Nautilus
(Published on 27. January 2025, 22:58 by Oddlyeven)
Rules: Normal Sudoku rules apply. Put the digits 1 to 9 once each into each row, column and 3x3 box.
Shell: Box borders divide the shell (blue line) into segments that add to the same sum. Different segments in the same box sum individually.
Tentacles: Adjacent digits along a tentacle (green line) differ by at least 5.
Fish: The fish (pink line) consists of a set of consecutive, non-repeating digits in some order.
Eyes: Digits on a eye (black dot) are in a 1:2 ratio.
Bubbles: Digits on a bubble (white dot) are consecutive.
Links:
SudokuPad: https://sudokupad.app/3m0z31c8h2
Solution code: Column 1, top to bottom (9 digits).
Comments
on 12. February 2025, 04:22 by turtlepi
i likey the puzzle
on 29. January 2025, 16:26 by CurryTrousers
Challenging (for me) but pleased to crack it in less than an hour. Really good puzzle!
on 29. January 2025, 10:42 by Snookerfan
Very nice and pretty puzzle! I particularly liked a deduction in box 8 combined with box 9, which was probably not necessary but very beautiful anyway. Thank you
on 28. January 2025, 23:57 by Snaques
Very nice puzzle with a great flow.
I too must say the fish was very nice.
on 28. January 2025, 14:50 by PinkNickels
Fun solve! The end game in box 8 and 7 was quite challenging.
on 28. January 2025, 11:53 by Qashqai4eg
It took quite a lot of math to limit 3cell line segments. But finally found the right way. After limiting options for upper line in box 8, should have at once try to find options for the lower line there, but instead started to look in other areas :(
on 28. January 2025, 05:50 by johnreid
Very nice picture, I really like the design - and a puzzle that turned out to be surprisingly challenging for a two star. Thanks, this was fun!
on 28. January 2025, 04:27 by Big Tiger
I've heard of people solving puzzles "gracefully" and I won't pretend my solve was graceful, ha ha. But I did make it! Maybe I just missed a hidden piece of logic somewhere; I spent a lot of time struggling to find a new digit or restriction that would allow me to move forward.
on 28. January 2025, 00:12 by ccotreau
Fun and interesting logic
on 28. January 2025, 00:02 by mathpesto
Beautiful and fun!
on 27. January 2025, 23:08 by 99%Sneaky
A very fun solve, I really liked the fish!
