Jello
(Published on 1. October 2023, 15:25 by zetamath)
[This puzzle was set on my stream with lots of input and help from my chat. Thanks for all the suggestions everyone!]
Non-standard Sudoku Rules: Into each non-gray cell place a digit from 1-9. Digits cannot repeat within a row, column, or box.
Ten Clumps: Every digit in the puzzle is part of an orthogonally connected clump of digits that sums to 10. Digits may repeat within clumps if allowed by other rules. Clumps do not overlap with other clumps.
Circles: A circled cell gives the number of clumps in the up to 9 surrounding cells (including itself).
A sample of what this might look like for a small part of the grid is shown below:
Clarifications: -) Gray cells will not contain digits in the completed solution. -) The boxes in which digits cannot repeat are the same as the normal 3x3 sudoku boxes.
Have fun, leave a comment if you enjoy the puzzle!
PS: I stream solving sudoku like puzzles three days a week. You can check out the channel, as well as some videos I have made about setting puzzles, at my YouTube channel here.
Solution code: The digits in row 9 (skip the blank spaces)
Comments
on 19. October 2023, 21:44 by Xendari
Love everything about this puzzle - excellent idea & a stellar solve path. Thank you!
on 7. October 2023, 21:27 by samuel1997
Very interesting!
on 4. October 2023, 12:50 by Schma
Beautiful puzzle!
on 3. October 2023, 06:47 by zhall12570
Maybe I'm the dumb one here, but this felt closer to a 4-star to me. I continued to make mistakes in box 8 before just restarting and having a much more smooth run.
Thanks for the great puzzle, as always.
on 2. October 2023, 17:57 by OGRussHood
Ten clumps are a refreshing twist on the ten lines constraint. And there's always room for "J-E-L-L-OOOOOOOO!"
on 2. October 2023, 02:28 by coreng
Ahh! Help, my jello is melting! Super fun puzzle. Interesting use of ten sum logic.
on 1. October 2023, 21:10 by madhupt
Very smooth! A very innovative ruleset. Thanks for sharing!
on 1. October 2023, 19:33 by MicroStudy
what a delightfully insane idea for a ruleset
on 1. October 2023, 19:03 by Christounet
Fun collab setting :)
