Call of Cthudoku
(Published on 17. July 2024, 16:58 by juggler)
Thanks to Lulero for helping me find a valid grid. The rule set is based on earlier "Octopus Rules" puzzles by ThePedallingPianist. If you are bothered by the dark background, you can play a light version here.
c̵̨̑l̵̥̈i̷̟̊c̷̖̏k̶̜̿ ̴̧͌o̶̙͝ñ̴͕ ̴̥̈́t̷̻́h̵̤͛ẻ̷̱ ̶̤͐ṕ̷̮u̴͕̔z̷͚̔z̷̯̽ḷ̴̆ë̸͚́ ̸͓̉ḯ̷ͅm̸̹̀a̷̙̽ḡ̷͉e̴͇̋ ̸͕͊t̸̮̒o̴͉̒ ̴̳́á̴̲b̶̘́a̵͇͂n̴̥̓d̶̨̾o̸͈̿n̷̼͘ ̵̱͊ä̴͙́l̴̼̿l̶̩͆ ̶̦͂ḫ̸̇o̷̜͑p̴̦͋e̸͚̋.̵̜̔
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
OMNIPUS
- Draw 4 Region Sum lines, all with the same length, each having 180 degree rotational symmetry around the center of the grid.
- Every cell in the grid (besides the center cell) is visited by a line exactly once.
- Lines may cross other lines (but not themselves).
- Lines end in cells on the edge of the grid.
ORBS - A clue on a small white orb (which burns in your mind even with eyes shut) indicates how many times it is crossed by a line. The orbs, oh God, the orbs...
RUNES - Matching runes are on the same line. The same line! Hah! Hah! The same, always the same!!
REGION SUM - Box borders cut lines into segments with the same sum (how cruelly they cut!) which may be different for different lines! All is forsaken!!! Cthulhu fhtagn!!!
Aaaaaaghhhwh̶b̷v̵w̷u̵r̶b̶h̶s̴k̸u̶h̸f̵k̷fū̸͔ḣ̵̼a̴̻͒ụ̵́k̷̈́ͅr̴͎̿f̷̘̆h̸̨̊a̵̤͋w̶̜̽ḵ̴̏ue̷͍̅̈́f̵̗͍̋̿h̷̞͠u̵̢̪͗̀ė̸̫̭̕w̸̦̺̑̑f̷̘͆̃ď̷̥̳̟f̶̨͗̑͂k̴̫̙͋̀̈j̵̪̯̎͂͊ȕ̶̦͉̇b̴̝͓̏̕ͅg̶̘̯̊͜d̷̺̲̔̍̿f̵̛̖̜̩͇g̵͉̰̠̼̈́͐͛̚j̷̹̩̿n̷̤͐̈,̷͍̥̈́̉̚͘w̵͇̙͔̱̅̊j̷̧̬̦̇̊͐͝b̷̹͉̈u̴͉͙̽k̵̢͉͈̹̆q̵̙̖̀̇̔̌w̷̨̛̦̫̋͒̿2̸̲̥̅̕b̵̘̪̙͒̉͆̏̽ͅd̴͖̱̩́̈̓̀͑̽͝g̷̱͕̪̺͉̓̂͝ǩ̷̞̻̠̯̤̉̄͘q̷̡̮̤̈͋͋̒̐m̶̨̨̹͔̺̺͑̒f̷̯̤͆à̸̡͙̘̘͇̝͙̓̅̔̄̓̿x̵̻̪̭̹͈̭̞͠d̶͍̱͎͙̫̘̅̕c̷͍͖̪̟̀̓̕i̷͍̓j̴͍̤͇̩̋͜k̶̥̘̥̑̿͌̂
Solution code: The digits starting at r5c5 and following the line rightward.
Last changed on on 29. August 2024, 00:40
Solved by h5663454, Andrewsarchus, XIAOYING, someguy209, kublai, NEWS, vitaminz, nuzzopa, erml, SPring, MadHypnofrog, trashghost, ViKingPrime, gdc, karlmortenlunna, ThePedallingPianist, NightDog, itweb, koba1917, tonald, smckinley, Nell Gwyn, bansalsaab, QuiltyAsCharged, TimNN, dpatti, quantumZookeeper, lmdemasi, Fractl, GoogleEnPassant, Doc Liu, flyjim, widjo, darrenfwl
Comments
on 1. August 2024, 11:54 by Fractl
Amazing logic from constructing the lines to determining the value of the region sums, to inputting digits. 10/10.
on 27. July 2024, 21:04 by QuiltyAsCharged
That was excellent! Super intimidating at first, but once I got started it wasn't so bad. Now that it's done, I'm sure his terrible visage won't haunt my sleepless dreams hragggh
on 22. July 2024, 05:59 by tonald
Are ah ah you ok?
on 21. July 2024, 15:14 by koba1917
wow, such a satisfying puzzle from start to finish!
on 21. July 2024, 00:57 by ViKingPrime
Delightful, clever and appropriately spooky.
on 18. July 2024, 00:30 by vitaminz
Lots of fun surprises in this one!
on 17. July 2024, 19:01 by someguy209
Absolutely loved the logic in this puzzle, especially finding the value of each region sum line as well as the anatomy of box 5.
on 17. July 2024, 18:15 by Andrewsarchus
Interesting rule set, and well executed!