Trouble
(Published on 8. October 2023, 13:33 by Oddlyeven)
Rules: Normal Sudoku rules apply. Put the digits 1 to 9 once each in each row column and box.
Doublers: One cell in every row, column and box is a doubler. This cell counts as double its value on the lines. Each of the digits 1 to 9 appears exactly once in a doubler cell.
Triplers: One cell in every row, column and box is a tripler. This cell counts as triple its value on the lines. Each of the digits 1 to 9 appears exactly once in a tripler cell.
Restriction: Doublers and triplers do not share cells and no doubler or tripler cell is within a king's move of any other doubler or tripler cell.
Region Sum Lines: The sum of the values on a line within a box must be the same for each box that line passes through. If a line passes through a box more than once, each time it passes through counts separately.
Links:
SudokuPad: https://tinyurl.com/ymlffa9v
Solution code: Row 9, left to right (9 digits)
Comments
on 10. October 2024, 15:05 by Oddlyeven
Updated tags with the new Modifier Cells tag
on 21. December 2023, 17:37 by plica
That was a great joy to solve. Beautiful setting. Thank you
on 20. December 2023, 18:11 by OGRussHood
Doublers AND triplers? Well, you've probably opened a can of worms in the sudoku world. I expect to see twenty or thirty tripler puzzles on LMD within the next few weeks.
on 19. December 2023, 22:59 by Kawkaz
Enjoyed it a lot, a bit easier than it seemed at first glance
on 11. October 2023, 23:12 by cam
The star battle and region sum elements are like peanut butter and jelly in this puzzle.
on 9. October 2023, 21:21 by LehanLehan
Beautiful combination of constraints, smooth logic,it was a great pleasure to solve it,thank you very much.
on 9. October 2023, 18:51 by yttrio
Fantastic puzzle! The star battle element to the modifiers worked really well, and all of the math beautifully sorted itself out for a very smooth solve!
on 9. October 2023, 18:32 by R3dD3vil2k6
Beautiful puzzle
on 9. October 2023, 11:40 by lmdemasi
This was fantastic; the rules worked so well together. Thank you for an amazing puzzle.
on 9. October 2023, 03:14 by Calvinball
It's one thing to set a puzzle with these rules, it's another to make it so clutter free and well telegraphed.
I'm blown away by the craftsmanship on this one.
on 9. October 2023, 00:37 by HumanBirdsong
Great puzzle! The arithmetic was tough for me, but the solve was extremely smooth.
on 8. October 2023, 18:06 by erml
So nice, thank you!
