Local Maxima & Minima
(Published on 28. June 2023, 21:54 by benbruce)
Place the digits 1,2,...,8 in each row, column, and box. Each digit must either be greater than all of its orthogonally adjacent neighbours or less than all of its orthogonally adjacent neighbours. Clues outside the grid give the sum of the digits along the indicated diagonal. (Digits may repeat along a diagonal, when allowed by other rules.)
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Solution code: Row 1 followed by row 5 (left to right with no spaces: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX)
Last changed on on 28. June 2023, 23:58
Solved by RockyRoer, Nylimb, bigger, Xalothros, StefanSch, cegie, tesseralis, Jacsn, Torvelo
Comments
on 5. July 2023, 22:46 by benbruce
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :)
on 2. July 2023, 09:18 by tesseralis
it took me an embarrassingly long time for me to realize the trick but after that it was a very cute puzzle.
on 28. June 2023, 23:58 by benbruce
Added link to online solving tool