Ripples
(Published on 6. September 2024, 17:54 by the_cogito)
Rules:
- Normal Sudoku rules apply.
- Indicated cages are vaults. Digits in a vault may not appear in any cells orthogonally adjacent to that vault. Digits may repeat in a vault.
- A vault's "sum" is the sum of its contained digits (e.g. a vault containing 1, 2, and another 1 would have a sum of 4).
- Every vault lies entirely within a square-shaped ring of cells centered around the grid's center. Vaults in rings further from the grid's center must have sums larger than vaults in rings closer to the grid's center. Vaults in the same ring need not have equal sums.
And the puzzle. Note that the colors are for illustrative purposes only, and are not present in the solving links:
Solve on Penpa
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Solution code: Column 1, then column 5, both read from top to bottom, no spaces.
Comments
on 20. October 2024, 05:24 by Avg Sudoku Enjoyer
Really interesting puzzle with neat logic! Great solve
on 4. October 2024, 17:11 by lmdemasi
Brilliant puzzle! Lots of great moments and realizations, my favourite of which was figuring out how the blue-ring cage in box 7 resolves.
on 23. September 2024, 23:00 by Myxo
Very nice puzzle! I don't necessarily recommend solving it late at night though, as some arithmetic is required :D
on 7. September 2024, 16:57 by bansalsaab
Was stuck at cages in box4 and 7 but it was amazing when I figured it.
on 7. September 2024, 04:18 by tallcat
Really took me a little while to wrap my head around the break-in but it was worth it as the puzzle unravelled beautifully
