Rising Circles
(Published on 15. September 2023, 19:03 by Prof.Dori)
Rising Circles
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. For a digit in a circle, it indicates exactly how many circles contain that digit. For example, if there is a 5 in any circle, then there are five 5s in circles.
Solution code: Row 1 followed by row 2.
Comments
on 6. September 2024, 16:53 by permafrostyx
yay 1m36s
on 17. August 2024, 00:04 by yasmim.nat
03:35 :DD
on 15. June 2024, 17:18 by wuc
Quick intro to a nice rule thx.
on 13. June 2024, 03:08 by Square Oracle
Love the puzzle!
on 1. May 2024, 12:30 by WanderingArchetypes
Gorgeous puzzle! Absolutely loved the logic break-in and then the cascading results!
on 16. April 2024, 14:07 by mnstrmisha
really nice intro to the circle constraint:)
on 10. March 2024, 01:16 by NordenShield
Very satisfying.
on 16. February 2024, 00:54 by luda3
Thank you for sharing, very lovely intro to the counting circles variant!
on 14. February 2024, 04:22 by misha
Very easy, but still a nice and satisfying solution. I was still surprised and laughed at the trick! Much fun!
on 6. January 2024, 21:33 by RedBarchetta
This is absolutely a 100% rating! Surely the rating system uses an average? I would suggest using some type of statistical measure - std dev, drop the zero ratings, weighted, etc. Great design and quite fun!
on 1. October 2023, 16:07 by filz
Finally a very nice, and truly very easy puzzle here on logic-masters :)
on 20. September 2023, 15:14 by KingIsulgard
1 minute 30 seconds, fun easy puzzle
on 20. September 2023, 11:15 by oceansellaven
This is so smooth and satisfying to solve. Very fun and clever!
on 20. September 2023, 00:58 by nearestneighbour
Like a lot of people already said, that was incredble even though it was easy. Thanks for that!
on 19. September 2023, 18:25 by phs
These counting circles are a great invention. Here the execution is very neat but a bit unsatisfying as a puzzle. Maybe there is a way to combine this new rule with other constraints and give solvers more a challenge. Thanks for the great idea!!
Reply: I think too isn't that challenging but that is why is rated 1 star difficulty. Wanted to make a simple puzzle so people get familiarized with this ruleset a bit more when they see more challenging puzzles. Which I think this ruleset has a lot of potential.
on 18. September 2023, 23:52 by Crusader175
Wonderful miracle puzzle!
on 17. September 2023, 09:10 by Montikulum
Pretty much a showcase. Shame as always that easier puzzles by default don’t get higher ratings it seems but it was great fun.
on 16. September 2023, 22:56 by zalak_lab
Beautiful concept.
on 16. September 2023, 22:13 by Bankey
Thanks for that fun tutorial in Circles 101, @ Prof. Dori :). Did help me understand the "ropes" of the ruleset.:).
on 16. September 2023, 18:27 by OboeSapien
Absolutely hilarious. I love it! Great discovery
on 16. September 2023, 16:16 by thrutch
More a beautiful curiosity than a puzzle, nonetheless very satisfying to fill in.
on 16. September 2023, 15:54 by JADE
The puzzle becomes very easy if you've seen the circle constraint before, but I don't necessarily think that's a bad thing. It's very clean and a wonderful way to teach the rule to new solvers. Great Job!
on 16. September 2023, 11:54 by geronimo92
The problem is not the fact that it's easy (it's even a pleasure) but as more and more often with new rulesets, too many setters absolutely want to upload one with the novelty.... that's annoying because the new ruleset is used too many times and become boring
on 16. September 2023, 07:28 by mattjhussey
Loved this. It appears daunting but is actually very simple and elegant.
on 16. September 2023, 02:25 by PastTenseOfDraw
I almost didn't try this puzzle; glad I did. It's a lovely introduction to the circle constraint. It's not challenging, but it is fun.
on 16. September 2023, 01:49 by goshogi
Easy, but nevertheless satisfying quick puzzle
on 16. September 2023, 00:35 by Ekkojensen
This one took me less than 3 minutes to solve, and I really liked the puzzle. Beautiful and very accessible implementation of this ruleset.
on 15. September 2023, 23:40 by HumanBirdsong
This is a ‘one trick’, bite-size puzzle, but the trick itself is delightful: a clever and original little brain teaser to accompany one’s morning coffee. At the time of writing this puzzle has only an 89% approval rating, which is obviously absurd. I’m not sure by what criteria this is being judged (I’ve noticed that ‘easier’ puzzles are often punished on this site), but in my view, in and of itself, this is a 100% construction.
Reply: This puzzle was at 97% at one point. I think what happens with easy puzzle that getting lower percent is because is easily accesible and many haters which some are known give 0% without any reason. And this may happen for several reason I believe like jealousy, they can't make good puzzles themself and so many other things. I know how good is this puzzle so I really don't mind the percentage. But it is a shame such thing to happen. Still not bad percentage but I believe too it deserves more from the feedbacks I got.
on 15. September 2023, 23:35 by Bultra
Easy but I liked it
on 15. September 2023, 21:01 by 99%Sneaky
A very fun puzzle to 'speedrun' through once you realize what's going on :]
on 15. September 2023, 20:58 by julien505
Very fun, I feel like this puzzle was discovered rather than invented, with such elegance despite being solvable in <5 minutes!
on 15. September 2023, 20:51 by peep50183
Easy but very satisfying when it all pops out :)
on 15. September 2023, 20:38 by Scojo
I really liked how simple and elegant this puzzle was. This is probably the easiest puzzle with no given digits and just some circles in the grid that exists.
on 15. September 2023, 20:32 by Tingo
I don't recall seeing this ruleset used in a puzzle I've played before. Very fun! Thanks for setting and sharing and introducing me to such an enjoyable puzzle!
on 15. September 2023, 20:04 by fpac
so easy and so satisfying
on 15. September 2023, 20:02 by marty_sears
I agree with Lundo, this is a brilliant pure version of the rule. It doesn't matter that it's easy; it's beautiful, and insightful. look at all those lovely patterns in the finished grid.
Going across, digits are grouped into mod3 groups. Going down, groupings of consecutive ascending digits, where 9 loops back round to 1. And the whole grid obeys the offset rule!
Great discovery!
on 15. September 2023, 19:52 by thoughtbyte
Though a very easy puzzle, I really like the simplicity and elegance. It's a great example of showcasing one idea really well. Thanks!
on 15. September 2023, 19:51 by Lundo
Thought this was a great intro puzzle for people trying to learn this rule set!
on 15. September 2023, 19:36 by rictech
Unique rule set, I like it. Once you get “step 1” it pretty much fills itself in. Thanks!
