The Grass is Greener (Neighbor Sums+XVXV Variant)
(Published on 2. July 2022, 22:46 by AnalyticalNinja )
Normal 9x9 latin square rules apply, place the digits 1-9 exactly once each into every row and column.
Neighbor sums: circles contain the sum of their orthogonally adjacent cells.
XVXV variant: cells separated by a V sum to 5 or 15, and cells separated by an X sum to 10 or 15. (no negative constraint)
Links without regions: (turn off conflict checker)
F-Puzzles Link
CTC App Link
Links with horizontal regions:
F-Puzzles Link
CTC App Link
Solution code: Row 2 followed by column 2. (18 digits no spaces)
Comments
on 1. July 2024, 06:59 by isajo4002
Interesting solve I love how the parity of the x's worked
on 9. August 2022, 05:48 by PepperWood
I really enjoyed this puzzle! What a fun ruleset
- Thanks so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
on 4. July 2022, 03:21 by AnalyticalNinja
Added note about conflict checker not working in the version without regions.
on 3. July 2022, 22:55 by belfieldtj
I really enjoyed this - especially as it was my first time completing this sort of puzzle. Many thanks - really excellent!
- Thanks so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed my puzzle!
on 3. July 2022, 17:41 by Raumplaner
It's a very cool puzzle using two of my favourite new constraints. Many thanks for setting and sharing!
- Thanks so much for the kind words! I'm really glad you enjoyed it!
on 2. July 2022, 23:27 by AnalyticalNinja
Updated difficulty to better match initial testing feedback.
