Is Zipper A Zodiac Sign?
(Published on 19. September 2024, 15:14 by gdc)
This is my submission to Scojos secret imposter prompt. I tried to make it as gdc as possible, but ViKingPrime out-gdcd me with S-Duality. Thanks to all the testers. Hope you enjoy!
- Sudoku: Normal Sudoku rules apply.
- Fog Of War: The grid is covered in fog. Placing correct digits reveals clues in the surrounding 3x3 area.
- Spiral Galaxies: Divide the grid into galaxies: orthogonally connected groups of cells that have 180 degree rotational symmetry about their centers (marked with a large circle). All cells must be part of a galaxy; no galaxies overlap.
- No Repeats: Digits may not repeat in a galaxy.
- Zipper Galaxies: A "Z" orbiting a galaxy center marks a zipper galaxy where each digit and the cell rotationally opposite to it sum to the circled digit.
- Galaxy Totals: If given, a digit orbiting a galaxy center shows the sum of all digits in that galaxy.
Related Puzzles
Check out Zipper Galaxies and Galaxy Count: Green and Lavender for more puzzles that combine zipper lines with spiral galaxies.
Other puzzles from the imposter prompt are Degraded Cells, where I impostered juggler and S-Duality, where ViKingPrime impostered me.
Solution code: The last three digits of row 1 (3 digits)
Comments
on 8. October 2024, 21:21 by SudokuHero
huge fan of the solution code being so short
on 24. September 2024, 03:32 by Kawkaz
I really enjoyed this one, found it surprisingly not too difficult.
Thanks gdc for this one.
on 20. September 2024, 17:21 by Franjo
I thought I broke the puzzle being convinced that a „group of cells“ must contain at least two of them… Lost in desperation I decided to bifurcate - and then remembered that other galaxy puzzles of course made use of these small pieces. Sorry, it’s a great puzzle, but I didn’t really solved it.
on 19. September 2024, 17:24 by Montinox
Great Puzzle. Super smooth!
on 19. September 2024, 16:22 by mihel111
Lovely puzzle. Thx gdc.
on 19. September 2024, 15:20 by heliopolix
Yes! Yes it is!
