Entropic Loop Chaos
(Eingestellt am 9. Februar 2024, 19:28 Uhr von yttrio)
Rules:
Chaos Construction: Each row, column, and region must contain the digits 1-9 once each. Regions consist of a set of nine orthogonally connected cells and must be determined by the solver.
Digits along an arrow must sum to the digit in that arrow's circle.
Draw a one-cell-wide loop of orthogonally connected cells. The loop cannot touch itself orthogonally, but may touch itself diagonally.
-- All arrow circles are on the loop.
-- The loop acts as an entropic line. Each set of three adjacent digits along the loop must be one low [123], one medium [456], and one high digit [789].
-- Every region must be either entirely on the loop or entirely off the loop.
Lösungscode: Row 5 with hyphens where there are region borders (e.g., 123-4567-89)
Kommentare
am 5. April 2024, 06:20 Uhr von Silverstep
Nice and relaxing coloring puzzle.
am 15. Februar 2024, 07:29 Uhr von shteev
Really hard. Got so stuck on the final step.
am 14. Februar 2024, 17:38 Uhr von madhupt
Stunning puzzle! The loop part was relatively easier but then it got harder and harder and the puzzle refused to give up till the very last moment. It was really hard to notate the various digits. I ended up using letters and even that was quite confusing. Was really glad to have finally cracked it. Thanks a lot for sharing this.
am 13. Februar 2024, 05:13 Uhr von gfoot
Brilliant, I'd say four stars rather than five as it was always not too hard to see where to go next
am 13. Februar 2024, 04:33 Uhr von Agent
Excellent puzzle! This does a great job at giving just as much information as needed throughout the solve, culminating in a massive endorphine rush at the end after all the intended logic was found.
am 12. Februar 2024, 22:50 Uhr von cam
I'd say about 2 stars for difficulty. Only joking! This was an absolute monster of a puzzle! It was extremely fun though :)
am 11. Februar 2024, 12:49 Uhr von Lavender Gooms
Very fun, thank you.
am 11. Februar 2024, 09:19 Uhr von cair
The difficulty on this one was very interesting to me. It kept getting harder and then suddenly everything gave way. Fantastic puzzle :)
am 11. Februar 2024, 01:21 Uhr von Piatato
Increasingly hard, and very nice throughout!
am 11. Februar 2024, 01:09 Uhr von sanabas
Brilliant
am 10. Februar 2024, 23:43 Uhr von ElChiglia
Great puzzle, as usual, thanks for setting! I agree with the other solvers though, the loop part was much easier than the Sudoku/CC part afterwards :)
am 10. Februar 2024, 22:41 Uhr von kamkam
I thought the loop part was the most complicated... Then sudoku entered. Wonderful puzzle by the way
am 10. Februar 2024, 20:24 Uhr von Mennoo_
me 30 minutes in the solve: This is going well, although it's 5 stars, I already got the loop sorted out. It cannot be difficult from here right?
90 minutes later... (with spongebob voice)
FINALLY DONE for *** sake
Brilliant puzzle tho. Loved to solve it and it had some very, very nice ideas there.
am 10. Februar 2024, 19:47 Uhr von marcmees
fantastic puzzle. thanks.
am 10. Februar 2024, 17:04 Uhr von Snookerfan
Fantastic puzzle! Full of amazing discoveries and rewards. Blew my mind more than once. Thank you
am 9. Februar 2024, 21:23 Uhr von Nordy
Fantastic stuff in here. Very hard, but the next step is always super elegant. Loved it
am 9. Februar 2024, 21:01 Uhr von Myxo
Amazing puzzle!
am 9. Februar 2024, 20:05 Uhr von Calvinball
Beautifully bonkers!
