Medieval Buffet
(Published on 16. September 2024, 14:11 by Manta-Ray)
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Yin-Yang: Shade some cells such that all shaded cells are orthogonally connected, all unshaded cells are orthogonally connected, and no 2x2 area is fully shaded or unshaded
Arrows: Digits on an arrow with the same shading as the arrow's circle sum to the digit in the arrow's circle. There must be at least one cell along the arrow with the same shading as the arrow's circle. Digits may repeat on an arrow if allowed by the other rules. Intersecting arrows travel in straight lines.
Killer Cages: Cages in the grid consist of a single orthogonally connected region of shaded and/or unshaded cells (i.e. if both shaded and unshaded cells are found within a cage, each shading type must be connected in a single orthogonally connected region). The digits in one of these regions sum to the total given in the top-left corner of the cage. Digits MAY repeat in a cage if allowed by other rules, but may not repeat within the region that counts towards the cage total.
Sandwich Sums: Shaded cells between the 1 and 9 in a row or column sum to that row/column's sandwich total. Every row/column has a unique sandwich total. One total has been provided.
Solve on CTC
See Mark's solve on CTC here
Solution code: The digits in row 8, followed by the sandwich sums of column 5 and row 7 (all without spaces)
Comments
on 24. October 2024, 13:05 by QuiltyAsCharged
That was a journey! The sandwich sums lead to many interesting results. An excellent, clever puzzle that earns its high difficulty rating
on 7. October 2024, 13:19 by Manta-Ray
Added link to Mark's solve on CTC
on 2. October 2024, 08:18 by jinkela114514
https://sudokupad.app/t2HrhT8rMM In this link, you can mark the sandwich totals (with answer check).
on 18. September 2024, 17:13 by Manta-Ray
Updated description
on 16. September 2024, 15:54 by Manta-Ray
Updated difficulty
