 by ibag
Fantastic!
on 12. June 2023, 23:35 by MicroStudy
ngl im a bit annoyed that it resolves SO nicely at the end like how lmfao
on 12. June 2023, 23:33 by Myxo
You are insane
on 7. June 2023, 22:39 by Piatato
Loads of fun, thanks!
on 1. June 2023, 14:22 by filuta
cool ruleset and fun puzzle
on 29. May 2023, 12:45 by RJBlarmo
Fun puzzle! The opening sequence was very satisfying to work out.
on 29. May 2023, 08:37 by dennischen
a really fun solve. definitely a lot of interesting deductions packed into the grid, but imo none of them are unreasonably hard
on 28. May 2023, 21:36 by marcmees
nice. thanks
on 28. May 2023, 04:38 by KNT
@MaizeGator: That is correct.
on 28. May 2023, 04:34 by MaizeGator
Rule clarification: A shaded cell still counts as a cell from an x-sum perspective, correct? For example, if the row sequence went S31S2 (S is shaded), the x-sum would be summing the first 3 cells (3 is the first seen digit) and the x-sum would have a value of 4?
on 27. May 2023, 22:10 by Niverio
Fascinating puzzle! Enjoyed testing this months ago, happy to see it over here :)
on 27. May 2023, 18:27 by Jesper
Awesome, really enjoyed it, thanks!
on 27. May 2023, 17:54 by polar
Exceptional puzzle! Extremely tricky ruleset in all the best ways, flawless execution and with aesthetics that could easily be mistaken for someone else ;) Very impressive indeed.
