Pointing Arrows
(Published on 23. November 2023, 16:25 by arbitrary)
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.
F-Puzzles link: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=ywfjfvhx
SudokuPad link: https://tinyurl.com/ryjz4rjf
Solution code: Row 1
Comments
on 23. June 2024, 01:19 by wuc
Like the mix of arrow and slingshot. Cool puzzle thx.
on 18. June 2024, 09:21 by BKKGarrett
There are multiple solutions, aren't there? R2C7&8 can be 81 and R5C7&8 can be 18. Or vice versa, R2C7&8 can be 18 and R5C7&8 can be 81.
on 31. March 2024, 19:41 by mixus minimax
This was fun! The single-length arrows could all be done basically immediately. The rest of the arrows had some constraints to the point where the tips could usually only hold one of two or three values, and the rest resolves quite nicely from there.
on 26. March 2024, 19:49 by 91loves
Loved it!
on 6. March 2024, 14:33 by LoverOfPi
A brilliant new constraint! Love it :)
on 5. January 2024, 18:13 by Bingobobcat
Echoing the sentiment on the start of the puzzle! I thought I had broken several times before realizing that the sums value was independent of the "pointer" value. Opportunities here for some awesome coloring solves!
on 12. December 2023, 23:39 by deadpanditto
Really clever. I had to restart this a few times before I understood and followed the logic correctly.
on 29. November 2023, 15:54 by Robertb93
Very nice!! :D
on 25. November 2023, 21:05 by josemadre
Brilliant!
on 25. November 2023, 13:20 by anyeyeball
I got to the solution with arbitrary logic (literally). Pointing arrows are a great new constraint. Thank you @arbitrary! Very nice puzzle.
on 25. November 2023, 12:38 by GeorgeTheToad2
Nice flow and enjoyable. Thank you.
on 25. November 2023, 01:23 by Catalynz
This is such a delightful puzzle! So smooth to solve, not too hard, but with such elegant logic -- loved it!
on 25. November 2023, 00:47 by far_above
Fun puzzle, but I keep running into the same dead end in the top mid box. Is there a way to show the solution?
on 24. November 2023, 18:02 by cornuto
Sehr schöne Variante. Ich kann allerdings nicht nachvollziehen, aus welchem Grund das gestrige Rätsel Pointer Arrows 101 deaktiviert wurde.
on 24. November 2023, 16:16 by One Eyed Man
Nice rule set, very smooth. Thanks for sharing.
on 23. November 2023, 17:44 by Solved647
Interesting new constraint, but I had some trouble at the beginning because I only understood half the description.
Once I read it again and saw the part about the number in the tip equaling the distance, the whole puzzle worked well.
