Solver, there's a fly on my Sudoku!
(Published on 25. November 2023, 22:39 by IcyFruit)
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits separated by a white Kropki dot must be consecutive. Digits separated by a black Kropki dot must have a ratio of 1:2.
A fly has flown across the page, in orthogonal lines. It always went north from a cell containing a 2, east from a 4, south from a 6, and west from an 8. On odd digits, it kept going in a straight line. The fly entered the grid heading west at the arrow, and exited heading east at the bottom right of the grid. It did not leave and re-enter the grid at any point. The fly may have crossed its own path, but it never flew directly across a Kropki dot.
Example
A path followed by a fly according to the above rules could look like so:
Solution code: Column 2
Comments
on 27. March 2024, 16:59 by japanoise_breakfast
What a journey. I laughed, I cried, I swallowed a fly.
on 9. March 2024, 10:01 by Phistomefel
Wow! This puzzle took some unexpected turns. (:
on 27. December 2023, 14:15 by plica
I kept thinking i had broken it. Very satisfying when it all comes together at the end.
on 7. December 2023, 11:41 by Fool on Hill
Enjoyed it - some nice deductions and unexpected twists ...
on 30. November 2023, 01:07 by cam
I LOVED it. Great puzzle! I hope to see this ruleset more. The potential for crossing lines is something we don't see very often and that's too bad.
on 28. November 2023, 11:02 by juhish
Excellent and devilishly clever! It feels like my brain was always overlooking the right path.
on 27. November 2023, 21:09 by vitaminz
Very hard (but very satisfying) for me. My brain would just not let me see that possible path!
on 27. November 2023, 17:49 by marcmees
fun solving. thanks
on 26. November 2023, 08:21 by by81996672
fun puzzle,thank you
on 26. November 2023, 01:34 by LeaVulpina
I loved how the path was totally different to how I expected over the course of the solve. Super cool!
on 26. November 2023, 01:12 by antiknight
Cool solve path
on 26. November 2023, 00:58 by Playmaker6174
A refreshing idea with a very fun solve path overall! Funny to see how the path turned out at the end x)
on 26. November 2023, 00:44 by Myxo
Beautiful puzzle with some surprising deductions :) Loved it!
