The Forest Express
(Published on 16. August 2024, 08:16 by Black_Doom)
Rules:
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- Railroad: draw a train track in the grid - a one-cell-wide loop of orthogonally connected cells. The loop can't touch itself, not even diagonally, and can't go through the cells containing a tree. Adjacent digits on the loop must differ by at least 5.
- Trees: digit in a cell with a maple tree indicates the number of surrounding cells occupied by the train track. Digit in a cell with a pine tree indicates the number of surrounding cells that are NOT occupied by the train track.
- Train: the train in r8c7 must be on the track and must contain an odd digit.
- Rabbit: digits separated by a rabbit must be consecutive. Not all rabbits are given.
Solution code: Loop cells from row 7, left to right
Last changed on on 16. August 2024, 08:31
Solved by StefanSch, utsavb, alexsmart, LehanLehan, YoshiKyon, japanoise_breakfast, Gilliatt, han233ing, lmdemasi, damo_89, arteful, Tompzini, karlmortenlunna, gdc, palpot, Scojo, feverlute, cybers, BeeBoi, bluegaspode, oskode, dmgciubotaru, ThePedallingPianist, Nell Gwyn, trashghost, PuzzlePatzer, faisalaak, Chefofdeath, taide, sorryimLate, PaganiusI, yttrio, Blug
Comments
on 22. August 2024, 22:28 by ThePedallingPianist
A lovely puzzle that unfolds beautifully from some tricky but satisfying early steps to a rewarding endgame. Thank you! :)
Last changed on 21. August 2024, 19:05
on 20. August 2024, 23:59 by bluegaspode
will the train pass every tree (or is this information explicitly to be found out by yourself)
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It's up to the solver to figure that out
Last changed on 16. August 2024, 11:50
on 16. August 2024, 11:29 by japanoise_breakfast
Do the pine cones include their own cell in the count?
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No, they don't.
on 16. August 2024, 09:22 by StefanSch
Verry nice!
on 16. August 2024, 08:31 by Black_Doom
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