Crossbow (Arrow variant sudoku)
(Published on 10. July 2024, 15:34 by Qodec)
After purpl (Memeristor) recovered and published a 2 year old puzzle of his in which he very kindly lists me as a collaborator, the variant rule used in that puzzle captivated me once more.
- Sudoku: Each row, column, and region indicated by thick borders in the grid must contain the digits 1 to 9 once each.
- Even: The cell with the square contains an even digit.
- Arrows: Digits along an arrow sum to the digit in its attached circle. (Digits may repeat on an arrow if allowed by other rules.)
- The digit in an arrow's circle must repeat in one or more of the cells pointed at by the arrow's tip, excluding the tip itself. If there are two arrow tips, both must see a repeated circle digit.
You can play this puzzle online using Sudokupad: https://sudokupad.app/xgjjovdfmy
Solution code: Columns 1 and 9. I.e. the 9 digits in column 1 from top to bottom, followed by the 9 digits in column 9 from top to bottom, for example: 123456789123456789
Comments
on 1. October 2024, 10:34 by Playmaker6174
Frankly speaking, what a bizarre puzzle with lots of surprising geometric interactions! Funny how it resolved at the end too x)
on 30. September 2024, 17:59 by Laake
An incredible puzzle that had some quite frankly unbelievable geometry throughout!
on 29. August 2024, 23:05 by Niverio
Absolutely incredible geometry! Brilliant work.
on 12. July 2024, 16:09 by mihel111
Very nice geometry. There is no real break-in but a lovely step-by-step path with a very good flow. A joy to solve.
on 11. July 2024, 01:19 by softie
A beautiful chain of breadcrumbs from start to finish! It felt much harder while solving it than it seems looking back at each step along the way, which I think is a sign of a great construction.
on 10. July 2024, 20:22 by antiknight
Great idea, especially with the two one-cell arrows!
