Central Fiasco
(Published on 22. September 2024, 00:00 by Tingo)
The rules are as follows:
Normal Sudoku rules apply
Digits separated by a knight's move (in chess) may not contain the same digit.
Digits separated by a king's move (in chess) may not contain the same digit.
Cells in the same relative position may not contain the same digit (disjoint sets).
Cells joined by white dots have consecutive values. Cells joined by Xs sum to 10. Cells joined by Vs sum to 5. Not all dots, Xs or Vs are given.
The puzzle can be played at F-Puzzles here!
The puzzle can be played at CTC here!
Questions, comments, concerns and jokes are all welcome! Thanks for playing!
Solution code: Row 9 followed by Column 4, 18 digits total
Comments
on 23. September 2024, 22:10 by dzamie
More like a fidget toy than a puzzle, but pleasant nonetheless. I do like how anti-knight-king makes a sort of "impact crater" around numbers where they can't reappear.
on 22. September 2024, 14:20 by itsid
well that's the problem with knights/kings puzzles.. once you color in the central box you realize that they are all the same.... but super easy entry, and a nice quick solve to waste a few minutes.
on 22. September 2024, 11:36 by VitP
the awesome power of the invisible constraints.
(disjoint sets not even needed)
on 22. September 2024, 07:50 by Onkel_Dagobert
Nice puzzle. For future puzzles, you might want to consider only one row or column for the solution code.
- Thanks. This is the second comment I've received asking for shorter solution codes. The reason they are 18 long is when I first began setting/publishing, I received a substantial number of comments telling me they were too short. Those stopped once I got to 18 digits. I'm glad you played the puzzle and enjoyed it. Thanks for your feedback. Cheers! - Tingo
on 22. September 2024, 00:43 by augsod
3:22, loved this
