Liar Japanese Sums #7 - Ciphered Nurikabe
(Published on 1. December 2023, 00:53 by Niverio)
Rules:
Liar Japanese Sums: Shade some cells in the grid such that clues outside the grid indicate the sums of the continuous blocks of unshaded cells in that row or column. Place digits from 1-9 in every unshaded cell such that no digit repeats in a row or column. At least one shaded cell must separate the blocks. For every clued row or column, 2 different sets are provided (Left / Right for rows, Top / Bottom for columns.) One set is correct, with correct sums in the correct order.(Always left to right or top to bottom.) The other set is a lie (As a whole, individual parts of the liar set can still be sometimes correct). Which sets are correct must be determined by the solver. In these sets, some sums are given as ? clues. ? clues are single digit clues, ?? clues are two-digit clues, and the leading ? cannot be a zero.
Nurikabe: All shaded cells are orthogonally connected without creating a 2x2 area and divide the grid into areas of unshaded cells. Each unshaded area contains exactly one clue, and that clue's value indicates the size of that island. Digits cannot repeat on an island.
Cipher: Clues are ciphered, where every distinct letter stands in for a unique digit 0-9. Every digit is assigned to a unique letter as well. The ciphering for the inside grid and outside clues are the same.
Puzzle Links:
Solution code: Column 9, use S for shaded cells
Comments
on 9. October 2024, 05:04 by Counterfeitly
Is the value of the clue also the value of the cell for the interior clues?
on 5. October 2024, 14:24 by Counterfeitly
Is the value of the clue also the value of the cell for the interior clues?
~ yes.
on 5. July 2024, 17:15 by kamkam
Maybe the hardest puzzle I ever solved. What a struggle !
But the logic was smooth and interesting
on 28. May 2024, 00:12 by Christounet
Awesome construction ! Probably the hardest of the serie for me. Some steps require a very thorough understanding of the ruleset. I hope there will be more puzzles in this serie ! Thanks :)
on 18. April 2024, 11:57 by Piatato
Terrific puzzle, so much fun throughout!
on 6. January 2024, 02:20 by ONeill
awesome :)
on 18. December 2023, 14:28 by tonald
enjoyable :)
on 15. December 2023, 06:17 by Agent
Awesome puzzle, thanks!
on 8. December 2023, 12:20 by JohnWZA
Very nice and very smooth, although it is really hard and took me 3 hours to finish. Thanks for the great work!
on 5. December 2023, 22:13 by KNT
insane
on 3. December 2023, 18:14 by Playmaker6174
Ow my brain, a very clever setting with also a very consistent solve path throughout! Lots of gorgeous interactions thanks to such careful choices of the clues ;)
on 2. December 2023, 14:58 by Snookerfan
Incredible puzzle! Very hard, but so full of beautiful logic. Thank you
on 1. December 2023, 16:29 by Jesper
Wonderful, really enjoyed it, thanks!
on 1. December 2023, 16:17 by Niverio
Updated preview image to fix a clue mismatch between link and picture.
on 1. December 2023, 15:35 by Xendari
I found this to be the most difficult of the series, but still really enjoyed the deductions!
on 1. December 2023, 04:19 by Mikemerin
Really liking this liar Japanese sums series! I originally got stuck because I was treating the islands as it were Suguru rules, but the Nurikabe constraint worked really nicely. Great setting once again!
on 1. December 2023, 01:06 by Myxo
Beautiful! Very fun to see the creation process of this one :)
