RAT RUN 10: Sensored
(Published on 7. August 2024, 01:01 by marty_sears)
- Normal sudoku rules apply: place the digits 1-9 once each in every row, column, and 3x3 box (marked with dotted lines.)
- AIM OF EXPERIMENT: Finkz the rat must reach the cupcake by finding a path through the maze. The path must not visit any cell more than once, cross itself, or pass through any thick maze walls.
- As well as moving orthogonally, Finkz may move diagonally if there's a 2x2 space in which to do so, but may never pass diagonally through a round wall-spot on the corner of a cell.
- FOG: The maze has been filled with fog. When correct digits are entered, the nearby fog will clear. No guessing is required.
- BLACKCURRANTS: Digits connected by a blackcurrant are in a 1:2 ratio (one is double the other.) Not all possible blackcurrants have been given.
- MOTION SENSORS: The digit on a pink motion sensor indicates how many of the (up to 9) cells immediately surrounding the sensor are visited by Finkz - ie; any cells neighbouring the sensor cell (diagonally or orthogonally), as well as the sensor cell itself, are counted, if they lie on the path.
- CAGES: Digits don't repeat in a cage. Every cage has an electricity symbol, which indicates its 'shock value'. Any cage with a shock value of 5 or higher should not be entered by Finkz. Cages with a shock value lower than 5 are safe to enter.
- TEST CONSTRAINT: In this experiment, the first cage that Finkz enters could have any total. After that, each subsequent cage she enters must have a total exactly one greater than the previous cage she entered. Cages not entered by Finkz can have any total.
Solution code: Digits on the path in column 8, from top to bottom
Comments
on 1. October 2024, 04:11 by Crusader175
Looking forward for the next phase!
on 26. September 2024, 10:46 by BabyfacedBard
Absolutely wonderful series! I enjoyed every single sudoku, and they didn’t feel the slightest bit repetitive while maintaining the common theme
on 24. September 2024, 00:09 by Nell Gwyn
What a season finale!
on 4. September 2024, 17:36 by Karitsu
Delightful solve! I'd say it's more like 2 stars.
Personal achievement unlocked - it's the first solve I've ever done alongside a CTC video that I was able to solve faster than Simon (primarily due to him getting hung up with an issue in box 5 for about 10 minutes that I fortunately caught right away).
on 2. September 2024, 10:13 by qalkx
Oddly enough, I think I found this to be easiest one of the Rat Runs to complete and the puzzle itself featured interesting and fun logic throughout. An easy 10/10.
on 2. September 2024, 01:33 by Spoonmans
I CANT BELIEVE I WAS ABLE TO SOLVE A DIFFICULTY THREE PUZZLE IN 66 MINUTES!!! THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST WONDERFUL SUDOKU PUZZLES TO EVER EXIST!!!
on 29. August 2024, 11:34 by Nostor
Thank you so much for this lovely experiments!
on 27. August 2024, 21:51 by Genomico
These are so much fun! Thanks for making them :) Keep it up!
on 27. August 2024, 06:12 by brightonsimon
MY FIRST EVER 3* PUZZLE COMPLETION! :-)
Saw this was available just after watching Simon solve #9 so thought I'd jump in and give it a go. So, so satisfying especially unravelling the deviousness at the end. Thanks, Marty!
on 26. August 2024, 02:52 by waffles_the_dog
Lovely, the forgetting I can go diagonally remains my nemesis :D
on 25. August 2024, 16:02 by Christounet
Looking forward to the next phase of experiments !! Would love to see Finkz find her way in different formats of grids (linked grids, deconstruction...). And if that is not your intention, I'm happy to try my hand at setting some maze puzzles as well if you don't mind ! Thanks for the great serie :)
Marty: Thankyou - I do have some different formats planned later on in the series :)
on 23. August 2024, 18:13 by Guvenistan
Rule clarification: the "shock value" refers ONLY to the cell with the lightning bolt, NOT the total sum of the cage with said lightning bolt.
on 18. August 2024, 09:52 by AsgarArn
Already looking forward to the Phase 2!
on 17. August 2024, 12:25 by DonQuichopp
I was so looking forward to this puzzle, me on holidays, time to solve this at the beach. But it came differently and I needed emergency surgery and lied in the hospital.
With too many painkillers clouding my mind, I didn't manage to start the puzzle. I thought "how can I manage this , without assumptions".
Now about too weeks later with not so many painkillers anymore, I took a second go and I solved it in 80minutes.
I thought it required a lot of thinking-ahead, but it needed no assumptions whatsoever and it had a very nice touch with the fog. Loved it. Couple of times, I thought, to solve this or that, this is needed behind the fog.
Loved all the series, thank you so much marty! And I am looking forward to the next batch in autumn!
on 16. August 2024, 00:59 by kdkirby
I think the shock cages have been my favourite rule in the past two puzzles – they interact so well with rules that influence cage totals. An amazing set of puzzles, can't wait for series 2!
on 14. August 2024, 00:41 by ZeroNickel
Thanks so much for this series. It's been enormous fun following Finkz's adventures!
on 13. August 2024, 13:40 by AshBrown
Column 9. So clever. Great puzzle
on 13. August 2024, 01:25 by Snaques
What a finish for the little rodent!
The finishing touches were a bit devious as it really made me question whether I missed a rule or something. Just had to go through all the rules once more to realize what's going on there.
