Squished Doughnut
(Published on 24. September 2024, 11:00 by ThePedallingPianist)
Toroidal Squishdoku: Fill every cell with a digit from 1-8 such that digits do not repeat in a row, column or 4x2 box. There are eight boxes, which overlap at dashed lines, and some boxes wrap around the grid, which is a torus. For example, r1c6 and r4c2 share a box.
Dutch Whispers: Adjacent digits on an orange line must differ by at least 4.
V: Digits separated by a V must sum to 5.
Solution code: The sum of all digits on the orange line
Comments
on 28. September 2024, 14:27 by myxiplx
Started off utterly, utterly perplexing, but then once you figure out the trick it all falls into place and almost solves itself.
Incredible puzzle, you can't help but grin as you finish it.
on 27. September 2024, 07:14 by juggler
Very intimidating, but then it all falls into place as soon as you figure out how to get started. Lovely puzzle!
on 24. September 2024, 22:46 by ViKingPrime
The truly mind-bending part of this puzzle is how utterly approachable it turned out to be. Incredible!
on 24. September 2024, 19:59 by vitaminz
This is lovely little trick, and the solution code is *chef's kiss*
on 24. September 2024, 15:07 by blackjackfitz
That is unbelievably good, really enjoyed that. Could arguably be a 1 star difficulty, but not with that ruleset haha.
This is exactly what I've come to expect and adore about a ThePedallingPianist puzzle!
on 24. September 2024, 11:06 by marty_sears
This was amazing! Such a simple idea, executed in the most elegant way possible. The shape of the Dutch Whisper line could not have been a more perfect choice for resolving the digits in a slick, clean, but non-trivial way. Standing ovation for this one
