Thin Gloss
(Eingestellt am 30. Mai 2023, 20:50 Uhr von mnasti2)
A slingshot deconstruction where empty cells can be shot. Please see the sample image, and reach out for hints!
Rules:
Deconstruction: Fill the grid with nine non-overlapping 3x3 square regions, such that each region contains the digits 1-9 once each, and no digit repeats in any row or column of the grid. Cells outside the nine regions remain empty.
Slingshot: If a cell containing an arrow is within a region, the contents of the cell that the arrow comes from (which may be empty) must appear N steps away, in the direction of the arrow. N is the digit in the arrow cell. Arrows in cells outside regions do nothing.
Playable sample puzzle and solution:
Puzzle:
Play on SudokuPad.
Lösungscode: Row 2 (left to right, ignoring any empty cells)
Kommentare
am 17. Januar 2025, 17:16 Uhr von 9Rookienumbers
I am also stuck in mid-solve, can't figure out what to look for next, too bad because up to this point it was flowing really nicely...
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Thanks for giving it a try! If you are stuck where I think you are and want to continue, hint below:
(spoiler warning for others)
An often helpful technique in deconstructions like this can be used when you have three boxes almost lined up but one of them is offset by one cell. Here I'm referring to boxes 2,5 and 8. Because they line up in two full columns, the "outies" of these boxes will be a set of the digits 1-9 once each.
Another view of this is to ask where 1 is columns 6 and 7? (Answer, somewhere in boxes 2 and 5, so not in column 8 of these boxes).
am 17. Juni 2023, 22:35 Uhr von Silverstep
Neat puzzle. Probably around a 3-star if you have a lot of experience with decon puzzles, but closer to 4-4.5 stars if you have not. Solve path is clear and not janky at all.
am 11. Juni 2023, 12:29 Uhr von filuta
great ruleset utilized beautifully, I got really stuck at the same place as Piatato, which is simple technically, but somewhat very hard to spot (perhaps a bit out of character?), but otherwise it felt like 3-4/5 difficulty to me
am 3. Juni 2023, 16:47 Uhr von Piatato
Great idea! Very smooth and fun for the most part, but with a brutal step in the middle. That logic was also very interesting, though! EDIT: It was just me being a deconstruction noob, the puzzle is not that brutal! :)
am 31. Mai 2023, 17:43 Uhr von Snookerfan
Stunning puzzle! Thank you
am 31. Mai 2023, 03:42 Uhr von tallcat
This is an impressive construction, but it was definitely a 5/5 difficulty for me. The odd ricket aside (mea culpa), I found the opening very smooth and then got quite stuck in the midsolve. The wrap up was very enjoyable though.
