Sphere of Influence
(Published on 30. November 2023, 02:50 by sdholmes)
This is the first puzzle I have made after thinking of this rule set. I am interested to hear what people think. Feel free to let me know your thoughts. Have fun!
RULES:
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- A CIRCLE clue indicates how many LOW digits (1-4) immediately surround the clue, including itself.
- A SQUARE indicates how many HIGH digits (5-9) immediately surround the clue, including itself.
- Squared and circled digits themselves are NOT necessarily high or low respectively.
PLAY HERE:
Solution code: Row 9
Comments
on 2. December 2023, 04:13 by Solved647
This was fairly difficult for my skill level, but it was rather fun going back to work out where I went wrong every time.
on 1. December 2023, 13:01 by Jafacake
Really lovely flow to this solve
on 30. November 2023, 20:29 by Kawkaz
I really enjoyed this puzzle
on 30. November 2023, 05:23 by tryote
Very fun! Seemed tough at first but actually so smooth!
on 30. November 2023, 05:11 by yttrio
What a fun puzzle! It may be helpful to specify that 'immediately surrounding' refers to the up to 9 cells in the 3x3 area centered on the clue, though I was able to infer the intention based on similar rule sets.
Regarding the puzzle itself, it flowed amazingly well once I got my head wrapped around the rules. Thanks for coming up with this rule set and setting such a great puzzle to showcase it!
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Sorry just got around to seeing this, good suggestion. I noticed Simon actually edited the rules to include 3x3 clarification in today’s video.
