The Toppling Tree
(Published on 9. January 2022, 19:29 by fjam)
The Christmas Tree is falling!
This was the second of two puzzles I constructed for Gliperal in the CTC Discord 2021 Secret Santa. Knowing Gliperal to be an experienced solver, I decided to create a second puzzle that would be more challenging. In the gift, this puzzle was secret until the first puzzle was solved, adding an extra element of mystery.
This puzzle is also a tribute to the eldest of two cats who sadly died last year at nearly 16 years old. He very successfully climbed high up the Christmas tree as a kitten, but in trying to repeat the trick the following year there were predictable consequences!
Solve video links in hidden comments: Gliperal, Zetamath
- Normal Sudoku rules apply.
- Digits along an arrow must sum to the digit in that arrow's circle. Arrows have been overlaid with thin green lines for aesthetic purposes.
- Thick dark green lines are palindromes, which must read the same in both directions.
- Clues outside the grid give the sum of the first X digits from that direction in the respective row/column, where X is the first digit.
This puzzle is also a tribute to the eldest of two cats who sadly died last year at nearly 16 years old. He very successfully climbed high up the Christmas tree as a kitten, but in trying to repeat the trick the following year there were predictable consequences!
Extra Links:
- The first Secret Santa puzzle: Grotto Spelunking
- Gliperal's Puzzle Page
Solve video links in hidden comments: Gliperal, Zetamath
Solution code: Row 2, Row 3
Last changed on on 9. March 2023, 22:09
Solved by SKORP17, jalebc, Elliott810, Ood, PrimeWeasel, OutOfMyMindBRB, Semikolon, ___, jgreenfield, Qodec, PotatoHead21, polar, cdwg2000, PippoForte, OGRussHood, Gliperal, Niverio, Myxo, Vebby, Uhu, Bellsita, Silverstep, h5663454, Sewerin, finger
Comments
on 15. February 2023, 08:26 by Vebby
Beautiful construction! Great aha moments throughout the solve.
on 3. October 2022, 15:01 by Niverio
The break-in is simply simply lovely. Very hard but also satisfying to uncover piece by piece.
on 9. January 2022, 22:52 by Elliott810
Very nice puzzle with a beautiful break-in! Thx:)
