Floating Hotel
(Published on 12. December 2023, 21:06 by Groktilian)
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Normal sudoku rules apply.
Oil and Water: Each cage is either full of "oil" (even digits), full of "water" (odd digits), or a mix of both. In all cases, each "row" within a cage is of just one type (oil or water). Oil floats on water, so even digits will always be in rows above odd digits in mixed cages. Two grey 'oil' cells are given.
Hotel: Each cage makes up one floor of the hotel, which is indicated by its cage sum. Floor numbers may not repeat and must begin at Ground Level (1). The hotel floors must ascend sequentially -- except for floor 13, which is omitted.
Digits in cages may not repeat.
Have fun, leave a comment if you enjoy the puzzle!
Solution code: Row 5 followed by Column 5
Comments
on 14. December 2023, 00:55 by yttrio
Some very nice parity-based logic in this one!
on 13. December 2023, 09:11 by vorash00
I love oil/water puzzles, this had a very different approach to other ones I've done which was interesting and challenging, but i really enjoyed how you had to approach it differently to others.
very nice
Grok: thanks vorash :D definitely an unorthodox one but glad you still enjoyed it
on 13. December 2023, 02:34 by Blobz
Nice little puzzle. A couple of "A-ha" moments that really helped floor-identification along :)
on 13. December 2023, 00:44 by aerenhart
THANK YOU! That made a lot of sense, I was stuck at the end, when I already had every box figured out and I was just filling in. The grey cells helped lol. Thanks for the setting!
on 12. December 2023, 23:30 by Groktilian
Revised ruleset explanation to include the two given even digits!
