Heisenberg
(Published on 6. August 2023, 09:37 by randall)
I liked the 'BYOX' mechanic from my previous puzzle, but I didn't love the puzzle. I wanted to make something smoother to solve, and I hope this fits the bill. It's certainly more approachable; probably 2-3 stars for difficulty.
Enjoy!
Rules
Normal sudoku rules apply: Place the digits 1-9 once each in every row, column, and 3x3 box.
Arrows: Digits along an arrow sum to the number in its bulb.
Build-your-own X-Sums: Digits along an arrow are an X-sum *clue* - the following X digits (in the direction of the arrow) sum to the clue, where X is the first cell in that direction. 2-cell arrows are double-digit clues: The nearest digit to the arrow circle is the tens digit, followed by the units digit.
The inequality symbol (>) points to the smaller of the two digits surrounding the symbol.
Click here to play the puzzle in Sven's SudokuPad.
Solution code: Reading top-down from row 1, write the column index of each 1 in the solved grid. 9 digits, no spaces or punctuation.
Comments
on 17. August 2023, 00:17 by BaumJames
Cool puzzle. Very cool idea.
on 6. August 2023, 20:06 by Myxo
Very lovely puzzle. Really approachable and smooth.
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thanks, Myxo!
on 6. August 2023, 18:37 by ymhsbmbesitwf
Very fun puzzle, thanks!
To me the wording of the rules was confusing at first, i looked at the other puzzle and explicitly saying that the X/N is "first cell after the arrow in that direction" instead of just "first cell in that direction" is much better as it removes all imagined ambiguity.
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thanks - always appreciate the feedback.
on 6. August 2023, 17:50 by XeonRisq
Very interesting idea, wonderful execution. Some of the clues were quite surprising. Thanks for this gem of a puzzle.
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too kind, good sir!!
on 6. August 2023, 11:15 by Crusader175
Very nice! I had a lot of fun solving this one. :)
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thanks, Alaric!
on 6. August 2023, 10:48 by kporadzinski
Fantastic puzzle. It was a great plasure to solve it. I'm looking forward for more puzzles like this. Great Job @randall
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wow, thank you for such kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed the puzzle :)
-randall
