15-Clump Kropki
(Eingestellt am 7. Dezember 2023, 01:20 Uhr von Kippar)
RULES:
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Draw cages on the grid such that all cages sum to 15, and every cell is occupied by exactly one cage. Cages are made up of orthogonally connected cells, and digits do not repeat within a cage.
A digit in a circle shows the size of the cage that it is in. (i.e a circle in a cage that is 3 cells large contains a 3.)
Additionally, cells seperated by a white dot are consecutive. Cells seperated by a black dot have a 1:2 ratio. Cells seperated by a gray dot have a 1:3 ratio. HOWEVER, dots lying on cage borders do not necessarily oblige to their constraint.
Lösungscode: Column 1 followed by column 2. (Columns are read top to bottom, no spaces)
Kommentare
am 10. Mai 2024, 03:23 Uhr von zzw
This puzzle is extremely non-unique. After the first four digits are forced, I couldn't see any way to make progress, so I wrote a program to solve it. To keep it simple, I treated every kropki dot as a border (besides those in the first forced clump). This is more restrictive than the original ruleset, and yet only two more digits in the whole grid are forced (the two other circles in r2c2 and r1c7). I imagine there's quite a few more solutions with the full rules as stated.
This is your second puzzle that is currently unsolved and has numerous solutions. Are there additional rules that are missing? Or are they simply broken?
am 11. Dezember 2023, 22:25 Uhr von poundcayx
Yes, I have the shape of that cage figured out, as well as what digits are contained within. But the rest of box 1 is a mystery to me, and I can't make progress elsewhere.
am 11. Dezember 2023, 16:45 Uhr von Kippar
There is a border between r1c1 and r1c2 based on grey dot logic (i.e there are no possible cages that can be made using the grey dot and the white circle)
am 9. Dezember 2023, 10:45 Uhr von poundcayx
I've been staring at this puzzle for an hour and can't make any progress! I've deduced what the cage containing R1C1 consists of, but I haven't placed any other digits. Really cool concept for a puzzle and a nudge in the right direction would be appreciated :-)
