Close Enough
(Published on 11. April 2024, 15:54 by IcyFruit)
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Digits may not repeat within a cage. Cage clues show the sum of the digits in that cage, rounded to the nearest multiple of 5.
Solution code: Row 6 then column 4
Comments
on 2. May 2024, 16:32 by henrypijames
Wait, when did Simon do this one on CTC?
on 18. April 2024, 06:26 by QuiltyAsCharged
Brilliant puzzle! At every turn there is just barely enough information to keep making progress.
on 13. April 2024, 07:45 by virus_dave
waffles_the_dog: I'm intrigued: with what rounding rules would 7 not unambiguously round to 5 as the nearest multiple of 5? Are there any? If 5 were even, sure, but it's not.
on 13. April 2024, 00:10 by waffles_the_dog
I couldn't make any head way beyond a few basic early deductions, but when Simon started solving on CTC he was using different rounding rules so I think the rounding rules need to be explicit?
I was assuming I'd be able to work out or discard middle values by logic, but from the beginning of Simon's solve it seems assumed that 7 rounds to 5 without additional logic. I'm not sure if that's "Swedish" rounding, round to odd/1, or round to -infinity :(
on 12. April 2024, 16:39 by Snaques
Man this was fun. There were just so many places to look for the clues and everything was a bit uncertain till the very end.
Thanks IcyFruit for the puzzle!
on 12. April 2024, 15:02 by samuel1997
Love this puzzle! Not too hard but so much lovely logic!
on 12. April 2024, 13:16 by Snookerfan
Magnificent! Loved every step. Thank you
on 12. April 2024, 06:46 by rameshsrivats
Great puzzle. All-time classic.
on 12. April 2024, 04:17 by emoney13
Great idea, perfectly executed!
on 11. April 2024, 21:20 by Myxo
Awesome puzzle! Really loved the way it held up and collapsed at the end.
on 11. April 2024, 16:40 by MicroStudy
ah yes, finally a puzzle for engineers