Thank you Marty for the amazing series!
on 12. August 2024, 18:39 by AsgarArn
Already looking forward to the Phase 2!
on 12. August 2024, 16:22 by Klausku
Again a brilliant puzzle to end phase 1. I really liked how the last cage disambiguates within the rules. I wish I could set puzzles like these. Compared to Finks‘s adventures, mine are all amateur level. I‘m looking forward to the next season in autum. Thanks Marty.
on 11. August 2024, 03:26 by ViKingPrime
Everything I wanted from the series, from the very beginning. I cannot wait for Season 2 - I think we're all ready for the mad science to begin.
on 9. August 2024, 16:07 by Lykrast
42:59 for me, was very cool!! Hyped for the next ones.
on 9. August 2024, 13:06 by Hal_Incadenza
Thanks for this series (or phase),
It was a pleasure to solve them all!
Will there be a phase 2?
Marty: yes :)
Yayyyyyy!!
on 9. August 2024, 08:38 by Phistomefel
A really beautiful ending! Thanks for setting the series, marty_sears!
on 9. August 2024, 00:29 by cam
Absolutely wonderful! I hope Finkz enjoys a little bit of a rest and I can't wait to see her again soon!
on 8. August 2024, 22:44 by apete
Fantastic. Very much looking forward to Phase 2. Thanks so much!
on 8. August 2024, 15:08 by kredenc
OMG, what a fantastic finale for a fantastic series! For a strange reason this was the most approachable experiment for me - maybe because the fog. :) Beautiful break-in, smooth flow, nice deductions and logic from start to finish. I can not wait Phase 2... Thank you Marty for this fun, enjoyable, mind blowing and totally bonkers series! You are trully a genius. :)
on 8. August 2024, 11:24 by Trellyc
Another amazing puzzle, with lovely constraints that don't feel too complicated simply because of how you led us here over the course of this series.
These were the absolute highlight of my week lately.
I now have very similar feelings as when I've just watched the last episode of my current favourite tv show and have to wait an unspecified amount of time for the next season.
on 8. August 2024, 09:29 by jinkela114514
Is the puzzle the end of this series?
Marty: the end of Phase 1... Finkz will be back in a couple of months :)
on 8. August 2024, 08:38 by Nordy
Unbelievably good!
on 8. August 2024, 02:30 by ufdigga
Dynamite work Marty! This was such a joy to complete, and it had me skipping ahead of the CTC YouTube timeline and into LMD (with a bookmark reminding me each week to jump in and solve the next puzzle on Day 1). Thank you!
on 7. August 2024, 23:39 by sujoyku
The final edition of the first season of rat runs is another wonderful adventure. Every week we were treated to these true pieces of art. Honestly, I cannot wait for season 2 to come. Thank you very much for this fantastic series, marty_sears!
on 7. August 2024, 22:33 by Nairurian
Thank you for a fantastic series and looking forward to followi Finkz in Phase 2!
on 7. August 2024, 22:06 by Tomf1sh
Thank you so much for this, genuinely. These have been the highlight of my week. I cannot wait for Phase 2.
on 7. August 2024, 21:42 by ThePedallingPianist
Your creativity knows no bounds Marty, thank you for this incredible series!
on 7. August 2024, 20:16 by extremelypuzzled
What a banger of an ending!
on 7. August 2024, 17:25 by sacklunch
Marty, thank you so much for this beautiful series! Every puzzle was an absolute delight, as are most of your creations. Very much looking forward to Phase 2!
on 7. August 2024, 15:57 by GeorgeTheToad2
Fantastic Finkz Finally Fulfils Finkz’s Field-of-dreams. Fankyou!
on 7. August 2024, 15:37 by 28righthand
Brilliant, thought I had gone wrong for a little while until I carfully reread the rules again !!!!
on 7. August 2024, 15:24 by ChinStrap
The fog really gave the solver the same maze feeling as Finkz. Masterful finale for a masterful series. I loved how different each one of these played.
on 7. August 2024, 15:07 by Perladel
Great way to end this amazing series!
on 7. August 2024, 14:21 by wuc
Awesome puzzle to end an awesome series. Thx for many hours of thrilling entertainment.
on 7. August 2024, 14:04 by apiyo
What a way to round things out! Finkz's faith and determination to forage for the illusive cupcake was duly rewarded! And that final flourish was, as ever, classy :)
on 7. August 2024, 12:55 by davidemsa
The entire series has been amazing. I'm looking forward to seeing Finkz again in phase 2. This being a fog of war puzzle made it play out pretty differently from the others, which is great. There was a tricky step near the end I really liked.
on 7. August 2024, 12:12 by Cosinus
I' ll miss Finkz!!!
Thank you very much for this beautiful series, looking forward to autumn!❤️
on 7. August 2024, 11:30 by Franjo
Farewell, smart little rat. I hope you will enjoy your holidays and return to impress us again with your skills. Thank you so much, Marty Sears, for creating this extraordinary series and its incredibly beautiful presentation.
on 7. August 2024, 07:44 by BlackBird_6
fantastic series, I will be happily awaiting it's return!
on 7. August 2024, 07:14 by Elker
Very fun and creative. Thanks for setting and sharing this.
on 7. August 2024, 02:35 by stramosk
another one straight to the favourites list!
on 7. August 2024, 01:57 by BHUNTER47
Another brilliant Finkz puzzle.
