Schkeuditzer Kreuz
(Published on 18. February 2024, 12:26 by Myxo)
I noticed that I've never made a puzzle with outside clues apart from Japanese Sums. This simple X-Sums Sudoku is here to change that. Enjoy!
Rules:
Sudoku: Place the digits 1-9 exactly once in each row, column and box.
X-Sums: Numbers outside the grid indicate the sum of the first X digits from the direction of the clue, where X is the digit in the cell next to the clue.
Diagonal: Digits cannot repeat along the indicated diagonal.
Solution code: row 6
Comments
on 9. April 2024, 16:53 by chain.reader
The mental gymnastics needed to break into this are inspiring.
on 3. April 2024, 14:04 by Playmaker6174
Damn that was a sneaky yet neat opening trick there, followed by a smooth and satisfying resolution afterwards :)
on 23. February 2024, 11:13 by Christounet
Cool :)
on 21. February 2024, 00:45 by Crusader175
Intricate and brilliant!
on 20. February 2024, 19:04 by Prof.Dori
Took me longer than it should but it was very smooth and really liked how you find the first digit. Great puzzle!
on 20. February 2024, 05:59 by yttrio
Incredibly fun puzzle, with a great opening idea and very smooth finish!
on 19. February 2024, 22:56 by Prof.Dori
Took me longer than it should but it was very smooth and really liked how you find the first digit. Great puzzle!
on 19. February 2024, 21:22 by Orpheus
WOW and WOW again! I enjoyed this so much. I'm a relative novice compared to most people on this website and this one hit the mark between doable and challenging. I felt like I had to eek out each deduction at the beginning, and then as I got more comfortable with the logic, it just laid out. Beautiful!! Thank you for sharing.
on 19. February 2024, 16:49 by sdlay2
Brilliant idea for the break-in, very enjoyable puzzle!
on 19. February 2024, 14:04 by harwiltz
Wonderful puzzle! Tricky break-in, wasn't at all what I was expecting.
on 19. February 2024, 12:09 by Blashyrkh
Schöne Idee, wunderbar umgesetzt :)
on 19. February 2024, 01:38 by Cloudly
Loved the break-in, took me quite a while to notice it.
on 18. February 2024, 23:22 by anyeyeball
Very nice X-Sums sudoku. Fun how the sums interacted with each other.
on 18. February 2024, 20:48 by Silverscree
This is my favourite version of my favourite X-sum logic :)
on 18. February 2024, 20:16 by antiknight
Awesome break-in!
on 18. February 2024, 20:00 by Glasgow
Wonderful puzzle. Thank you!
on 18. February 2024, 18:26 by goodcity
Lovely puzzle !
on 18. February 2024, 18:20 by BeardlessWhelp
Agree with Niverio, a 3-star opening! After the initial break-in, very straightforward path to completion. Fun solve overall.
on 18. February 2024, 17:20 by keenbowl
That was very fun, thanks for setting&sharing!
on 18. February 2024, 15:12 by Perladel
Lots of fun! Thanks!
on 18. February 2024, 14:20 by Lion Crow
Thanks, that was fun.
on 18. February 2024, 14:06 by Piatato
Very neat!
on 18. February 2024, 13:58 by Guillem98
awesome puzzle, i really enjoyed it
on 18. February 2024, 13:43 by dumediat
Lovely puzzle with some unexpected logic. Thank you very much! :)
on 18. February 2024, 13:32 by MicroStudy
i loved how this made use of a similar word from your other puzzle "Fadenkreuz"!
on 18. February 2024, 12:28 by Niverio
A 3-star opening with a 1-star follow up is indeed a 2 star combination :P Lovely puzzle!
