Five Finger Death Punch
(Published on 4. September 2024, 18:36 by Killer Joe)
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This is a surprisingly approachable and beginner friendly loop puzzle. Hope you enjoy!
Normal 9x9 sudoku rules apply.
Draw a 1-cell wide loop that moves strictly orthogonally and doesn't branch or intersect itself. The loop doesn't touch itself, not even diagonally.
The loop acts as a german whispers line. Neighbouring digits on the loop must have a difference of at least 5.
A digit in a circle indicates how many times that digit must appear in circles.
The circled digits also indicate how many of the up to 8 surrounding cells are on the loop.
Circles are never on the loop.
Have fun.
Solution code: row 9
Comments
on 16. October 2024, 02:08 by Frank Puzzles
https://youtu.be/66CYHvkd7rg
Here's a link to my solve of the puzzle. It was fun!
on 14. October 2024, 22:04 by glum_hippo
The id of this puzzle is actually JOE, as in Killer Joe. Nice touch!
on 26. September 2024, 16:49 by faltenin
Very nice - started thinking along the wrong lines but much easier once I realized how to break in.
on 5. September 2024, 21:53 by Killer Joe
Removed (GAS) from the title as people suggested it was a bit more than GAS level although still being a beginner friendly loop puzzle. I'm just glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the comments.
on 5. September 2024, 19:52 by Franjo
I agree: no GAS at all, but a lovely beginner’s loop puzzle, which I enjoyed very much. Thank you for creating and sharing.
on 5. September 2024, 10:25 by sujoyku
I agree with the others that this is tougher than GAS (have given 2 stars for difficulty), but it is a very enjoyable loop puzzle for sure! Thank you for setting and sharing, Killer Joe!
on 5. September 2024, 08:55 by zrbakhtiar
agree with comments below. I don't think this is GAS level. might be 1 closer to 2 stars
on 4. September 2024, 23:54 by permafrostyx
yay
i think its a bit long for gas but i really like it
on 4. September 2024, 19:14 by The Bard
Great puzzle, but I would never consider this a GAS puzzle.
