Bargain Hunting at the Five and Dime - Version 2
(Published on 25. July 2023, 19:40 by HalfBakedLunatic)
The Rules
• Normal Sudoku Rules Apply
• Orthogonally adjacent cells must not sum to 5 or 10
• The digits in a cage must sum to the number printed in its corner
• 3 cell cages have 2 digits that sum to either 5 or 10
• 4 and 5 cell cages have two separate pairs of digits that each sum to either 5 or 10. (For clarity - "separate pairs" means that combinations such as 1/4/9 do not make up the two pairs)
Solve Online here:
Bargain Hunting at the Five and Dime - Version 2 (CTC)
Bargain Hunting at the Five and Dime - Version 2 (F-Puzzles)
I came up with this idea of an XV negative constraint for the whole puzzle, yet requiring pairs of digits in cages to still add to five or ten. During development/testing I tried dropping the thermometers and ended up with two different puzzles. They are both about the same level of difficulty and I couldn't choose between them - so I'm posting both!
Enjoy the puzzle and please let me know how you like it.
Puzzle by David Workman (aka "HalfBakedLunatic")
• Normal Sudoku Rules Apply
• Orthogonally adjacent cells must not sum to 5 or 10
• The digits in a cage must sum to the number printed in its corner
• 3 cell cages have 2 digits that sum to either 5 or 10
• 4 and 5 cell cages have two separate pairs of digits that each sum to either 5 or 10. (For clarity - "separate pairs" means that combinations such as 1/4/9 do not make up the two pairs)
Solve Online here:
Bargain Hunting at the Five and Dime - Version 2 (CTC)
Bargain Hunting at the Five and Dime - Version 2 (F-Puzzles)
I came up with this idea of an XV negative constraint for the whole puzzle, yet requiring pairs of digits in cages to still add to five or ten. During development/testing I tried dropping the thermometers and ended up with two different puzzles. They are both about the same level of difficulty and I couldn't choose between them - so I'm posting both!
Enjoy the puzzle and please let me know how you like it.
Puzzle by David Workman (aka "HalfBakedLunatic")
Solution code: Row 7 left to right
Solved by Xalothros, SKORP17, jalebc, bansalsaab, by81996672, butch02, Criptonight, kkli, BobAndWeave, SudokuFiend, PippoForte
Comments
on 27. July 2023, 23:58 by Criptonight
I prefer this Version 2, a very elegant and satisfying solution path. Solid three star difficulty, solid 5 star enjoyment rating. Well done.
