Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Place 9 nondivergent paths in the grid that travel orthogonally between the centers of cells.
Paths only turn when they encounter one of the given diagonal lines and may not pass through these lines.
A path cannot begin or end in a cell containing a diagonal line. Additionally, a path cannot cross the beginning or end cell of any path including its own.
Each path is associated with a unique value 1 through 9. The path must begin and end with this value. It also corresponds to the number of times the path turns.
The paths associated with the values 7, 8, and 9 are palindromes.
You can play this puzzle on Penpa+ using the following link. Answer check is triggered if you fill in all digits in the grid in green.
P.S. I couldn't get the diagonal lines to import into CTC properly, but it would be easy to draw them into a blank grid if you wanted to try this puzzle in CTC or another alternative software. If anyone knows how I could get this puzzle to work in the CTC web app, I'd appreciate advice.
Solution code: Enter the digit in row 3 (left to right) followed by the digits in column 3 (top to bottom).
on 26. April 2024, 05:16 by MonsieurTRISTE
Did you copy this puzzle from somewhere else? I’m sure I have solved exactly the same puzzle in this site.
on 25. April 2024, 14:34 by Maxima
Nondivergent = doesn‘t cross itself?
on 25. April 2024, 06:51 by MonsieurTRISTE
I think I have seen a very similar puzzle before, using the CTC link…
on 25. April 2024, 03:50 by oxjphs
link fix
on 25. April 2024, 02:51 by oxjphs
misspelling