Order Crossing (ft. Nordy)
(Published on 22. August 2023, 17:39 by damasosos92)
After solving it I thought it would have been cool to use that ruleset in other interesting ways, and I proposed a collaboration to Nordy, that immediately accepted.
We're really satisfied with the result, so welcome to Order Crossing.
Rules:
Normal sudoku: within the thick-bordered 9x9 grid, place the digits 1 to 9 in every row, column, and 3x3 box.
In Order: A digit from 1 to 9 must be placed in each dashed-line cell outside the grid. Digits outside the grid give the order in which those digits must appear in the corresponding row or column, but not necessarily next to each other.
Kropki: Digits joined by a white dot are consecutive. Digits joined by a black dot are in a 2:1 ratio. Not all dots are necessarily given.
This is an example of how the In Order rules work:
Order Crossing is also available online on CTC-App (please disable the conflict checker, because it doesn't work well with ouside digits).
Have fun solving, and please leave a comment after your solve!
Solution code: Row 6 of the sudoku, left to right, including the outside clues (12 digits).
Comments
on 20. February 2024, 05:05 by Bankey
Interesting ruleset. Thanks, @ damasosos92 :).
on 9. November 2023, 10:44 by zzw
Really nice puzzle, thanks!
on 27. October 2023, 23:01 by Playmaker6174
Pretty much what MicroStudy said, this puzzle deserves some more love imo. Lots of interesting and funny interactions all over :)
on 27. October 2023, 18:40 by MicroStudy
very criminally undersolved puzzle, it's quite straightforward but equally as delightful
on 21. October 2023, 16:13 by Crusader175
Cool ruleset combination idea!
on 24. August 2023, 15:42 by samuel1997
Haven't seen this ruleset combination before. It brings a lot of new and interesting logic to me! Enjoy it so much!
on 23. August 2023, 06:04 by marcmees
nice idea. thanks.
on 22. August 2023, 17:57 by yttrio
Interesting concept with some really cool deductions along the way!
