First Rodeo (chaos construction)
(Published on 28. September 2024, 23:49 by jwsinclair)
First Rodeo, by James Sinclair
Finally got around to doing a chaos construction :)
Divide the grid into nine orthogonally connected nine-cell regions, and place the digits 1-9 once in each row, column, and region.
A digit inside a circle indicates the sum of all digits in the same region that see that cell by knight's move.
A digit inside a square indicates the total number of cells in the same region that see that cell by knight's move.
Purple lines contain a non-repeating set of consecutive digits in any order.
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Edit: if you want more of this ruleset, check out Second Rodeo, co-authored by Tallcat.
Solution code: row three, with a dash ("-") to indicate each region border
Comments
on 23. October 2024, 21:03 by jwsinclair
added link to Second Rodeo
on 22. October 2024, 01:56 by OGRussHood
Yee-haw!
on 9. October 2024, 01:21 by yttrio
Wonderful puzzle! There were great deductions throughout without ever feeling completely stuck.
on 6. October 2024, 19:31 by wenchang
Great start! Spoiler alert! https://youtu.be/3GvSJCzyZuE
on 1. October 2024, 15:23 by Chilly
Beautifully set, approachable (for a cc) and a very nice idea.
on 1. October 2024, 12:28 by Cosinus
Wow, that one was hard for me! I love it!❤️
on 30. September 2024, 21:55 by Christounet
Great first CC ! Yup, y'all need to try this. And I for sure would love to attend another one of these chaotic rodeos some day. Thanks :)
on 30. September 2024, 03:25 by tallcat
Very nice and smooth construction - high marks for your first CC!
on 29. September 2024, 23:08 by marcmees
Very nice. thanks
on 29. September 2024, 16:22 by Snookerfan
Very nice puzzle! Thank you for the fun
on 29. September 2024, 14:31 by wuc
A full hour of joy. Some very clever ideas. Amazing setting thx.
on 29. September 2024, 14:25 by Bankey
Got the "yey" but the last region was weird, so re-did some steps to get it right. Very clever setting. Was fun to solve. Thanks, @ jwsinclair :).
on 29. September 2024, 01:49 by MaizeGator
Loved the harder puzzle from a legendary setter! I hope to see more like this
on 29. September 2024, 01:49 by MaizeGator
Loved the harder puzzle from a legendary setter! I hope to see more like this
