Greener grass
(Published on 8. November 2024, 18:00 by palpot)
Thanks to Scojo for inspiring this puzzle, as this puzzle was set for their weekly prompt featuring "Invent a new type of clue". The prompt was initiated by Juggler.
A big thank you to Flinty for testing the puzzle and helping me with the aesthetics.
Happy solving!
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1 to 9 in each Row, Column, and 3X3 box.
Digits on the green grass have a value greater than exactly 2 of its orthogonally adjacent neighbors. No negative constraint.
Solve online: SudokuPad, SudokuPad (without the background image)
Example: The green 4 satisfies the clue since it's larger than 2 of its neighbors (1 and 3). The same goes for the other green digits.
Solution code: Column 3 digits from top to bottom.
Comments
on 6. February 2025, 03:44 by NCtide
Late to discover this one but glad I did!
on 12. November 2024, 05:30 by haileysforest
This was my first puzzle rated 2 stars on here that I solved! I really liked the rule set; it felt like there was always something to focus on
on 9. November 2024, 08:54 by keenbowl
Thank you for the added example, it definitely helped me wrapping my head around this new clue and I managed to solve it and I enjoyed it.
Thanks for setting&sharing!
on 9. November 2024, 07:05 by Nordy
Wow, that was cool! A slight bump in difficulty for the unintuitive scanning, but once found, every step is very elegant
on 8. November 2024, 23:18 by aerenhart
Fun rule! Once I got in my head the "hidden" part of the rule, it started flowing really nicely. The last part was a bit difficult for me to untangle, since I only had two options I just tried one and it was the right one, but I couldn't justify it logically.
Thank you for the setting and the new ruleset!
on 8. November 2024, 23:06 by wuc
Nice refreshing puzzle. Took me some time to break in. Felt at least 2.5 stars. Great fun thx.
on 8. November 2024, 22:36 by palpot
Added an example.
on 8. November 2024, 22:24 by Fool on Hill
Nicely done. I found it a bit harder than advertised, but that may be unfamiliarity with the rule. That should not put people off solving the puzzle, or adopting the rule for their own. I would love to see this again and thanks for making it work so well.
on 8. November 2024, 21:28 by keenbowl
I find it quite hard to wrap my head around this new ruleset, I think an example would be helpful.
on 8. November 2024, 19:06 by Flinty
Wonderful puzzle. Simple idea, executed really well.
