Loosing my precision 8 (±8)
(Published on 2. December 2021, 03:55 by ymhsbmbesitwf)
I decided it's time to combine my rule with other variants, starting with another one of my favourites - snake. My secondary goal (whim) was to make it symmetrical so i forced it and the result might be a bit crude. In other words i think it's fun and pretty, but i'm guessing it's too simple in some places and inconsistently tricky in one or two spots. Previous fuzzy killer puzzles:
Puzzle available in f-puzzles and Penpa+. Note: f-puzzles software won't be able to reliably check the solution because these are not standard cages, Penpa+ version has a solution check for digits.
Normal sudoku rules
- each box, column and row contains digits 1 to 9 once each
Fuzzy killer rules
- digits cannot repeat within a cage
- number in the top left corner (if given) is the sum of digits in that cage with the first digit as it's precision; for example digits in a cage with given sum 20 (±2) add up to 18, 19, 20, 21 or 22
Snake rules
- Draw a snake (orthogonal path) through the grid from r1c1 to r9c9. The snake cannot touch itself.
- If a cage's sum is given the snake can only go through if digits within it add up to the number in the corner exactly; for example digit 8 is valid in a single-cell 4 (±4) cage, but in that case the snake would not be allowed to pass through it
Solution code: Digits in row 4.
Solved by mackerel, rimodech, Raistlen, vmirandaa, godoffours, norbijunior, efnenu, jkuo7, ElChiglia