Dear Entropy Lovers...
(Published on 12. September 2023, 13:58 by Mad-Tyas)
But I want to provide fans of the entropy constraint with new, interesting puzzles.
I tried to choose a comeback puzzle that is fun, even if you have already solved a lot of entropy Sudokus, but is also accessible even if you don't have much previous experience
Rules:
Sudoku: Fill every row, column and marked 3x3 box with the digits 1-9.
Killer: In cages marked with a black dashed line digits must not repeat and have to add up to the total given in the top left corner of the cage.
Renban: Digits on a purple line form a set of consecutive, non-repeating digits in any order.
Entropy: The low digits (1, 2, 3), middle digits (4, 5, 6) and high digits (7, 8, 9) are defined as three different groups. In the finished grid each 2x2 box has to contain at least one digit of each group.
Have fun solving!
Solution code: Row 9 followed by column 5 (18 digits)
Comments
on 17. September 2023, 13:32 by ymhsbmbesitwf
Truly awesome! Thank you.
on 14. September 2023, 21:17 by Mad-Tyas
Thank you very much for all these lovely comments :-)
on 13. September 2023, 17:54 by WeakSolver
Very good
on 13. September 2023, 17:30 by Norkas
Very fun puzzle. Great logic until the very end (which kind of felt like a step up in difficulty from what came before).
on 13. September 2023, 16:06 by ViKingPrime
Another masterclass in setting. Amazing craftsmanship.
on 13. September 2023, 11:52 by sujoyku
Thank you for this great entropy puzzle, Mad-Tyas! I especially liked the interaction with the renbans. I have to admit I got stuck at some points of the solve, but the deductions I found then always felt completely fair. Thank you for setting and sharing!
on 13. September 2023, 03:58 by Calvinball
I need to find me a partner who loves me as much as Mad-Tyas loves entropy.
Lovely puzzle, thanks for taking your time to set it!
on 12. September 2023, 18:40 by bansalsaab
Welcome back!
on 12. September 2023, 18:36 by Tilberg
@ Qodec: Sure this is a smile? Rather felt like an evil grin to me, especially when I spent ages finding the last step to finish the puzzle ... ;-)
on 12. September 2023, 18:03 by Snookerfan
Very nice, I really like the full entropy ruleset! Thank you
on 12. September 2023, 17:22 by Qodec
This puzzle smiles at me.
