I Need Some Room to Knight
(Published on 20. September 2024, 13:45 by Elytron)
Solve with SudokuPad.
Rules:
- Irregular 5x5 Sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1-5 exactly once in every row, column, and bold-outlined region.
- Anti-Anti-Knight: Each cell must "see" at least one identical digit via a knight’s move.
- Numbered Rooms: Clues outside the grid indicate the digit which has to be placed in the Nth cell in the corresponding direction, where N is the digit placed in the first cell in that direction. The variable x represents some number that is to be determined by the solver.
Solution code: Row 1 from left to right (5 digits).
Comments
on 20. September 2024, 18:57 by permafrostyx
yay i like colouring puzzle
on 20. September 2024, 18:47 by Elytron
Changed the wording of the rules due to feedback :)
on 20. September 2024, 18:40 by sfield
Had some trouble understanding the instructions. First, I wasn't clear that every cell had to see at least one other cell with the same digit via a knights move. I thought just one instance of each digit needed to do that, which wasn't enough to disambiguate. I solved it with variables before putting in digits and without that, I had 2 possible setups. With the constraint that every cell needed to see another cell with the same digit via a knights move, that resolved which of the two possibilities was correct. It should say "Each CELL must "see" at least one identical digit..."
Also, I wasn't clear what "x" was. At first, I thought x was the same thing as N because the instructions never mentioned it. Didn't take long to realize that doesn't work and to figure out that it had to be another variable. But the instructions should have said something like:
"The value of x must be deduced."
Thank you for your comprehensive feedback. I will try to adjust the rules accordingly -Elytron
