Effervescence
(Published on 25. October 2023, 23:37 by Oddlyeven)
Rules: Normal Sudoku rules apply. Put the digits 1 to 9 once each in each row, column and box.
Circles: A number in a circle gives how many times that number appears in circles.
X-Sums: A clue outside the grid gives the sum of the first X digits from that direction where X is the digit next to the clue.
Links:
SudokuPad: https://tinyurl.com/yv5eckub
Solution code: The circled digits in row 3 then the circled digits in row 7, left to right, no spaces. (11 digits)
Comments
on 16. October 2024, 19:11 by The Book Wyrm
Neat puzzle! Not too difficult, and some nice logic.
(Perhaps a bit more actual sudoku than I'm used to, lol)
on 30. July 2024, 06:09 by Mr. Happy
I loved this! Such a great and surprising break-in.
on 9. June 2024, 10:06 by zrbakhtiar
https://tinyurl.com/muexj8pu
on 18. November 2023, 11:34 by Playmaker6174
My very first puzzle with sort of 'circles counting' constraint and I loved every part of it! Very well telegraphed solve path with such a great balance between different types of logic :)
on 31. October 2023, 20:09 by NRB
Loved every minute of this!
on 30. October 2023, 16:51 by Klausku
Absolutely brilliant puzzle. I had more than one AHA-moment during the solve. Loved it
on 29. October 2023, 23:04 by Silverbyte
Very lovely puzzle! Especially enjoyed the final deduction regarding which digit(s) didn't go on the circles.
on 29. October 2023, 22:05 by sujoyku
Thank you for this great puzzle, Oddlyeven, and congratulations on the CTC feature! Combining the counting circles with X-sums was a very cool idea.
on 29. October 2023, 20:44 by cam
Beautiful concept and well constructed fun solve. I can only manage a maximum of one of these attributes, so I commend you on a wonderful puzzle :)
on 29. October 2023, 17:10 by yuanbangod
good
on 28. October 2023, 14:43 by AdarshN
Absolutely brilliant puzzle! Such a fun and satisfying break-in and so much cool logic all the way through
on 27. October 2023, 20:39 by Shrouded
Absolute headscratcher at the start, and then I fumbled one of the midway deductions so I actually restarted the puzzle twice. But once it clicks it flows incredibly smoothly. Clean andl very original circle puzzle!
on 27. October 2023, 13:24 by glum_hippo
A very ripe idea, ready for the plucking... but then the execution was very carefully thought out. Kudos for this enjoyable lil' head-scratcher!
on 27. October 2023, 12:39 by marty_sears
Hey Oddlyeven, this was a lovely and pure use of the circle rule. And a very intentionally cheeky number of circles, love it :D
Enjoyed that little early plot twist, and a nice smooth flow from that point onwards.
on 26. October 2023, 19:36 by antiknight
I was exploring some ideas using outside circles a couple of days ago, and I have to say that you've executed this idea nicely! Cool puzzle but I think it's 2*
on 26. October 2023, 15:54 by Ore
Very nice! Thank you
on 26. October 2023, 15:01 by mihel111
A minute of "What ?", a moment of light and then a very fun and fluid puzzle.
Very well done.
Desserves a show.
on 26. October 2023, 14:48 by vorash00
brilliant - love it
on 26. October 2023, 13:01 by Franjo
Very enjoyable use of the circles rule! Thank you so much for sharing.
on 26. October 2023, 12:53 by juhish
The AHA! moment in the break-in was so nice that my head played it in Alan Partridge's voice
on 26. October 2023, 09:52 by Snookerfan
Great fun! Thank you
on 26. October 2023, 00:36 by Fool on Hill
Lovely puzzle with novel use of the outside circles to generate fresh logic. Enjoyed solving.
