Kropki Fillomino 2
(Published on 20. February 2024, 20:00 by SudokuExplorer)
Divide the grid into regions, so that no two orthogonally adjacent regions have the same size.
In each cell, insert the size of the region containing it.
Standard Kropki rules apply
A black dot separates two numbers with a 1:2 ratio.
A white dot separates two numbers with a difference of 1.
Adjacent cells containing numbers with a 1:2 ratio or/and a difference of 1 must be separated by a dot.
You can try this puzzle on Penpa+. Enjoy!
Solution code: Enter the numbers in the 10th row
Comments
on 28. February 2024, 15:27 by SudokuExplorer
Thanks everyone for giving it a go! Yeah, the negative constraint is pretty crucial. I'm not likely to set a larger one, but I'll probably set another hybrid puzzle in the near future :-)
on 22. February 2024, 16:14 by Snookerfan
Superb! Very nice ruleset. Thank you
on 22. February 2024, 15:48 by MaizeGator
I loved the ruleset and the execution. The negative constraint is mighty!
on 22. February 2024, 12:34 by MagnusJosefsson
Great puzzle, thanks!
on 22. February 2024, 08:45 by Christounet
That was fun ! Indeed a surprising peak of difficulty after the midsolve. But I kind of expected that from the way the clues are disposed in that area. A larger #3 when ? :)
Thanks !
on 21. February 2024, 21:41 by Jesper
Welcome back, SudokuExplorer! Enjoyed the puzzle a lot, thanks!
on 21. February 2024, 07:42 by Playmaker6174
Nice to see more puzzles from you :)
A very engaging puzzle with lots of neat and fun deductions! (along with that one diff spike in the top right that I’m not so sure about my reasoning to proceed :| )
on 20. February 2024, 23:54 by SudokuExplorer
Updated difficulty, thanks Myxo and RJBlarmo for the feedback! :-)
on 20. February 2024, 23:40 by Myxo
Interesting puzzle with a few tricky bits!
on 20. February 2024, 22:54 by RJBlarmo
Very nice puzzle, became trickier than I expected!
