Snake Pit
(Published on 26. December 2023, 22:28 by Scruffamudda)
Normal sudoku rules apply.
There are five (5) snakes in the grid! Each snake begins in box 1 and ends in box 9 forming a one cell wide path of orthogonally connected cells which never completely fills a 2x2 region. Snakes must not share cells with other snakes but may touch each other freely.
A digit in a circle or square must show the number of snake cells in the surrounding 9 cells (including itself if it is on a snake). Circles contain odd digits. Squares contain even digits.
Solution code: row 4
Comments
on 29. December 2023, 23:20 by Wonderment
Smooth puzzle. The many snakes don't have much wiggle room in the grid, so they are not that difficult to draw. After that, it is a straightforward, maybe ** Sudoku. No advanced techniques needed. Overall, a really approachable and enjoyable puzzle.
on 29. December 2023, 22:25 by Schma
Beautiful snake puzzle and well deserved 100% rating!
on 27. December 2023, 23:50 by heliosfant
beautiful puzzle. thank you for setting.
on 27. December 2023, 01:26 by Starlight
This was so fun to solve. Love snake puzzles and this has 5
on 27. December 2023, 00:11 by mathpesto
5 times the fun! :)
on 26. December 2023, 23:59 by Puzzle Weasel
Those rules work really well together, and the solve felt smooth and satisfying. Thanks!
