Point the Silent Path
(Published on 18. June 2024, 09:25 by Niverio)
Rules:
Sudoku: Place the digits 1-9 into each row, column and outlined 3x3 box without repeats.
Snake: Draw a one-cell wide snake into the grid that moves orthogonally from cell to cell. The snake cannot touch itself orthogonally, but may touch itself diagonally. The two ends of the snake must be found by the solver.
German Whispers: The snake acts as a German Whisper line, i. e. adjacent digits along the snake must differ by at least 5.
Arrow clues: A digit in a cell with arrow(s) shows how many snake cells are seen in the indicated directions combined. The clued cell is not counted. A clued cell may or may not lie on the snake.
Puzzle Link: You can solve the puzzle in the CTC software.
Solution code: The digits OFF the snake in row 3.
Comments
on 20. June 2024, 02:02 by wenchang
Great! Spoiler alert! https://youtu.be/Xud0oIs3oeo
on 19. June 2024, 13:18 by Christounet
Very nice first path puzzle ! Difficulty level did not feel that much harder than the other snake/loop/GW puzzles I have solved before. Previous knowledge of a couple of the tricks used here certainly helped. Thanks :)
on 19. June 2024, 12:58 by thoughtbyte
Loved it, thanks!
on 19. June 2024, 03:48 by ufdigga
Lovely puzzle Niverio! I really enjoyed that one. And I'm a sucker for snake/loop/path puzzles.
-ufdigga
on 18. June 2024, 22:03 by marcmees
Only to confirm the perfect score. Thanks.
on 18. June 2024, 21:30 by Calvinball
Particularly pristine piece of puzzling.
on 18. June 2024, 16:54 by Piatato
Wonderful!
on 18. June 2024, 15:21 by bansalsaab
Fantastic puzzle.
on 18. June 2024, 15:03 by 99%Sneaky
Great flow and telegraphing, a rewarding solve.
on 18. June 2024, 12:29 by ONeill
Enjoyable & smooth!
on 18. June 2024, 10:57 by Playmaker6174
Very cool and engaging puzzle till the very end!
Funny how this is actually your first ever path puzzle because of the attention to the smallest details in this one, which also allows for some beautiful yet funny logic there x)
