Chaotic counting
(Published on 16. December 2023, 00:08 by palpot)
Thanks to Scojo for the inspiration for this puzzle!
Rules:
Chaos Construction: Place the digits 1 to 9 once each in every row, column, and region. Regions are orthogonally connected and must be located by the solver.
Counting circles: A circled digit indicates exactly how many circles contain that digit. In addition, a circled digit indicates the number of cells it can see orthogonally (including itself). Region borders block the line of sight.
Thermo: Along thermometers, digits must increase from the bulb end. Thermometers cannot cross regional borders (i.e. a thermometer exists in exactly one region). All thermometer bulbs are also circles and are shaded in gray.
Solve online: CTC
Solution code: Column 1 digits from top to bottom.
Comments
on 29. December 2023, 23:19 by swtyree
Several really nice deductions in this puzzle!
on 17. December 2023, 13:51 by samuel1997
Very entertaining puzzle!
on 16. December 2023, 13:43 by Snookerfan
Very nice, approachable and fun! Thank you
on 16. December 2023, 08:44 by Bankey
Fun puzzle. Thanks, @ palpot :).
on 16. December 2023, 06:14 by SamuPiano
Wonderful puzzle! This was my first chaos construction and it flowed really nicely :) Great work!
on 16. December 2023, 01:59 by Mutx
Nice one! Thanks for sharing :)
