The Sailboat
(Published on 23. August 2021, 12:44 by Tom1i)
Rules:
- Standard: Normal Sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1 through 9 in each empty cell. Digits must not repeat within the same row, column, or box.
- Sandwich cages: Cages form lines. The sum of all cells not on the ends of the line, is twice the sum of the two ends. For instance 1 2345 6 is a legal 6 cell cage, since 2 * (1 + 6) = 2 + 3 + 4 + 5. Digits may not repeat in cages.
Sudokulab: PUZZLE
F-Puzzles: PUZZLE (Color highlighting)
Anne-Marie Rindom went to the Olympics in Japan representing Denmark in Laser Radial (1 person sailboat). Before the last two preliminary rounds, she was miles ahead of the field, but those two rounds were disastrous. She received two yellow flags and wound up not even competing in the last round, completely crestfallen and in tears. Two days later she sailed a fantastic medal race and won the gold medal. She is now European champion, world champion, and Olympic gold medal winner.
Huge thank you to the testers of this puzzle on discord.
(Translation into German from google translate. Any help with potential faulty translation is appreciated)
Have a nice day :)
Solution code: Row 1 followed by column 1.
Comments
on 2. October 2021, 19:49 by PixelPlucker
Wonderful puzzle! It took some patience, but finding the right ideas felt very rewarding. A great challenge for lovers of hard killer sudoku. Thanks, Tom1i :)
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Thank you for trying my puzzle. Very glad you enjoyed it.
on 5. September 2021, 23:40 by polar
Lovely concept & execution. Thanks!
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You're very welcome. And thank you for trying out my puzzle.
on 25. August 2021, 06:21 by Tom1i
Thank you @marcmees and @Phistomefel for trying it out. Glad you enjoyed it.
on 25. August 2021, 03:29 by Phistomefel
A very fine puzzle with a very nicely used new idea. I enjoyed solving it a lot. Thank you, Tom1i!
on 25. August 2021, 00:38 by marcmees
incredible puzzle. Thanks.
on 24. August 2021, 03:40 by Elliott810
Wonderful puzzle! Very hard break-in, but then pretty forward.
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Thank you for trying it. And yes the break-in is a bit tough. I really wanted to make it as difficult, as I could given the ruleset. I did try other combinations, but the puzzles turned out to be almost free (1-2 stars). Members on the discord seemed to like the ruleset - the puzzle was live-streamed within 30 mins of me posting it. I hope you enjoyed it as well, and thanks again.
