Starry Knight
(Published on 1. April 2023, 06:36 by Allagem)
With the upcoming Skunkworks CtC Patreon pack of Knightmare puzzles, I thought it might be a good idea to set my own Knightmare puzzle to get people into the Knightmare mindset. As I'm sure there will be plenty of challenging Knightmare puzzles in the official pack, I specifically wanted to design an easier Knightmare puzzle that would be approachable for everyone and perhaps serve as a warm-up for anyone planning on tackling the pack. I was quite pleased to find this nice, semi-symmetric design that has some interesting interactions while still remaining on the approachable side (especially for a Knightmare puzzle!). Even if the Knightmare constraint isn't your thing, I think you may find this puzzle flows rather smoothly so I hope you will give it a try. Please enjoy my latest puzzle, Starry Knight!
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Knightmare: Digits a knight's move apart do not sum to 5 or 15.
Kropki Pairs: Digits separated by a white dot are consecutive. Digits separated by a black dot are in a 2:1 ratio. Not all dots are necessarily given.
Solution code: Row 1 followed by Row 9 (18 digits, no spaces)
Comments
on 6. April 2023, 08:18 by Nylimb
This is the first time I've seen the Knightmare rule. Thanks for the nice intro puzzle.
on 2. April 2023, 04:35 by wisty
Very approachable while still having some very neat moments. Thank you!
on 1. April 2023, 08:10 by 28righthand
Nice, Flows really well once you get used to scanning for the ruleset.
