The Dead Marshes
(Published on 6. January 2025, 16:00 by Blobz)
Lord of the Rings Puzzle Pack
06 : The Dead Marshes
Image with kind permission from Ted Nasmith
"Yes, they are all round us," he whispered. "The tricksy lights. Candles of corpses, yes, yes. Don't you heed them! Don't look! Don't follow them!"
Frodo, Sam, and Gollum have arrived at the northern edge of the Dead Marshes and must find a path through, starting at r1c1 and ending at r9c9. Adjacent digits along the path must differ by at least 5. Draw the path such that:
- it is orthogonally connected
- it visits every box exactly once
- it does not touch itself orthogonally or diagonally
- it does not enter a cell with a tricksy light (flame)
- it does not enter a corpse location (cage)
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Digits in a cage must sum to the value shown.
A digit on a flame indicates how many flames contain that digit.
Have fun, leave a comment if you enjoy the puzzle!
Solution code: Row 4
Comments
on 6. February 2025, 23:42 by Nonio7
Hey, thank you for a great series of puzzles, I am on my way to solve them all! Some turn out to be very tricky, but so far I am progressing well!
It took me a second to wrap my head around the "path can't touch itself diagonally" as I tought the path could never turn. Hope I can solve it now and thanks again for setting!
on 5. February 2025, 13:03 by Grecolons
Took me two days and plenty of tries, wonderful puzzle!
on 7. January 2025, 21:34 by welgen
Really nice puzzle with some beautiful logic built in. The break in took me quite some time to figure out, but when it all fell together it felt very rewarding.
on 7. January 2025, 17:10 by Franjo
Very nice path-puzzle. Thank you for creating and sharing this gem.
on 7. January 2025, 03:54 by Calvinball
Awesome puzzle with some wonderful path logic built in! I'm on an extended edition watch right now and hit The Dead Marshes yesterday, your timing couldn't be better.
on 6. January 2025, 17:29 by StefanSch
Nice!
on 6. January 2025, 16:41 by wuc
I love those path puzzles so much. Awesome how the path unfolds. Great fun thx.
