Hardened Points
(Published on 20. December 2023, 23:31 by arbitrary)
This is my first attempt at setting a slightly more challenging pointer arrows puzzle. If anyone enjoys this solve, they may wish to try some of the other recent puzzles using this constraint:
Rules:
Below is an example to illustrate the ruleset.
F-Puzzles link: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=yqft8sym
SudokuPad link: http://tinyurl.com/yc3jh9fn
Rules:
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- Digits cannot repeat along marked diagonals.
- Pointer Arrows: Digits along arrows sum to the value in the connected circle. Additionally, arrow tips point towards a cell containing the digit within the arrow's circle. The value in the arrow tip indicates the distance from the arrow tip to this cell. There may be other instances of the same digit between this cell and the arrow tip. If a circle has more than one arrow, then each arrow points towards a different instance of the circle digit.
Below is an example to illustrate the ruleset.
F-Puzzles link: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=yqft8sym
SudokuPad link: http://tinyurl.com/yc3jh9fn
Solution code: Row 1
Solved by OutOfMyMindBRB, MonsieurTRISTE, SKORP17, bansalsaab, DanishDynamite, tuturitu, AvonD, pkratz22, Danica, Vodakhan , ICHTUES, OhHeyGuysItsMax, Paletron, karen_birgitta, by81996672, apendleton, PippoForte, krytolandros, Elliott810
Comments
on 27. December 2023, 10:39 by ICHTUES
Very nice!
Loved it.
on 21. December 2023, 01:11 by OutOfMyMindBRB
Some interesting pointing going on :-) challenging and fun to solve - thanks arbitrary :-)
