This puzzle is directly inspired by the puzzle Parity Snakes by Malrog.
Rules:
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Digits in cells separated by a white dot must have consecutive values. Not all possible dots are necessarily given.
Each cell containing a circle is the head of an entropic snake, whose length is the digit in the circle. An entropic snake is a non-branching one-cell-wide path of orthogonally connected cells of the same entropic set (low [123], middle [456], or high [789]), which may not touch itself or other cells of the same entropic set orthogonally (it may touch either diagonally). A snake may not have two heads, and may consist of a single cell.
Solution code: Row 7
on 27. January 2025, 15:17 by Jesper
Very nice and original take on entropy!
on 27. January 2025, 12:38 by Malrog
I am flattered and delighted to have inspired such a fun puzzle. Nice one yttrio, the application of entropy to the snakes works very well.
on 26. January 2025, 19:11 by Calvinball
Such a fun and refreshing take on snakes. I believe it also broke my record for most times saying "snake snake oh it's a snake" in any solve.
on 26. January 2025, 00:31 by samuelsamjo
very nice puzzle. One of my first 3star puzzles! 40:32
on 25. January 2025, 18:18 by giladooshlon
Excellent! Maybe 3.5*
on 25. January 2025, 08:27 by Christounet
Very nice. Thanks :)