Out of Reach (Minmax Quads)
(Published on 26. July 2024, 12:33 by sujoyku)
- Normal sudoku rules apply, i.e. each row, column and 3x3 box has to contain the digits from 1 to 9 once each.
- Minmax Quads: Digits in a circle must appear in one of the four surrounding cells and either be the lowest or the highest digit in these four cells. (If there is no conflict with other rules, digits around a quad clue may repeat. In particular, the minimum and maximum may appear more than once.)
Here you can solve the puzzle online:
Solution code: Row 9 from left to right (9 digits in total)
Comments
on 11. October 2024, 23:50 by Lenivaya_Joppa
Thank you for this nice puzzle, dear sujoyku! :)
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You are much welcome, Lenivaya_Joppa, thank you for your comment! I am glad you liked the puzzle.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 4. October 2024, 10:50 by Crusader175
Very nice!
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Thank you for your comment, Crusader175! I am glad that you enjoyed the puzzle.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 16. August 2024, 15:18 by anyeyeball
Came here from the Dutch Flat Mates link. I really like these Min Max Quads! Thank you!
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Thank you for your comment, anyeyeball! As I very much enjoyed setting these Minmax Quads puzzles, it is great to hear that you liked them.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 4. August 2024, 23:25 by ViKingPrime
What an incredible twist on Quad logic! Loved every minute of it.
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Thank you for your kind words, ViKingPrime! I am glad that you enjoyed the puzzle. It was lovely to see all of you solving it together on ThePedallingPianist's stream.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 31. July 2024, 10:28 by rudaass
finally a quad puzzle which I can solve :) I rally had fun, especially that in my case, there was no point were puzzle collapsed; I had to think till the end - so double fun.
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Congratulations on the solve and thank you for commenting, rudaass! I am glad that you had fun with the puzzle.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 27. July 2024, 02:20 by baku
Great puzzle! Thanks for sharing!
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You are much welcome, baku, thank you for your comment!
on 26. July 2024, 23:16 by fractalminding
A very cool idea! The solving is smooth and beautiful. But it took a few minutes for the brain to adapt to the new constraint. Thanks, sujoyku!
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You are much welcome, fractalminding, thank you for your comment! I am glad that you liked the idea and enjoyed a smooth solve.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 26. July 2024, 20:10 by Piatato
Lovely!
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Thank you for your kind comment, Piatato!
on 26. July 2024, 18:32 by 99%Sneaky
Clean grid and clean logic, a wonderful combination :)
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Thank you for your kind words, 99%Sneaky! I am glad you liked the puzzle and its set-up. I almost got it completely symmetrical, but needed one more Minmax Quad in Box 8 though. :)
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 26. July 2024, 17:29 by chrisjnap
Superb!
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Thank you for commenting, chrisjnap! Great to hear that you liked it.
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on 26. July 2024, 15:25 by 9Rookienumbers
Thank you sujoyku, it was a very fun solve! I really like the simplicity and the implications of minmax quads
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Thank you for commenting, 9Rookienumbers! It is great to hear you liked this variant.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 26. July 2024, 15:14 by PinkNickels
What a fun solve!
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Thank you for commenting, PinkNickels! I am glad you had fun solving.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 26. July 2024, 13:34 by Wuschel
Very nice and not too hard. IMO more towards 2*, but that might just be me :)
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Thank you for your comment, Wuschel! I am glad that you liked the puzzle. Concerning the difficulty level: I was torn between 2 and 3 stars. I think it would be fair to give it 2.5 stars. But, of course, the experienced difficulty is subjective by nature. Anyhow, thank you for sharing your thoughts!
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 26. July 2024, 13:16 by Snookerfan
Beautiful twist on a familiar rule! Thank you for the fun puzzle.
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Thank you for your comment, Snookerfan! I am glad you enjoyed the little twist with the quads.
Kind regards, sujoyku
