The King
(Published on 18. September 2024, 19:33 by vitaminz)
RULES:
Normal Sudoku Rules Apply
The King's Law states that for a digit X, exactly X instances of the digit X are a king's move away from another instance of the digit X. However, two of the digits 1-9 (to be deduced) are rebellious and do not abide by this law. In fact, a rebellious digit is never a king's move away from another instance of itself.
The grid is partially covered with fog. Correctly placed digits will clear the fog around that cell.
Solution code: Row 4 from left to right, with the "rebellious" digits removed (7 digits)
Comments
on 16. October 2024, 05:44 by jimmyswisher
Lovely puzzle from start to finish, wonderful the entire way through
on 13. October 2024, 10:00 by Deino42
Brilliant, one of my new favorite puzzles! Also, I haven’t seen anyone mention it, but I believe knowledge of the Phistomefel Ring is needed to solve this puzzle.
on 9. October 2024, 23:16 by glum_hippo
What a lovely idea! Took me about 16 minutes, so satisfying
on 25. September 2024, 17:08 by Abdul the Killer
Absolute pure vitaminz out-of-the-box genius. I don't know how you do it!
on 24. September 2024, 18:11 by vitaminz
Thank you all for the overwhelming reception. I'm a bit blown away. I've added the CtC solve here.
on 24. September 2024, 00:55 by BenTen
Fantastic puzzle. So satisfying to solve. Thanks for setting.
on 23. September 2024, 09:09 by Klausku
This is a brilliant puzzle! I love this ruleset that leads to really amazing logic. Thanks.
on 23. September 2024, 00:24 by mvondras
I love FOW. I saw this on CTC. Amazing break in. 1 digit showing. WOW
on 22. September 2024, 22:42 by Stephyonike
Wonderful puzzle!
on 20. September 2024, 08:06 by mjoyce78
Loved this puzzle. There was a nice flow to the puzzle once the break-in came together.
on 19. September 2024, 23:00 by SamuPiano
Really fascinating ruleset in this one!
on 19. September 2024, 22:29 by juggler
What a beautiful puzzle.
on 19. September 2024, 21:58 by virus_dave
Absolutely incredible. The break-in was EXTREMELY satisfying, and each step from there on was highly enjoyable. So clever!
Thank you!
on 19. September 2024, 21:53 by ViKingPrime
Such a clever break-in - this puzzle is wonderful.
on 19. September 2024, 19:39 by Phistomefel
The ruleset and its implications are great. Thanks a lot for the fun puzzle, vitaminz! (:
on 19. September 2024, 11:10 by Snookerfan
Very nice! Loved the break-in. Thank you
on 19. September 2024, 00:50 by Ratfinkz
Absolutely stunning! Loved this
on 18. September 2024, 23:46 by marty_sears
Was a huge pleasure to test and help to hone this stunning puzzle - such a simple core idea with far-reaching consequences that take you into unexpected and surprising places. The break-in is satisfying, the middle is smooth, and the ending is delicious. What more could you want? I think this is my new favourite Vitaminz puzzle.
on 18. September 2024, 21:58 by MSDOS
Very enjoyable! I really liked the break in on this one. Took some time to think through the global constraint, but very satisfying. Great construction!
on 18. September 2024, 20:16 by Briks
Nice!
