Disconnected Counting Chaos
(Published on 9. June 2024, 05:16 by wooferzfg)
This puzzle was created by Jakhob and wooferzfg, and it is a variant of Chaos Construction that allows regions to be diagonally connected. The rules are similar to a puzzle by KNT.
Place the digits 1 to 9 exactly once in every row, column, and region. The regions must be determined by the solver. The cells within each region are connected orthogonally and/or diagonally.
A digit in a cell with a red X indicates the size of the orthogonally connected section of the region that cell belongs to. All possible red Xs are given.
A digit in a cell with arrows indicates the number of cells that are in the same region as the cell with arrows in the indicated directions combined, including itself. If a cell does not belong to the same orthogonally connected section of the region as the cell with arrows, it is counted three times.
Solution code: Row 8 followed by Column 5
Comments
on 25. December 2024, 22:07 by Silverstep
As expected from a big woofer x Jakhob, it's very difficult and very fun!
Final time 02:04:00
on 20. June 2024, 02:18 by bansalsaab
What a beauty.
on 13. June 2024, 21:12 by zzw
Great puzzle! As if the rules from KNT's puzzles weren't weird enough, the x3 rule is really mind bending. Funny ending too!
(and I got a bonus funny ending when I was entering the solution code and discovered this puzzle was originally mirrored left-to-right :) )
on 13. June 2024, 15:49 by MagnusJosefsson
Brilliant, very challenging and rewarding!
on 13. June 2024, 03:10 by KNT
highest quality of cc, thanks very much.
on 10. June 2024, 20:39 by Snookerfan
Fantastic and very rewarding puzzle! Thank you
on 10. June 2024, 19:10 by marcmees
very very nice. Challenging logic. Thanks
on 9. June 2024, 19:00 by fiton
Great puzzle!
on 9. June 2024, 18:26 by ONeill
A truly awesome but hard puzzle. The final two regions were cool :)
on 9. June 2024, 10:55 by Jesper
Very challenging and also very satisfying, thanks!
