Artificer's Somewich
(Published on 26. April 2024, 00:41 by StartUp21)
Artificer's Somewich
What happens when you combine sandwich sums with somedokus?
I dunno, let's find out!
Rules:
- Somedoku: Each cell contains one of the digits from 1-9. Every Nth row and every Nth column each contains N unique digits with the remaining ones being duplicates.
- Minesweeper: Digits in a circle indicate the number of odd digits in its surrounding cells including itself. Additionally, shaded circles must contain odd digits.
- Somewich sums: There are two types of somewiches:
- a Single Somewich has the form [ H ] {. . .} [ L ] or vice versa;
- a Double Somewich has the form [ H ] {. . .} [ L ] {. . .} [ H ] or vice versa.
With H and L respectively referring to the highest and lowest digits in the associated region. (Row, column, or diagonal) The {. . .} digits may contain duplicates of H and L or any digit in the region.
Clues outside the grid indicate the value of the sum of the {. . .} digits in the longest somewich in the region. Additionally, a clue in a square specifies the longest somewich is a Single, while a clue in a diamond specifies the somewich is a Double.
(i.e 3 [2] {2 4 5 7 6 2} [7] is a Single Somewich with sum 2+4+5+7+6+2=26; 3 [7] {2 4 5} [2] {7 5} [7] is a Double Somewich with sums 2+4+5+7+5=23)
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Solution code: Column 6 from top to bottom
Last changed on on 26. April 2024, 00:44
Solved by lmdemasi, SKORP17, ThePedallingPianist, ralphwaldo1, karlmortenlunna
Comments
on 20. June 2024, 00:38 by ralphwaldo1
Crusty!
on 26. April 2024, 02:21 by lmdemasi
Lovely puzzle. This definitely felt like one of the harder somedokus I have done.
on 26. April 2024, 00:44 by StartUp21
Fixed description