Quietly Slithering Knights... and an Impostor?
(Published on 28. December 2023, 05:56 by RedBulls75)
Quietly Slithering Knights... and an Impostor?
Rules:
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- Draw a snake of orthogonally connected cells whose endpoints are on the given circles in the grid. The snake cannot branch or touch itself, even diagonally, and it must visit all cells in cages.
- All digits on the snake must differ by at least 5 with any other cell they see on the snake via knights move.
- Only one given digit is on the snake.
- Digits in cages cannot repeat and sum to the number in the top left corner, if given.
- Digits on an arrow must sum to the digit in the attached circle.
- Digits separated by a black kropki dot must be in a 2:1 ratio, digits separated by a white kropki dot must be consecutive. Not all dots are necessarily given.
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This is my first puzzle, enjoy!
Solution code: Row 8, followed by row 9
Comments
on 29. December 2023, 09:59 by fitzie
this was really fun. starts off quickly, but in the middle I really had to search around for the next step.
on 29. December 2023, 01:45 by anyeyeball
Spectacular puzzle with beautiful logic from start to finish. Well done!
on 28. December 2023, 18:10 by sacklunch
What a fantastic puzzle! Very interesting variation on german whisper logic, and beautifully designed. Impressive debut, @RedBulls75! I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work, thanks for sharing!
on 28. December 2023, 16:23 by VitP
absolutely brilliant
on 28. December 2023, 14:36 by Calvinball
Sensational debut puzzle! Can't wait to see what you cook up for us in the future!
on 28. December 2023, 14:27 by pms_headache
Congratulations on a wonderful first puzzle! Loved the interesting rule set. Fun and not that easy a solve.
on 28. December 2023, 07:07 by EFlatMinor
Lovely puzzle! Thanks for setting. I especially enjoyed reasoning about the snake/knight rule.
