Mean Streets (Yin Yang)
(Published on 17. January 2025, 19:00 by BenTen)
Yes, four given digits!
But don't be fooled, this puzzle still packs a punch!
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Rules:
- Normal sudoku rules: Place the digits 1-9 once each in every row, column, and 3x3 box.
- Yin Yang: Shade some cells such that all shaded cells are orthogonally connected and all unshaded cells are orthogonally connected and no 2x2 area may be fully shaded or unshaded.
- Circled digits must be shaded and indicate how many shaded cells are seen orthogonally from that position, including itself. An unshaded cell blocks vision.
- All 'corridors' of shaded cells (i.e. consecutively shaded cells in an orthogonal line) are an odd number of cells in length. The centre digit of each corridor equals the arithmetic mean of all the digits in that corridor.
- The centre digit along red lines also equals the arithmetic mean of all the digits on the red line.
If you enjoy this puzzle, then please try my previous Yin Yang puzzles:
Yin Yang Whispers
Chinese Takeaway
Solution code: Column 3.
Last changed on on 22. January 2025, 23:31
Solved by SKORP17, Asphodel, Starlight, SPring, yttrio, han233ing, jkuo7, mihel111, elpadrinoIV, gnidan, Calesch
Comments
on 22. January 2025, 23:31 by BenTen
Minor tweak to rules
Last changed on 22. January 2025, 20:15on 21. January 2025, 18:55 by mihel111
A sparse grid. A fun ruleset.
Tough, but fair.
Very good.
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Thanks mihel. A compiler's dream feedback :)
Last changed on 20. January 2025, 12:45on 19. January 2025, 16:42 by han233ing
It definitely deserves 120% rating
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Haha, thank you. I hope you rated it 6 stars!
Last changed on 20. January 2025, 12:44on 19. January 2025, 03:52 by yttrio
Some very interesting geometry was going on with the odd-length shaded corridors, thanks!
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Thanks yttrio