The Hare and the Tortoise
(Published on 12. September 2024, 04:52 by ThePedallingPianist)
to make more line drawing puzzles, but
I wanted two new animals so I made this.
Rules:
- Normal sudoku rules apply: place the digits 1-9 once each in every row, column, and 3x3 box.
- RACE: The Hare and the Tortoise must race in orthogonal or diagonal steps, and must not enter ponds, or cross or overlap each other or themselves, apart from at the finish line, where they both end.
- HARE: The Hare must enter every box exactly once each (including box 9 - starting in box 9 does NOT count as entering it). The Hare's racing line will be a valid Super Fast Thermo - ie. digits along it increase by at least 3 at a time, but the Hare has a nap at every box border and the Thermo may begin again on any digit in the next cell.
- TORTOISE: The Tortoise's racing line will be a valid Slow Thermo - ie. digits along it may not decrease.
- FOX: The Fox declares the winner by displaying a digit that does NOT appear on the winner's racing line.
- DUCK: Digits separated by the Duck sum to 5.
Click here to play on Sudokupad
Please leave a comment if you enjoy :)
(This puzzle was created for Scojo's Impostor prompt, in which I was given the task of impersonating the great Marty Sears. As much as I'm very flattered by the suggestion, I can confirm that he and I are not, in fact, the same person!)
Solution code: The sum of the digits on the largest pond
Comments
on 21. February 2025, 07:08 by virus_dave
Wow, i found that to be REALLY hard, but never 'unfair'. Beautiful setting, with a clever poem to set the stage. Well done!
on 18. November 2024, 03:49 by Frank Puzzles
https://youtu.be/-hOIMBJSQ0Q
Here's a link to my solve of your puzzle. I got you confused with Marty, so I mistakenly said that I was going to post another solve of his puzzles in a reply to one of his posts....
You completely hoodwinked me and did a fantastic job of impostering as marty!
on 29. October 2024, 15:19 by AsgarArn
Took more hours than i dare to admit, was about to give up a few times. But after geting back to it a few time i found the next steps.
Its hard but logic even if hard to find at Times. it unfoulds very butifully. Im happy that I did not give up but took it all the was to the solution.
Nice inpersonation, well constructed, beautiful story.
on 22. October 2024, 23:36 by NordenShield
What an absolute masterpiece. Very proud to have beaten it. Thank you for setting it!
on 16. September 2024, 08:36 by psams
Terrific race, but I suspect the fox was biased, as he hinted at the winner long before the race was done.
on 14. September 2024, 00:21 by vfig
really enjoyed this! great use of theme and style, and some lovely surprises of logic along the way.
on 12. September 2024, 14:58 by Franjo
Absolutely amazing! Thank you so much for creating and sharing this lovely masterpiece.
on 12. September 2024, 14:48 by ThePedallingPianist
Clarification that I'm not actually Marty!
on 12. September 2024, 14:21 by AshBrown
Wait are pedalling pianist ans marty sears the same person?
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TPP: I did a good job as his Impostor, then! :D
on 12. September 2024, 11:11 by Fool on Hill
Magnificently done
on 12. September 2024, 11:08 by Prof.Dori
This is probably my favorite puzzle from you, truly amazing!
on 12. September 2024, 08:53 by ViKingPrime
You're going to spoil us. I'm expecting full epic length poetry as a ruleset for your next excursion.
on 12. September 2024, 07:01 by QuiltyAsCharged
Tremendous!
on 12. September 2024, 04:56 by SamuPiano
This challenge was so incredible for the sudoku community to push its limits, and you delivered! This was fantastic, Marty- er... anyway, phenomenal puzzle!
