This puzzle was inspired by Lake and uses the excellent constraint invented in his puzzle Ace is high, with an additional twist suggested by Ratfinkz: the digit 1 can be high, low, or both at once for different clues. It also uses the other constraints from her excellent puzzle Diamond Mining. I hope you enjoy it!
Rules:
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Hint: The combination of constraints means that Anti-Knight does not ever apply to 1s in this puzzle.
Solution code: Row 9
on 1. February 2024, 20:07 by ViKingPrime
Lovely stuff! Really glad to see this constraint get some love, looking forward to the rest.
on 30. January 2024, 17:07 by heliopolix
Added clarification to interaction between Aces High and Anti-Knight constraints, as well as the suggested hint.
on 30. January 2024, 14:25 by VitP
the solve path is perfectly logical, but i think it would be better to state explicitly "the knight's rule DOES NOT APPLY to 1s"
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Thank you, this is a good suggestion.
on 27. January 2024, 00:55 by Laake
It's always nice to meet another Ratfinkz Diamond Mining fan
on 26. January 2024, 14:36 by harwiltz
Really nice puzzle! The knights move constraint paired with the aces high rule confused me for a while, but once I wrapped my head around it, the logic was beautiful.
on 26. January 2024, 00:02 by Ratfinkz
This puzzle genuinely made my day! It's absolutely stunning, thank you!