Remote Chaos
(Published on 4. January 2024, 19:00 by XeonRisq)
- The digits 0 to 9 must appear once in every row, column, and region. Regions are to be determined by the solver, and must be a set of ten orthogonally connected cells.
- Each region will consist of exactly two colors of the three lines in the grid and may also contain empty cells.
- Circles: A digit in a circle indicates the number of cells in its region that are on its line including itself.
- Remote Sums: A digit X in a cage points to a second digit Y located X cells away on its line. The number in the top left corner of the cage gives the sum of X+Y. (A cage on an intersection of lines is not required to fulfill the sum on both lines, but at least one.)
- Remote sum clues will always point to a circle cell.
- SudokuPad link - link to solve online
Solution code: Row 8 followed by Column 5
Comments
on 7. May 2024, 13:36 by ONeill
Great puzzle again!
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Appreciate it, glad you liked this one, I'm quite partial to it as there's some interesting logic I haven't quite seen before. Thanks for the solve/feedback.
on 9. April 2024, 17:15 by heliopolix
Chaotic in many ways, but not remotely tedious! This is the most fun I've had with chaos construction yet. Superb setting!
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Thanks alot heliopolix.. Glad you enjoyed this one as much as I did exploring the interactions. Appreciate the feedback and solve.
on 19. February 2024, 11:18 by Silverstep
At the time of writing, I haven't finished this puzzle. I keep attempting to make each region 9 cells large and it's not going very well...
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Each region contains the digits 0-9, so they do need to be 10 cells each.
on 4. February 2024, 14:10 by Chilly
Tested this one back in December, and didn't realise it had seen the light of day yet - fab effort Xeon, and one of my favourites of yours.
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It goes without saying that most of my puzzles get the chilly sign of approval before they are exposed to the world, so you have my undying appreciation/loyalty. Thanks for the accolades/solve/etc..
on 4. February 2024, 13:52 by PrimeWeasel
A very interesting puzzle! Had a lot of fun with, even though I had a slow start. Thanks!
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Impressive perseverance, and glad you had fun, it's the most important part of a puzzle. Thanks for the kind words/solve.
on 23. January 2024, 22:38 by halakani
I feel like the difficulty should be 5 stars because of the unique ideas the solve requires. Beautiful puzzle.
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I originally couldn't decide whether to post this as 4 or 5 star difficulty, but I was convinced by testing feedback that 4-star is appropriate. I do realize that this could sneak up into 5 star territory and it would be completely justified. I do appreciate the solve and feedback.
on 8. January 2024, 09:19 by marcmees
very hard but rewarding solve. Brilliant puzzle. Thanks
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Thanks for giving the puzzle a spin. I appreciate the compliment as well as the solve..
on 5. January 2024, 03:23 by Starlight
Really enjoyed this. It was tough but flowed so nicely. Awesome puzzle
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Thanks for the kind words and really glad you enjoyed the puzzle.
