Pinwheel
(Published on 22. June 2024, 18:49 by sheypex)
Rules:
- Normal Sudoku rules apply, box/region shapes are irregular
- Normal killer cages (no repeats in cages and entries sum to small number in the top left)
- Normal XV rules (cells connected by X or V sum to 10 or 5 respectively, not all X nor V are given)
- Normal arrow rules (digit in the circle end of an arrow is the sum of all digits on the arrow)
- The shaded region where region 5 would be in a regular sudoku is an extra region, ie. there is a set of digits 1-9 in that region
- Anti-knight constraint (two cells that see each other by a chess knight's move may not contain the same digit)
- Normal Kropki dots (cells connected by a white kropki dot contain consecutive digits, cells connected by black dots are in a ratio of 1:2, not all kropki dots are given)
https://sudokupad.app/t2osbvq8l8
Solution code: Row 5 and column 5
Solved by SKORP17, StefanSch, sanabas, jalebc, Snookerfan, Bjd, SincereEngineer, Delta7med, MonsieurTRISTE, annnz, Megalobrainiac, Isfan, pms_headache
Comments
on 28. June 2024, 19:23 by Isfan
The temptation to bifurcate during the solve was unreal. Breaking the puzzle felt more like a series of small cracks that didn't quite go anywhere.
Super enjoyable by the end, but devilishly hard to get started much less anywhere.