Battle of Actium
(Published on 27. December 2021, 13:30 by Bremster)
Rules:
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- Cells separated by a black dot must have a ratio of 1:2. Cells separated by a white dot are consecutive. Not all dots are given.
- Cells separated by a V must sum to 5. Cells separated by an X must sum to 10. Not all Vs and Xs are given.
Links to online solving tools
Solve Video
If you are after any assistance with the puzzle, or would just like to see the logic or the story I was putting into the puzzle as I was setting it; I have a solve video where I go through the details of the puzzle.
Solve video on YouTube
Note: the video is in English.
People who do not want any help should just ignore the video.
Solution code: Row 7 then Column 8 (18 digits, no spaces)
Comments
on 7. February 2022, 23:00 by stepwisecliche
Very cool puzzle. Had trouble getting in because I started in the wrong place, but once I found a clean point of entry, the puzzle flowed nicely from there. Thanks for the puzzle!
on 29. December 2021, 19:34 by PinkNickels
I really enjoyed this puzzle, but I think it is 1 star, maybe 1.5 at the most. Took just over 9 minutes and probably is more of a GAS+ than a 3-star imo. Either way, really enjoyed it.
BremSter: I would love to know how you did this.
This was tested and solved on camera by some phenomenal solvers and I have had people rate it everywhere from 3 to 5. I understand that difficulty is subjective, but having seen this take 50 minutes for an amazing solver on a stream while getting help... a 9 minute solve is amazingly impressive.
on 28. December 2021, 03:23 by Rangsk
This is a cool puzzle with some neat "ah ha!" moments. It's deceptively difficult just based on the number of clues given, but very satisfying once you've managed to resolve everything :)
on 27. December 2021, 22:03 by Mad-Tyas
Nice puzzle! I had fun discovering the interaction of the clues.
on 27. December 2021, 16:31 by TheRiddler
Very cool puzzle! Smooth opening and then quite tricky in the middle. Thanks!
