Little Islands (6x6)
(Published on 13. July 2023, 04:21 by SamuPiano)
This is an introduction puzzle to some of my other puzzles featuring the "Islands" constraint.
This is a 6x6 map of the ocean - there are ocean cells and island cells.
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Killer sudoku rules apply - digits cannot repeat within a cage and must sum to the number in the top left corner of the cage.
HOWEVER, 12 cells - two in each box, row and column -are 'island' cells - these do not count toward the cage totals. Only 'ocean' cells count towards cage totals. There can be as many island cells as needed in any cage. Digits cannot repeat in a cage regardless of whether they are an island or an ocean cell.
Happy solving!
A couple more links for those who enjoyed this one:
Solution code: Row 2 followed by Column 6.
Comments
on 28. March 2024, 20:41 by SamuPiano
Added a link to Islands 4
on 25. July 2023, 04:33 by SamuPiano
Edited links to reflect the rule clarification.
on 21. July 2023, 05:10 by Nordy
Very enjoyable!!
on 13. July 2023, 21:35 by Florian Wortmann
I remembered enjoying the original "Islands" very much, so this 6x6 was a nice reminder. Look forward to trying "Islands 2" :-)
on 13. July 2023, 19:30 by SamuPiano
Slight rules clarification
on 13. July 2023, 18:37 by SamuPiano
Added links to Islands and Islands 2
on 13. July 2023, 17:43 by zrbakhtiar
so, it seems there can be 'island' that not fully surrounded by 'ocean'
on 13. July 2023, 10:09 by TNGuy
Interesting ruleset, very fun, thanks!
on 13. July 2023, 07:11 by rpearl
fun ruleset!
