Treasure Trail
(Published on 28. August 2023, 01:43 by Rhyno)
Rules
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Even: Digits within a grey square must be even
Ratio: Cells separated by black dots must be in the ratio given
Killer Cages: Numbers in cages sum to the number in the top left corner of the cage.
Thermometers: Digits along a thermometer increase from the bulb end.
('X') The digits in those cells must add up to 10.
Trail Cells: Digits in red cells are trail cells
Each Trail cell has a different value
Trail cells cannot reference each other
Trail Cells must not reference a cell in its own column or row
A Trail Cells value points to the next cell in the sequence
eg. R3 C2 V1 would reference R1 C3 V2 which would then reference R2 C1 V3 where R = Row, C = Column and V = Value
Trail Example:
Puzzle:
Solution code: Row 2
Comments
on 28. August 2023, 14:56 by lmdemasi
The explanation of the trail is vague. It is not explained what "reference" means when talking about trail cells not referencing other cells. It is also not clear what "points to the next cell in the sequence" means.
The example makes this less clear, as it describes the trails cells "referencing" the other trail cells, in contradiction to the previously given rule.
on 28. August 2023, 05:19 by coreng
The earlier version had an error in the example. The trail cycling through R,C,V now makes sense. Was a fun hunt for treasure!
on 28. August 2023, 02:50 by aerenhart
This is not a hard puzzle, but you gotta keep track of things or it will get out of control heh. Very nice puzzle, thank you very much!
