Rank Up 03 - Same Difference
(Published on 7. July 2024, 22:24 by ralphwaldo1)
Rank Up: a series by ThePedallingPianist and bellal exploring the full rank constraint within 5x5 grids...
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Sudoku: Within the main grid (inside the thick border), fill every cell with a digit from 1-5 such that digits do not repeat in a row or column.
Same Difference: All pairs of adjacent values on a turquoise Same Difference line have the same difference.
Full Rank: A value in an external cell represents the rank of the number formed by reading the digits in that row or column from that direction, where (1) is the lowest such row or column and (20) is the highest.
N.B. If two ranks are tied, the value in both external cells is the lower of the two ranks being shared. For example, if the lowest four ranks are "12453", "13524", "13524" and "15432", the values in the relevant external cells would be (1), (2), (2) and (4) respectively.
Sudoku: Within the main grid (inside the thick border), fill every cell with a digit from 1-5 such that digits do not repeat in a row or column.
Same Difference: All pairs of adjacent values on a turquoise Same Difference line have the same difference.
Full Rank: A value in an external cell represents the rank of the number formed by reading the digits in that row or column from that direction, where (1) is the lowest such row or column and (20) is the highest.
N.B. If two ranks are tied, the value in both external cells is the lower of the two ranks being shared. For example, if the lowest four ranks are "12453", "13524", "13524" and "15432", the values in the relevant external cells would be (1), (2), (2) and (4) respectively.
Solution code: Row 5 (bottom) of the internal grid, left to right
Last changed on on 15. July 2024, 15:32
Solved by SKORP17, Jesper, JustinTucker, marcmees, uvo, ViKingPrime, gdc, karlmortenlunna, bernhard, Paletron, utsavb, palpot, SPring, Voidslime, blackjackfitz, Ratfinkz, vitaminz, LuanMerlin, ... Nell Gwyn, AKernel, xtrm0, linl33, smckinley, rich_27, misko, AsgarArn, Niphram, ajc, sorryimLate, The Book Wyrm, Elliptical, TheZwierz, areigner, BabyfacedBard, Default, Mr. Happy, wazdra, Elker
Comments
on 26. September 2024, 12:49 by BabyfacedBard
For me it was a 3.5 star difficulty puzzle, but it may just be because I’m not so experienced with the ruleset yet. Anyways, lovely little sudoku
on 19. August 2024, 00:28 by The Book Wyrm
Great puzzle! Took a fair bit of thought to figure out how to get started, and then some nice involved logic to figure out the rest of the puzzle as well. Impressive minimalist construction.
on 8. July 2024, 03:00 by ViKingPrime
A little bit tricksier, might be my favourite of the bunch.
