Author: 真笑(洪卫华), from China, this question comes from his personal blog.
This is the 2th part of the series of dividing areas.
According to the following rules, the grid is divided into 7 different rigions, each regions contains 7 cells:
1.Fill in a number from 1-7 in each region, and make each row, column and region have no repeated numbers;
2. The sum of the numbers on both sides of each region boarder line in the row(colum) is arranged on the outside of the ranks in the correct order;
3. A white circle indicates that the 4 cells arrounded belong to the same region.A ? indicate an unknown number;
4.All outside prompt numbers or ? have been given.
5.Not all white circles are given.
“庄子” (real name Zhuang Zhou, 369 BC-286 BC), a famous thinker, philosopher and writer in the middle of the Warring States Period in China, one of the main representatives of the Chinese Taoist school, founded the philosophical school of Zhuang Xue, and Laozi Called "Lao Zhuang". His representative work is "Zhuangzi".
Solution code: In the reading direction (from top to bottom, from left to right), the content of the irregular area where R3C1 is located, and the content of the irregular area where R5C7 is located, a total of 14 grids(for example, in the example, the content of the irregular area where R4C1 and R4C4 are located: 2453141352).
on 21. December 2022, 02:02 by ough
Nice. This has more new logic than the previous two in the series.
Here's a more convenient, in my view, Penpa+ (not Penpa) link. https://tinyurl.com/2ds5thce
on 19. January 2021, 10:33 by cdwg2000
Repaired title,From Phistome's "https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=0004D4".
on 7. January 2021, 20:40 by rob
Fun puzzle! Solution code was painful though, for future Sudokus I'd suggest asking for the contents of two rows or similar.
******Thank you for your feedback. In the next puzzle, I will simplify the solution code. I appreciate your suggestions and I will consider it seriously.
on 7. January 2021, 18:49 by Dandelo
This is really a great puzzle type. Also the non-sudoku solvers should give it a try.
But the sudoku tag should be added. Maybe you or 真笑(洪卫华) should find a good name for it, in English or German, and add a tag for these puzzles. It could become a popular variant.
Maybe "Chinese Sums Sudoku"? Because it has a lot in common with Japanese Sums?
******I'm glad you like this variant. The general puzzle name is already under consideration. Chinese Sum Sudoku is a good suggestion, thank you very much!
on 7. January 2021, 15:56 by cdwg2000
Increase the difficulty.
on 7. January 2021, 15:41 by marcmees
wouldn't call this a 1 star puzzle. thanks
on 7. January 2021, 15:31 by cdwg2000
Added Penpa+ link.
on 7. January 2021, 15:04 by Dandelo
https://git.io/JLxOD