Increments
(Published on 15. November 2023, 14:24 by arbitrary)
This is my latest puzzle exploring the consecutive sum lines constraint. There are also
easy and
intermediate difficulty puzzles available in this series.
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Arrows: Digits along arrows sum to the digit in the attached circle.
Consecutive Sum Lines: Within each 3x3 box, the sum of digits along a contiguous line segment is consecutive with the sum along the line segment in any box it directly connects to. If a line re-enters a box, each contiguous segment is a separate sum which may be different in value if permitted by other rules. For example, in box 5, the sum of [R4C4,R4C5] and the sum of [R5C4,R6C4] may be different but each sum differs from R5C3 by exactly 1.
i.e. Lines behave like region sum lines but the sum increases or decreases by 1 whenever the line crosses into a box.
Below is a simple 4x4 example to illustrate the rule set.
F-Puzzles link:
https://f-puzzles.com/?id=yn58gvug
SudokuPad link:
https://tinyurl.com/peftyk62
Solution code: Row 1
Last changed on on 15. September 2024, 17:22
Solved by Megalobrainiac, nuzzopa, OutOfMyMindBRB, bansalsaab, Vodakhan , samuel1997, OhHeyGuysItsMax, sleeper, oshitada, AvonD, MartinR, PippoForte, Zedarflight , Elliott810
Comments
on 15. November 2023, 17:14 by samuel1997
Very fun to solve! It only took me 15 minutes, so I don't think this is that hard though! At most 3/5 difficulties.