[TSL] [S1T1] A Sequence of Unfortunate Little Killers
(Published on 13. October 2024, 21:45 by timotab)
This puzzle started life as a puzzle in The Skunkworks League [TSL], Season 1, Turn 1 [S1T1]. Participants had a couple of weeks to submit a puzzle that followed the prompt. We were given the grid interior (the nine lines) and were not permitted to make changes to the grid interior at all, other than given digits. Clues outside the grid were permitted, along with any rules necessary to create the puzzle. After the round was over, I decided to use the feedback I received to significantly tighten up and improve the puzzle, and that improved puzzle is what's presented here.
Rules:
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Rules:
- Normal Sudoku rules apply: Fill each row, column, and 3x3 box with the digits 1-9 once each.
- Sequence lines: Grey lines are sequence lines. Adjacent digits on any given line must have a constant difference, and must stay the same or increase from one end.
- Little Killers: Numbers outside the grid show the sum of the digits on the diagonal indicated by the arrow.
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Solution code: Row 5
Last changed on on 21. October 2024, 18:49
Solved by the_cogito, SKORP17, Fool on Hill, jalebc, Dfalt1318, arteful, PippoForte, Clementi, damasosos92, FischmitFahrrad
Comments
on 24. October 2024, 09:28 by Clementi
Nice puzzle, took me a while to crack it
Thanks for making the code 9 digits - much more mobile friendly.
on 21. October 2024, 18:49 by timotab
simplified solution code
on 13. October 2024, 21:54 by the_cogito
Lovely puzzle, I hadn't solved much with sequence lines, I really enjoyed working through this one!
