Path by numbers
(Published on 8. October 2024, 20:55 by Killer Joe)
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Hello.
Draw a loop that moves strictly orthogonally and only turns on even digits.
The loop does not cross itself but can touch itself horizontally and diagonally.
The loop moves clockwise and turns in the direction indicated by the digits as they appear on the num-pad.
2= up. (north)
6=right (east)
8= down (south)
4= left (west)
The odd digits on the loop inside a box will sum to the same value as the killer cage for that box. The loop visits each box at least once.
Multiple visits count toward the same total.
Normal 9x9 Sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1-9 exactly once in every row, column, and 3x3 box.
The digits in a cage sum to the value in the top left corner of the cage.
Have fun.
Solution code: Digits in the 16 cage in box 2.
Comments
on 9. October 2024, 03:38 by Killer Joe
Updated the ruleset.
on 9. October 2024, 03:36 by Killer Joe
Clarified that the loop visits each box at least once.
on 8. October 2024, 22:56 by Cybranrules
It might have been nice to include the fact that the loop must visit all boxes. This ambiguity was uneccesary and made the solve less fun in my opinion.
Other than that, the solve was fun
on 8. October 2024, 22:15 by MattYDdraig
Really nice concept. Hard to start, but once going it flowed very nicely.
