Photo Finish
(Published on 9. September 2024, 05:00 by Will Power)
Solution code: Column 1.
Comments
on 25. September 2024, 08:41 by alzika
Thanks Mr. Power, as always.
on 18. September 2024, 15:28 by PuzzleDoubt
This one messed me up! I loved the logic, but I kept reading the Kropki lines wrong in box 7. Be careful and have fun!
on 17. September 2024, 20:05 by PinkNickels
Verrrrry tricky, WP. Nicely played. Enjoyed this one!
on 9. September 2024, 19:11 by cornflakes23
Had to restart as I messed up somewhere, but nice flow once the rules clicked. For me, I didn't need the kropki dot on row 9 box 7. Maybe I had a different solve path! Thanks.
on 9. September 2024, 15:51 by 28righthand
not too bad once you understand the rules:
I think it would be clearer if it said cages rather than regions! (I was thinking regions like sum line regions!).
Numbers in cages each form a consecutive set of numbers, NUMBERS MAY REPEAT IN CAGES, if other rules allow
Hello, @28righhand I create my puzzles in F-Puzzles and then convert to SudokuPad. In the conversion process, SudokuPad searches for certain words in the rules to determine what parts of the "conflict checker" to turn on and off. If I use the word "cage" or "cages", the system turns on the checker to disallow repeated numbers in "cages". I use the word "regions" when I can't allow that to happen so the solver is not confused with SudokuPad making numbers in regions red when repeated, and it will also disallow you to finish with conflict checker triggered like that. Peace to you. -Will Power
on 9. September 2024, 13:54 by Snaques
I don't quite understand these rules. How can the set within a region be at the same time consecutive and contain repeating numbers?
Hello, @Snaques If you line up all the numbers in order, there will be no gaps. Example: 3,4,4,4,5,6,7,7,8 Peace to you. -Will Power
