Electrostatic Discharge
(Published on 14. April 2024, 11:30 by Allagem)
I'll publish this puzzle as 4 stars under the assumption that most solvers haven't worked too much with nabner lines, but people more familiar with nabner lines will likely have an easier time. Feel free to rate its difficulty according to your experience. :)
Please enjoy my latest puzzle, Electrostatic Discharge!
Update: This puzzle was featured on Cracking the Cryptic! Watch Mark's solve of the puzzle here!
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Region Sum Lines: Box borders divide blue lines into segments with equal sums.
Nabner Lines: Digits on a gold line do not repeat and are not consecutive with any other digits on the line.
Solution code: Column 5 (9 digits)
Comments
on 23. May 2024, 20:02 by Nemefish
Lovely the way the constraints work together.
on 10. May 2024, 16:29 by ViKingPrime
Trickier than it looks are first blush but really comes together at the end. Love the finish to this.
on 15. April 2024, 02:35 by killer_rectangle
This puzzle would have been a lot easier if I didn't make arithmetic mistakes.
on 14. April 2024, 21:36 by Playmaker6174
A fun and clean (while also pretty tight) solve overall! :)
[I actually didn't use the 2 cells nabner line in box 2 at all btw]
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That just means you didn’t find the easiest path through the endgame ;) But yes, the 2-cell nabner in box 2 is indeed unnecessary for a unique solution, it just sets up a certain logic line. If people happen to find it, awesome. If not, that’s ok too. There’s multiple paths that finish up the puzzle. Thanks for the solve! :)
on 14. April 2024, 20:28 by Agent
Clean logic and a good flow, thanks!
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Thanks for the solve, Agent! Your praise means a lot :)
on 14. April 2024, 19:42 by Fizz
Very nice setup with awesome logic, thanks for the great puzzle!
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Thanks Fizz, glad you enjoyed!
