House Par(i)ty (10 in 1 sudoku puzzle)
(Published on 6. October 2023, 00:43 by AnalyticalNinja )
Rules:
Clues outside the grid are Parity Party clues and give the sum of the digits up to and including the first even digit or up to and including the first odd digit from that side. Single digit clues might give the first digit only. (i.e. a 7 clue could mean the first cell seen contains a 7, the first two cells contain an even and an odd that sum to 7, or the first two cells have a 24 pair and the third cell contains a 1.)
Digits within cages can't repeat, and sum to the small number shown.
This puzzle is solved in two stages:
Stage 1:
Each 3x3 box is solved independently as a 3x3 mean mini. (each box uses exactly three digits from 1-9 without repeating in the rows or columns of that box.) Outside clues are for the first box seen in this stage.
Stage 2:
Delete all digits except for the central cell of each 3x3 box. then solve the puzzle as a regular 9x9 sudoku using the remaining digits as givens. Outside clues can now see further than just the first box seen.
House Par(i)ty can be played with f-puzzles or SudokuPad (CTC).
If you enjoyed this puzzle and want to try out my previous 10 in 1 puzzles, feel free to follow these links:
Lego House (my first 10 in 1 creation)
Doll House
Moody Lines
Lego House V2 (my idea for a spiritual successor of the original Lego House puzzle)
Solution code: Column 9 of the final solution.
Comments
on 12. October 2023, 04:00 by feethy
Nice puzzle! It's always a pleasure to solve these kind of 2-stages puzzles. Thanks for creating it!
on 7. October 2023, 16:29 by elnahal
This was great. The two stages and the way your rules interact differently in each stage was very nice. Due to reading comprehension problem on my end I added a constraint that was not there and had to start over once.
on 7. October 2023, 11:05 by Fra314
Wonderful, stunning puzzle. So brilliant that I feared I would go blind. WOW.
on 6. October 2023, 20:17 by okchill
Amazing amazing puzzle! So fun and satisfying.
on 6. October 2023, 11:09 by fuxia
Beautiful harmony between the constraints. I enjoyed this a lot. Thank you!
on 6. October 2023, 10:55 by zrbakhtiar
mean mini and cage is the best combo. nice puzzle
on 6. October 2023, 08:41 by Playmaker6174
I've been spoiled, this is a very impressive setting there, thanks for the great fun! ;)
on 6. October 2023, 04:50 by glum_hippo
Thank you for this lovely idea with Parity Party action!
on 6. October 2023, 01:24 by mathpesto
Incredible setting! I'm impressive with how well the clues work in both stages. My favorite in the series; it's full of great logic!
