Coordi-Loop
(Published on 5. July 2023, 21:55 by Celery)
Coordi-Loop by Celery
Rules:
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- Draw a loop that travels around the grid orthogonally through the centre of cells. This loop must pass through each 3x3 box at least once. No 2x2 area can fully contain loop cells and adjacent digits upon the loop must differ by at least 5.
- In a cage digits must sum to the total (z) in the top left corner of the cage if given. Additionally, each cage will reveal a coordinate (Row X Column Y, with X being the uppermost/leftmost digit and Y being the lowermost/rightmost digit) whereby Z must be placed. Each cage's coordinate cell must be part of the loop, and cages are allowed to reference the same cell multiple times throughout the puzzle. The given '6' cage is unique; no other cage can sum to 6!
Link --> https://tinyurl.com/2at8y393
Solution code: Row 3 from left to right THEN row 7 from left to right
Solved by killer_rectangle, yttrio, Elliott810, Mr_tn, AzureFire, Myxo, CrippledLamp, misko, Kenro, AvonD, Nightmare2805, Paquet Voleur, galgamer, Tacosian, dunkevi, koba1917, shteev, willdabeast29, Azireo, ... pianobarry87, ymhsbmbesitwf, OldCaptainWZJ, Calesch, Awedish, pothepanda, nearestneighbour, Uhu, damasosos92, michaal94, konklone, bansalsaab, PippoForte, elpadrinoIV, Puzpensu, lmdemasi
Comments
on 12. September 2023, 16:18 by nearestneighbour
Amazing, made me feel very smart.
on 12. July 2023, 19:55 by Azireo
A masterpiece!
on 10. July 2023, 01:04 by shteev
Absolutely stunning puzzle!
on 9. July 2023, 19:38 by Tacosian
Magnificent puzzle! Easily one of my favorites. Great concept and execution.
on 9. July 2023, 02:07 by Paquet Voleur
Beautiful puzzle!
on 8. July 2023, 21:26 by Nightmare2805
Loved it.
on 6. July 2023, 22:54 by Myxo
Very weird and interesting ruleset combination. The puzzle was super smooth and enjoyable!
Last changed on 6. July 2023, 07:00on 6. July 2023, 07:00 by Elliott810
Absolutely brilliant puzzle! So many different levels of thinking in just one puzzle! Take a bow and thanks:)
on 6. July 2023, 06:41 by yttrio
It took a little while to understand how the cage coordinates needed to work, but it was very beautiful when it finally clicked. Excellent puzzle!