Counting Stars (Hyperbolic Sudoku)
(Published on 5. December 2024, 20:32 by MonsieurTRISTE)
(Music) Said no more counting dollars we’ll be counting stars ~ ~
This is my second puzzle, and the second hyperbolic sudoku on this site. This puzzle really involves some mechanics that you may not encounter on “flat” puzzles. If you’re not familiar with hyperbolic sudoku, please feel free to try this one which is very easy.
Rules:
(Hyperbolic Sudoku) Fill the grid with digits 1-9 with no repeats in any row or box. A “box” is a 3x3 square and a “row” is 6-cells-long and slightly folded at box edges.
The cyan outer loop is a region sum loop: within each box, digits sum to the same total. The yellow middle loop is entropic: any 3 consecutive digits must contain a low digit (123), a middle digit (456) and a high digit (789). The red inner loop is a whisper loop: orthogonally adjacent digits must have a difference of at least 3.
A digit in a circle indicates how many circles contain that digit. Black dots separate digits with a 1:2 ratio.
Solution code: Digits on the cyan outer loop, starting from the bottom circle with a black dot and going anti-clockwise. (25 digits in total, no spaces.)
Comments
on 8. December 2024, 12:13 by MonsieurTRISTE
Added Penpa link with answer check. (Please switch to "Number" mode, and turn on "Draw on Edges".)
on 5. December 2024, 21:48 by MonsieurTRISTE
Sorry. I don’t know how to make a link for this puzzle type. It’s too new to be digitalized!
on 5. December 2024, 21:18 by egubachu
Do you have a link?
on 5. December 2024, 20:40 by MonsieurTRISTE
Corrected some typos.
