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Rolling Hills

(Published on 19. August 2023, 23:15 by ViKingPrime)


PUZZLE:




RULES:

Normal Sudoku rules apply.

Killer: The value of digits within a cage must sum to the number in the top-left corner (if given). Digits must not repeat within a Killer cage.
Odd/Even: Digits within Circle cells are Odd; digits within Square cells are Even.


MODIFIER:

Doubler: There are 9 Doubler cells contained within the grid comprised of a set of the digits from 1-to-9. Each row, column and box contains exactly one Doubler cell.

for Killer values
Doublers contribute twice the value of the digit in that cell to cage totals.

Stadiometer: From left-to-right, the digit of each Doubler cell indicates the row location of the Doubler cell in the next column (e.g. if there is a Doubler at R1C1 that is an 8, there is a Doubler at R8C2).


INTRODUCTION:

This is mostly a proof of concept, as well as a means to get over a bit of setter's block. Having never made an indexing-style puzzle before, I found this to be quite an interesting one to set. There's a certain energy to a puzzle where you need to bounce around the grid a little and to not think so linearly (and hopefully you find that same energy in your solve!).

An example puzzle will follow to better illustrate the rules.

Have fun!





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Solution code: The digits along Row 3, left-to-right, then along Column 7, top-to-bottom.

Last changed on on 13. October 2024, 17:57

Solved by AvonD, Kworb, h5663454, seeppp, peterkp, onbu, 13258280771, Briks, functor, benny, Christounet, Snookerfan, zxp774747, Kenro, ficko, kiwi0710, Hazem-77, Shmartus, Asphodel, mang0, thoughtbyte, samuel1997, CrippledLamp, lupus1978, Paletron, ElChiglia, DamnedLight, jinkela114514, Slink, starelev5, PippoForte, KyubiBoy, oskode, Sewerin
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Comments

on 4. September 2023, 02:05 by thoughtbyte
Excellent puzzle! A very nice, smooth, and not too tough intro to stadiometers. Thanks.

on 30. August 2023, 16:07 by Asphodel
The doublers rule variant makes the puzzle surprisingly smooth. Well done !

on 23. August 2023, 16:45 by Snookerfan
I really like this ruleset! Thank you again

Last changed on 22. August 2023, 00:38

on 21. August 2023, 20:37 by Christounet
Enjoyed testing this puzzle ! Thanks :)
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I really appreciate the feedback! This felt like an early draft but I there's a few more things I'd like to try with it -- VKP

Last changed on 22. August 2023, 00:37

on 20. August 2023, 10:51 by Kworb
Awesome puzzle with beautiful logic. I usually struggle with indexing but this stadiometer constraint is quite simple to understand and work with. Hope it catches on!
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Thanks for saying! I think I've got a handle on the constraint and it was fun to make, so expect to see more <3 -- VKP

Difficulty:3
Rating:94 %
Solved:34 times
Observed:9 times
ID:000EV3

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