Pentominous Sum Lines
(Published on 19. October 2023, 23:22 by Xendari)
Pentominous Sum Lines
In the same vein as
Qi Manifest, I'm continuing to explore variants of 'region' sum lines, where the sums are with respect to areas created by a pencil puzzle hybrid (as opposed to normal / chaos sudoku regions). Although I'm not very experienced with pentominous puzzles, I found the combination of these rules to be very fun and intuitive to set with. I'm on the lookout for pencil puzzle genres to try and make similar puzzles with, so let me know if you have any suggestions - otherwise, your feedback is appreciated, and I hope you enjoy Pentominous Sum Lines :)
Rules
Sudoku: Normal sudoku rules apply.
Pentominoes: Place pentominoes into the grid such that all cells (other than the six shaded cells) are part of a pentomino. Digits may not repeat inside a pentomino. Pentominoes with the same shape may not touch each other orthogonally, regardless of reflection or rotation.
Sum Lines: The sum of the digits on a line within a pentomino must be the same for each pentomino the line passes through. A line may not re-enter a pentomino, and different lines may have different sums. Lines must visit at least two pentominoes.
Solve online:
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Solution code: Column 9
Solved by zzw, MicroStudy, MontanaPearl, ONeill, AvonD, bansalsaab, tuturitu, OlafLemme, Jesper, SeveNateNine, Mikkhaeel, galgamer, GBPack, gigglingCaduceus, meixia, hoopsie, Christounet, SXH, Agent, ... tome_coelho, Silverbyte, davidxxy, wenchang, SKORP17, Cookie93, Dentones, abed hawila, Uhu, misko, ManuH, dogfarts, OGRussHood, madhupt, ddx01, Tacosian, datax, PippoForte, Chefofdeath, lerroyy
Comments
on 25. October 2023, 01:23 by Silverbyte
I had a really smooth solve, so this was actually not that difficult. Once you figured something out it usually resulted in digits, which felt great. Nice puzzle!
on 21. October 2023, 14:33 by samuel1997
Very nice puzzle! Feel like it's 3.5 difficulties
on 21. October 2023, 11:55 by Snookerfan
Brilliant puzzle! Great fun and approachable. Thank you
on 21. October 2023, 05:33 by Agent
Very nice and approachable puzzle! Especially enjoyed box 8 logic.
on 21. October 2023, 01:11 by Christounet
Very fun ! Thanks :)
on 21. October 2023, 00:50 by hoopsie
Fantastic! The logic is tough but flows so well together
on 20. October 2023, 01:01 by zzw
I love this puzzle so much! It's a simple setup that leads to so many interesting and fun interactions, and a very smooth solve. Incredible work!
on 20. October 2023, 00:04 by MicroStudy
im eagerly waiting for the next genre you're gonna turn into rsl!