The title is German and, literally translated, it means “Pea Counter” (describing a person that is overly precise). We wish you happy solving!
Rules:
Sudoku: Normal sudoku rules apply, i.e. each row, column and 3x3 region has to contain the digits from 1 to 9 once each.
Split Peas: The sum of the digits on a line strictly between two circles is equal to a concatenation of the two values in the circles, in some order. For instance, 3_346_1 could be a valid split pea line, as 3+4+6=13, which is 1 concatenated with 3.
Counting Circles: A circled digit indicates exactly how many circles contain that digit. Note: This also includes all circles which are bounding the split pea lines. If, for example, a 3 appears in a circle, then there must be exactly 3 circles that contain a 3.
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Happy solving! Please leave a comment if you enjoyed, and check out some of our other puzzles!
This is the latest in a line of puzzles using the "Split Pea" variant. I always find this variant to be an absolute joy to set with, and if you enjoyed this puzzle and are looking for more, take a look at the puzzles in the table below this!
Puzzle Title | Collaborator | Variant(s) | Difficulty |
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Schrodinger's Split Peas | S-cells | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ | |
Inner Peas | Yin/yang, hot/cold | ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ | |
Peas and Quiet | German whispers | ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ | |
We Come in Peas | Gene The Supreme | S-cells, Alien | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
Last Resort | sujoyku | Region sum lines | ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ |
Chaotic Gardening, Pt. 1 | Chaos construction, mean mini | ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ | |
Entro-Peas | sujoyku | Entropic lines | ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ |
Doublers Make Me Loop-Pea! | Doubler loop | ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ | |
A Pea-ory of Everything | sujoyku | Many variants | ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ |
Mod Pods | gdc | Modular lines | ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ |
Per-Pea-Tuate | Build-your-own, 3-whispers | ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ |
I have, in addition, been blessed to see many creators take up the challenge of setting with these lines on their own, creating some incredibly beautiful puzzles! I will list in the following table as many as I can.
Puzzle Title | Author | Variant(s) | Difficulty |
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Give Peas a Chance | juggler | 6x6 | ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ |
No RePEAts! | sujoyku | Disjoint set | ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ |
Pea-chy Keen | Gene The Supreme | Renban | ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ |
Split Pea Loup | yttrio | Regional loop | ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ |
Like Peas in a Quad | Scojo | Quadruple clues | ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ |
Goo Peashooter | Ridhwan | Renban (full-pea) | ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ |
Zip-Pea | sujoyku | Zipper | ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ |
Grey Eyed Peas | Ridhwan | Ten lines (full-pea) | ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ |
Pea Soup | Oddlyeven | Fog, Kropki | ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ |
Counting the Peas | Ridhwan | Counting circles, renban | ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ |
Solution code: Row 8, from left to right.
on 25. October 2024, 20:38 by damo_89
Really nice tight construction
on 23. October 2024, 19:53 by Franjo
Very nice and very approachable! (Two stars at most, I think.) Split peas turn out to be a fine vegetable for the Sudoku community. Thank you very much for creating and sharing this snack.
on 23. October 2024, 15:28 by Snookerfan
Very nice! Thank you
on 23. October 2024, 03:48 by Calvinball
Such a delightful puzzle! Split Pea lines are becoming one of my favorite rules to solve.
on 23. October 2024, 03:39 by gdc
lovely puzzle with a satisfying finish.
on 22. October 2024, 19:18 by sujoyku
Thank you for this wonderful collaboration, SamuPiano! I hope we can set many more puzzles together in the future.
on 22. October 2024, 18:32 by Piatato
Smooth!
on 22. October 2024, 17:02 by Ridhwan
Amazing puzzle! What a coincidence to publish a puzzle with almost identical ruleset as mine..Though this puzzle had a different break-in from my puzzle. Thanks for the puzzle!
on 22. October 2024, 16:52 by Visumation
Really enjoyed that. Love the end solve.
Difficulty: | |
Rating: | 95 % |
Solved: | 40 times |
Observed: | 0 times |
ID: | 000KE3 |