Multi-sudoku: Orb 3 - Christmas snORBall
(Published on 20. December 2021, 18:14 by DiMono)
Fill each 6x6 and 4x4 grid with digits from 1-6 such that within each grid, no digit repeats within a row, column, or box. Which four digits are used in each 4x4 grid must be discovered.
Standard killer cages, x-sums, and little killer rules apply.
Killer Cages: Dashed outlines are cages. Digits within a cage must sum to the number in the top-left corner of the cage, if present, without repeating.
X-Sums: Clues outside the grid that don't have arrows indicate the sum of the first X digits in the row or column, where X is the digit adjacent to the clue.
Little Killer: Clues outside the grid that do have arrows indicate the sum of all digits along the indicated diagonal until the first non-grid space. Digits may repeat along little killer diagonals if allowed by other rules.
Solve on Penpa
Solution code: The column below the 12 little killer clue, from top to bottom (16 digits)
Comments
on 26. November 2023, 21:38 by Mitsunari
I can't wait to solve it :D
on 22. October 2023, 05:58 by DiMono
Fixed puzzle link
on 16. February 2023, 19:20 by wunder108
Im trying to breakthrough orb 2, meanwhile i already did orb 1 and 3.. amazing work DiMono!
on 4. September 2022, 00:03 by Christounet
What a constellation of digits !
Quite approchable but the size of the grid made me wander about for a while before I had a general idea of how the grids interacted with each other.
Now I have to try the harder ones !!
on 4. June 2022, 11:43 by Sktx
As stated in previous comment, a beautiful yet approachable construction. Lots and lots of fun, thanks DiMono !
on 2. January 2022, 03:13 by zetamath
Great puzzle, and far more approachable than previous entries. If you're uncertain, you should definitely give it a try!
on 22. December 2021, 22:21 by DiMono
Updated to average difficulty based on feedback
on 21. December 2021, 15:17 by marcmees
instead of an orb, I did recognize a star in the pattern. thanks. happy NY
on 20. December 2021, 19:39 by Vebby
I was so excited to see this published! Superb as always. Thanks DiMono! :)
on 20. December 2021, 19:23 by SudokuExplorer
The overlapping grid provide some fun interactions, thanks :-)
on 20. December 2021, 19:02 by Playmaker6174
Fantastic puzzle! I really enjoyed the works between different grids in this puzzle :)
