Pointers
(Published on 22. November 2023, 20:33 by arbitrary)
Edit: It has been pointed out that filuta used a similar idea previously, but with distance referenced using the circle rather than the arrow. You can find their puzzle here.
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Pointer arrows: Digits along arrows sum to the value in the connected circle. Additionally, arrow tips point towards a cell containing the digit within the arrow's circle. The value in the arrow tip indicates the distance from the arrow tip to this cell. There may be other instances of the same digit between this cell and the arrow tip.
Below is an example to illustrate the rule set.
SudokuPad link: https://tinyurl.com/46asr5sr
Solution code: Row 5
Comments
on 25. November 2023, 17:18 by GeorgeTheToad2
Excellent. Thank you for sharing.
on 25. November 2023, 08:54 by Shrouded
Absolutely beautiful interaction! Takes a bit before the rules click, but when they do, it just keeps going and going around the grid.
on 24. November 2023, 15:49 by Snaques
This ruleset was surprisingly fun and the puzzle was very enjoyable.
It's a "me issue", but the one length arrows make me confuse which number ends up to the cell the arrow points to. Couple of times I would automatically put the number in the tip of the arrow there as well, because that's how it works with one cell arrows.
on 23. November 2023, 23:52 by aerenhart
Loved the constraint! It was fun to figure out what numbers could fit, thank you!
on 23. November 2023, 20:54 by Dr Logic
Very nice solve :)
on 23. November 2023, 17:40 by arbitrary
Added link to a previous similar constraint.
on 23. November 2023, 02:26 by Video Floral
This was really nice. Thank you!
