Lots in Space: Deconstructica
(Published on 16. September 2024, 12:14 by marty_sears)
Rules:
The space station Deconstructica is formed of nine separate 3x3 modules, connected to each other with teal modular tether lines. Their locations are to be deduced. Each 3x3 module must contain the digits 1-9 once each. If a cell on a modular tether lies in the vacuum of space (between modules), it contains a zero. All other space cells should be left empty. The digits 1-9 may not repeat in a row or column (but zeros can repeat).
Modular tethers: Each tether's endpoints are located somewhere within two different 3x3 modules. Any group of 3 adjacent cells along a tether must contain one digit from each of the modular groups [147], [258], and [0369].
Parity Change Lots: A digit in a red circle indicates the number of parity changes [i.e. from odd to even or vice versa] between adjacent digits along the attached tether.
German Whisper Lots: A digit in a green diamond indicates how many pairs of adjacent digits along the attached tether have a difference of 5 or more.
Adjacent Sum Lots: A digit in a blue square looks at the sums of each pair of adjacent digits along the attached tether, and indicates how many distinct sums there are.
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Please leave a comment if you enjoy :)
Solution code: Digits in the rightmost column, reading downwards
Comments
on 20. September 2024, 19:16 by h5663454
to wenchang:
也許你在評論區發佈解題過程的視頻是出於好心，但是考慮到不懷好意的作弊者，所以請至少把視頻以隱藏評論的形式發佈。
on 17. September 2024, 12:42 by Franjo
I needed some time to understand the naughty part of the ruleset… What a pleasure to solve this beautiful deconstruction! Again and again Marty Sears surprises us with his incredible creativity. Thank you.
on 17. September 2024, 01:35 by abadx
Enormous work Marty. Thanks for setting an approachable deconstruction puzzle.
on 17. September 2024, 00:40 by Jafacake
Another great puzzle, thanks, it was a pleasure to solve
on 16. September 2024, 20:41 by Black_Doom
Absolutely fantastic stuff
on 16. September 2024, 19:05 by ViKingPrime
You can't fool us Marty! Sneaking counting into your puzzle was just giving the game away...
on 16. September 2024, 16:56 by heliopolix
I had the absolute pleasure of watching this puzzle get solved, only to discover that I hadn't set it after all!
Marty went all out on this one, using my favorite line type and inventing some cool new Lots.
I'd encourage you to boldy jump right in, and you too can be lots in space.
on 16. September 2024, 15:03 by sorryimLate
I made this so hard for myself by not reading the rules very carefully the first time... or the second time... Yes, the puzzle is quite Marty, but I enjoyed it very much and the finished grid looks really cool! Thanks.
