Kintsugi
(Published on 11. March 2024, 06:18 by juggler)
Draw 6 non-overlapping pentominoes (5-cell regions) and fill them with the digits 1-5 so that each digit appears exactly once in every row, column, and region. Cells outside regions are left empty. Black lines are region boundaries.
WABI SABI
侘 (wabi) separates cells that sum to 5, and 寂 (sabi) does not. Empty cells have the value 0 for this rule.
JAPANESE SUMS
A clue outside the grid indicates the sum of the digits before the empty cell in that row or column, from the direction of the clue.
Example
Solution code: Digits in Row 1
Comments
on 19. May 2024, 19:56 by sfushidahardy
Absolutely loved this puzzle. Took me about 15 minutes to figure out how to break in (after placing the initial digit), it was a true "aha!" experience.
on 10. May 2024, 03:02 by QuiltyAsCharged
Lovely puzzle with a lot going on for its small size
on 19. March 2024, 05:53 by wisty
Wild how little resolves until suddenly everything does. Really fun and smooth solve path once you remember all the rules, thanks!
on 13. March 2024, 00:24 by emilyble21
How fun! This is a very unique and artistically crafted puzzle.
on 12. March 2024, 02:45 by yttrio
A nice concept turned into a fun little puzzle!
on 11. March 2024, 18:30 by Puzzle Weasel
Another lovely puzzle, thank you.
on 11. March 2024, 14:46 by fopkovic
thanks for Japanese lesson. Very nice.
on 11. March 2024, 07:47 by logik66
More of these, very nice ruleset.
on 11. March 2024, 07:39 by ccotreau
Nice puzzle with a twist on the V constraint (at least for me it was a twist)
