Len-Lines
(Published on 7. February 2025, 17:12 by wuc)
On the search of something new (that at least I have not seen so far), I thought about the number of characters the digits words have. This puzzles tries to do new things and it truly experimental. Please give me any feedback as a comment. I hope it is fun to solve and refreshing. Estimated difficulty is 1.5*-2*.
Rules:
Standard sudoku rules apply: The digits 1 through 9 appear in every row, column, and box.
Kropki pairs: Digits in cells separated by a black dot are in a 2:1 ratio. Digits in cells separated by a white dot are consecutive. Not all dots are necessarily given.
Len-Lines: The word length of every digit on a salmon colored line must be equal to the number in the square at the end of its line. For example: A line could be [4]59. Since 4 is in the square all digits on this line must have a word length of 4, which applies to 5 and 9 since "five" and "nine" have 4 letters. Repeated digits are allowed on lines if they obey all other rules.
Solution code: Row 2 left to right.
Comments
on 13. February 2025, 19:43 by Nagesh
Rules are not explicit that the line is to be considered by excluding the attached box. Only by looking at col 8 line one has to guess the correct meaning of the rules.
on 8. February 2025, 01:35 by josemadre
Congratulations, always fun to see something new!
