Impossible?
(Eingestellt am 16. August 2023, 18:12 Uhr von damasosos92)
I had this idea in mind for a while and it's somewhat a miracle that it works so well in a Quattroquadri grid.
Rules:
Quattroquadri: Place the digits 0 to 8 once each into the 3x3 boxes. Digits may not repeat in the same row, column, or box of the grid.
Impossible?: All the question marks are different digits from 1 to 6 and act as a full rank clue and a x-sums clue at the same time:
- Full rank: Considering all rows and columns as 6-digit numbers read from all directions and ranked from lowest (1) to highest (24), the question mark represents where in the ranking that row/column lies.
- X-Sums: The question marks give the sum of the first X digits in their respective row or column, where X is the digit nearest the clue.
You can play Impossible? online on CTC-App. Have fun solving and please leave a comment after your solve!
Lösungscode: Row 2, followed by row 5, both left to right (12 digits, without spaces)
Kommentare
am 10. Oktober 2024, 16:43 Uhr von damasosos92
Added Quattroquadri tag
am 11. März 2024, 21:58 Uhr von glum_hippo
You fiend! I bruised my forebrain but really enjoy the ideas behind this one.
am 4. Oktober 2023, 16:27 Uhr von OGRussHood
This puzzle is mad.
am 12. September 2023, 00:47 Uhr von Christounet
Clever setting ! Thanks.
am 23. August 2023, 19:42 Uhr von LibardiA
Loved it! I love the way the break-in seems completely impossible (hmm...) but eventually resolves the more you think about it.
am 22. August 2023, 21:13 Uhr von BaumJames
Simply amazing. Really enjoy this one
am 22. August 2023, 17:02 Uhr von damasosos92
Improved the wording of the rules.
am 21. August 2023, 20:40 Uhr von samuel1997
This puzzle is incredible! The interaction between X-sum and full rank is excellent!
am 20. August 2023, 13:20 Uhr von nearestneighbour
Took a couple of tries but I finally managed. That was very cool. My only comment is I thought the full rank explanation was very confusing:
"all rows and columns as 6-digit numbers read from the direction of the clue"
Since there are only 6 clues I didn't get how you got to 24 ranks. Maybe emphasize that you mean all rows/columns in both directions, read from the puzzle edge or something.
- thank you for your suggestion. I improved the rules here to better clarify the full rank property.
am 19. August 2023, 02:54 Uhr von damasosos92
I'm amazed at how well this puzzle is being received. Thank you so much!
am 18. August 2023, 00:32 Uhr von VoidPolaris
Absolutely amazing from start to finish
am 17. August 2023, 22:45 Uhr von Fra314
Che puzzle fantastico! Folle, ma fantastico! Mi ha pure fatto scordare come si scrive in inglese. Grande!
am 17. August 2023, 22:27 Uhr von SenatorGronk
This was fantastic, thanks!
am 17. August 2023, 22:11 Uhr von ademjaz
That was hard but absolutely amazing! I loved it!
am 17. August 2023, 18:37 Uhr von erml
Fantastique!
am 17. August 2023, 18:08 Uhr von TheRiddler
Very entertaining puzzle and pleasantly challenging.
am 17. August 2023, 17:51 Uhr von Franjo
Fantastic break-in and excellent cage-building. Perfect puzzle!
am 17. August 2023, 17:01 Uhr von Franjo
Fantastic break-in and excellent cage-building. Perfect puzzle!
am 17. August 2023, 16:25 Uhr von Raumplaner
I really love the Quattroquadri grid.
Makes puzzles like this possible.
am 17. August 2023, 14:17 Uhr von Franjo
Fantastic break-in and excellent cage-building. Perfect puzzle!
am 17. August 2023, 13:12 Uhr von Crusader175
Very nice!
am 17. August 2023, 12:19 Uhr von giladooshlon
That was quite hard, but very enjoyable.
am 17. August 2023, 10:17 Uhr von marcmees
nice break in logic. thanks
am 16. August 2023, 20:13 Uhr von Big Tiger
I'm going to have to wait until Simon or someone solves it on video, lol. Gave it an hour's go and didn't even have a pencil mark.
am 16. August 2023, 18:54 Uhr von Nordy
My favorite 6x6 puzzle. Fantastic stuff in here
am 16. August 2023, 18:16 Uhr von yttrio
Really fun puzzle with two distinct parts, each of which was a joy to solve!
