Do(o)ts and Sum Blue (6x6)
(Published on 9. July 2023, 15:11 by SandraNala)
Blue lines are region sum lines. For each line, digits on the line have an equal sum N within each box it passes through. There are 4 lines that cross another line in this puzzle. These are to be treated as independent lines. (So there are 8 lines in total here)
Cells separated by a black Kropki dot are in a 1:2 ratio. Sets of digits separated by a black Kroopki Doot (a long, ellipse-looking shape) must have their respective sums be in a 1:2 ratio.
Cells separated by a white Kropki dot are consecutive. Sets of digits separated by a white Kroopki Doot must have their respective sums be consecutive.
Not all Kropki or Kroopki Do(o)ts are necessarily given. There is no negative constraint.
Solution code: Row 3 and Column 3:
Comments
on 29. September 2024, 13:10 by BabyfacedBard
Lovely puzzle! More of a 1.5-2 star difficulty in my view, but very satisfying as usual
on 5. August 2024, 15:44 by PaganiusI
Took me 5 tries or something, because my brain couldn't handle these pills. Still a really fun puzzle
on 15. June 2024, 18:29 by nlanday
really lovely puzzle, as always! I think the instructions would be clearer if they clarified which direction the doots should be read.
on 16. January 2024, 23:39 by eggfriedcheese
Lovely Puzzle! Loved getting the crayons out!
on 11. September 2023, 06:35 by MrRobotMan
This puzzle was graat! My only struggle was due to doing some really bad math near the end.
on 26. July 2023, 23:19 by Ratfinkz
Got there!!! Loved this, despite making a wrong logical leap several times on the trot!!
on 14. July 2023, 02:04 by Wessel Strijkstra
hella cute<3
on 10. July 2023, 22:40 by Jreg
Heyyy so I just published a puzzle directly inspired by this one. I call it The Butterfly Defect and I worked in the pattern that I first THOUGHT I saw in your grid. Feel free to give it a try as well! (:
on 10. July 2023, 09:18 by SandraNala
After some valuable feedback from solvers I have added to the rules that the 4 crossing lines have to be seen as independent and therefore 8 lines exist in this puzzle. Thank you for pointing that out! :)
on 10. July 2023, 00:24 by Nordy
Very cool!
on 9. July 2023, 23:32 by HumanBirdsong
Neat!
on 9. July 2023, 23:30 by Jreg
...and then I solved it in under five minutes, lol. Just to redeem my intelligence.
on 9. July 2023, 23:22 by Jreg
Can you please clarify in the description that the crossing renbans are NOT all parts of one big renban? I literally spent an hour thinking they were all connected before I figured out the puzzle couldn't be solved that way.
Sandra here! Thank you for pointing that out. I changed the rules of the puzzle to make that clear now! Glad you still managed to solve it in the end. Hope you enjoyed it!
on 9. July 2023, 15:51 by dumediat
Clever and fun, thanks!
