SuPEArior (with SamuPiano)
(Published on 29. November 2024, 11:00 by sujoyku)
- 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.
- Minimum/Maximum cells: For each split pea line, one bounding circle is a minimum and the other one a maximum cell. A minimum (resp. maximum) cell must contain a digit that is strictly lower (resp. strictly higher) than each digit in the up to four orthogonally adjacent cells. Which circle is the minimum and which the maximum cell must be determined by the solver.
Here you can solve the puzzle online:
Solution code: Column 3 from top to bottom (9 digits in total)
Comments
on 15. December 2024, 18:50 by puzzlepandit
Nice combination of maths and deductions. I enjoyed this.
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Thank you for your comment, puzzlepandit! We are glad that you enjoyed this construction.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 1. December 2024, 19:35 by MattYDdraig
This was an absolute delight from start to finish. Beautifully directed and some really clever logic.
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Thank you for your comment, MattYDdraig! We are glad that you had a delightful solve.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 30. November 2024, 15:43 by Franjo
Ich liebe diese Erbsenspaltereien. Ein dickes Dankeschön geht an euch beide für dies herrliche Puzzle. Eine wundervolle Komposition. Bitte weiter so!
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Vielen Dank für deinen netten Kommentar, Franjo! Es freut uns, dass Dir unser Rätsel Spaß gemacht hat.
Herzliche Grüße, sujoyku
on 30. November 2024, 00:55 by Lenivaya_Joppa
Thank you very much for this nice puzzle, dear sujoyku and SamuPiano! :)
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You are much welcome, Lenivaya_Joppa, thank you for your comment! It is great to hear that you liked it.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 29. November 2024, 23:30 by gdc
It's so rare that I see fortress (min/max) clues in puzzles. They worked very well with the split peas. Gorgeous setting as always.
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Thank you for your comment, gdc! We are glad that you liked the split peas/fortress cross-over. To be honest, we were quite astonished to find out that this restricts the split peas to such an extent.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 29. November 2024, 16:25 by SamuPiano
As always, I loved setting with you! This is the kind of puzzle where either of us separately would likely not have been able to set anything as elegant as the final result turned out to be! So, as always, thank you for working with me; it was an absolute joy!
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Thank you so much, SamuPiano! It was an absolute blast to set with you. I feel I have learned so much about setting with the Split Peas. Still, I am admiring your intuition for finding the perfect clues that resolve the puzzle so harmoniously. I hope we get to set many more puzzles together in the future.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 29. November 2024, 14:11 by Visumation
That was really nice. Well done guys. Very enjoyable. Thanks
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You are much welcome, Visumation, thank you for commenting! We are glad that you enjoyed solving our puzzle.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 29. November 2024, 13:07 by Snookerfan
Beautiful puzzle! Both of you keep delivering gorgeous puzzles, thank you so much!
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You are much welcome, Snookerfan, thank you for your comment! We are glad that you liked the puzzle and found it to be beautiful. :)
Kind regards, sujoyku
