High highs and low lows
(Published on 5. December 2024, 12:30 by palpot)
This puzzle was made for Scojo's weekly setting prompt featuring ‘Invent/Make Something Crazy’.
Happy solving!
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1 to 9 in each Row, Column, and 3X3 box.
Polarity mirror: The marked diagonal act as a polarity mirror. Digits above/right to the mirror reflect their polarity (high/low) to those below/left (e.g. if R5C8 is low, then R8C5 is also low). Lows are 1,2,3,4 and highs are 6,7,8,9.
XV counter: Digits in cells containing a square indicate how many pairs of adjacent cells in the corresponding 3x3 box sum to 5. For example, if R1C4 is a 2, there are exactly 2 pairs of adjacent cells that sum to 5 in box 2. Digits in cells containing a circle indicate how many pairs of adjacent cells in the corresponding 3x3 box sum to 10. In other words, digit in a square/circle indicate how many V's/X's are in the corresponding 3x3 box respectively. V's or X's on box borders doesn't count
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Solution code: Column 9 digits from top to bottom.
Comments
on 6. December 2024, 18:53 by Franjo
Loved that circle in box 6, and couldn’t find anything crazy here. It’s a nice puzzle! Thank you very much for creating and sharing.
on 5. December 2024, 12:51 by Flinty
Magic mirror on the diagonal, who's the fairest of them all. Lovely puzzle. :)
