Differentials 101
(Published on 8. April 2024, 03:08 by arbitrary)
Rules:
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- A clue in a cell indicates the difference between either its two horizontal neighbors, or its two vertical neighbors, or both (in either order) in case of a double-clue.
For example, the clue in R4C4 specifies that the difference between R4C3 and R4C5 and the difference between R3C4 and R5C4 must both be 7.
If a clue is in a cell bordering the grid then, for the difference normal to the border, the second digit should be taken as zero.
Below is a 6x6 example to illustrate the ruleset. Example link: https://sudokupad.app/riq0e21zqu .
SudokuPad link: https://sudokupad.app/rmf2082gwv
Solution code: Row 1
Comments
on 11. April 2024, 01:43 by nickwilson
Very nice. Though later in the puzzle I kept seeing the clues as pencil marks!
I had thought I would be left with unresolvable pairs, until I rememberred the clues!
on 9. April 2024, 10:59 by Azukay
incredibly fun ruleset, hope to find more
on 8. April 2024, 20:11 by Fra314
Wow, what a blast! I found it really enjoyable and with many "aha!" moments, and not THAT easy or trivial. I liked it a lot, great one Arbitrary!
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Thank you, Fra314. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
-Arbitrary
on 8. April 2024, 20:00 by appletrapezoid
Hi arbitrary, thanks for this ruleset, a new one for me and I liked this especially after in the previous 3-star version I couldn't get a single digit after 45 minutes! Am interested to see how future puzzles play with this ruleset
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Thank you. That other puzzle probably is closer to 4/5 difficulty, I've updated the estimate.
-Arbitrary
