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.
Comments
on 25. December 2024, 20:16 by Paquet Voleur
After more than a year away from sudoku solving, I felt like solving one again, and the good memories I had from solving your puzzles drew me back where I had left off. It was nice to be back. No promises for the future, but thanks for your enjoyable sudokus, and merry Christmas.
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@Paquet Voleur -- Merry Christmas! and I hope you're well. You had such a hiatus that I was a bit worried but I figured it was likely life getting in the way, as it's prone to do. I had a bit of a hiatus from setting as well there myself, for awhile. I think Sudoku is one of those things you can always come back to when you need and it will accept you with open arms <3 -- VKP
on 13. December 2024, 17:23 by jakestilesowen
I like this puzzle. Stadiometer is super interesting.
Are the 7-cell cage in box 6 and the 4-cell cage in box 9 just for aesthetics?
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
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
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
