This is my submission to this weeks setting challenge by Scojo which is about X-Sums and nabner lines. I decided to go for a loop puzzle with variations of both rules (Internal X-Sums and Run-on-Nabner). Thanks Flinty for testing and feedback.
Click on the puzzle image to play!
This example shows how a part of the loop could look like. Cells with a number in the top-left "see" an amount of loop cells equal to their digit and the seen loop cells (which can include repeats) sum to the number indicated. Every 4 cell sequence along the loop acts as a 4 cell nabner line. The 5 in the top row eliminates 4, 5 and 6 from the 6 surrounding cells (which are 927-913).
Solution code: Digits that are NOT on the loop in column 7, top to bottom.
on 1. December 2024, 18:00 by wuc
Many very cool deductions here, that one has to work hard to understand the constraint combination. Awesome setting thx.
on 10. October 2024, 18:42 by Voidslime
This was so much fun! The constraints and clues play out so interestingly. Easily my favorite puzzle all week!
on 10. October 2024, 08:40 by yttrio
Really cool puzzle! I definitely had to think carefully about how the run-on Nabner had to work in order to figure out the break-in.
on 9. October 2024, 20:22 by marcmees
some nice logic to eliminate possibilities. thanks for sharing
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