RAT RUN 1: Primer
(Published on 10. June 2024, 00:32 by marty_sears)
- Normal 6x6 sudoku rules apply; fill the grid with the digits 1-6 so that digits don't repeat in a row, column or 3x2 box (marked with dotted lines.)
- AIM OF EXPERIMENT: Finkz the rat must reach the cupcake by finding a path through the maze. The path will be a snaking line that passes through the centres of cells, without visiting any cell more than once, crossing itself or passing through any thick maze walls.
- As well as moving orthogonally, Finkz may move diagonally if there's a 2x2 space in which to do so, but may never pass diagonally through the rounded end / corner of a wall.
- TEST CONSTRAINT: In this experiment, any two adjacent cells along the correct path must sum to a prime number. Also, all the digits that lie anywhere on the correct path within the same 3x2 sudoku box must sum to a prime number too.
Solution code: Row 5 cells that are on the path (from left to right)
Comments
on 2. October 2024, 23:29 by myxiplx
Superb start to an absolute treat of a sudoku puzzle series.
on 25. August 2024, 14:56 by Crusader175
Beautiful puzzle to start the series!
on 8. August 2024, 15:21 by taniabn
This is a very nice puzzle, but it took me a while to wrap my head around all of the rules' hidden "consequences"
on 11. July 2024, 09:43 by Jackson Philion
This has become my favorite series to follow on logic masters, and what a great start :) Thanks!!
on 26. June 2024, 19:04 by sockerbecca
Aww, so cute! Such a lovely and fun idea!
It took me a while to figure out what the last rule did, but then it clicked!
on 24. June 2024, 02:07 by Ratfinkz
Marty.... Marty...Marty... I don't have words to say what these mean to me.....MMM....Magic...... beautiful logic...buttercream.....squuuueeeeeaaaaak!
on 20. June 2024, 18:27 by Christounet
Well done, Finkz ! Here, have some cheese :)
on 13. June 2024, 15:46 by samuel1997
How will Finkz the rat evolve? What will be the final form of this rat? I'm looking forward to it!
on 12. June 2024, 17:43 by wuc
Great fun. Stuck a bit with the last rule on 2x3. But understood it the same way you meant it. Looking forward ro solve the whole series. Thx for sharing.
on 11. June 2024, 22:36 by heliopolix
Hold on Finkz! I'm busting you out of this horrible maze! Wait.. there's cupcakes? And it's actually pretty chill in here? What mind trickery is this mad scientist up to?!
Great puzzle!
on 11. June 2024, 21:25 by fitzie
these rats are in for some trouble. but the cupcake is worth it.
on 11. June 2024, 19:50 by Prince Myshkin
Flowers for Marty Sears <3
on 11. June 2024, 11:39 by CorpJigsQuand
Prime example of an amazeing puzzle. I rat'd it 100%. Reached the cupcake - got a beer. Beautiful!
on 11. June 2024, 05:09 by ChinStrap
Marty continues to surprise with his genius. Excited for the rest of the series
on 10. June 2024, 16:44 by ViKingPrime
This very much evokes the feeling of being a rat in a maze and I mean that in the best way. If the rest of the series maintains this kind of quality, we're all in for something truly special.
on 10. June 2024, 14:37 by AshBrown
Very clever. Had to get my note book out
on 10. June 2024, 13:20 by Montikulum
Brilliant idea and execution!
on 10. June 2024, 12:22 by davidemsa
This puzzle is great. I love the ruleset idea and I'm happy to see you have more like it coming.
on 10. June 2024, 11:01 by Lion Crow
That was fun. Thanks.
on 10. June 2024, 06:40 by juggler
Brilliant puzzle! For a while I was completely sure I'd broken it, because I'd overlooked a very important possibility. Lots of very nice logic crammed into a 6x6. Looking forward to the rest!
on 10. June 2024, 06:37 by vfig
really good mix of sudoku and logic throughout the solve! looking forward to the rest of the series.
on 10. June 2024, 02:23 by vitaminz
Just from looking at this I was excited that more were to come, and after doing the puzzle I wasn’t disappointed. Really loved the middle and the many times I thought the puzzle was wide open only to find that I was looking in the wrong place. Can’t wait for the rest of the series.
