Sus Quads (with Ten-Lines)
(Published on 11. April 2024, 19:20 by gdc)
This puzzle was created for the weekly prompt from Scojo. This week is about quads and ten-lines. I decided to theme the puzzle around the fact that given digits are often harder to use than variant clues ("hiding in plain sight"). If the styling is too harsh on your scanning, use the alt. link for a more traditional style of clues and givens. Thanks to the CtC discord for testing.
- Normal Sudoku rules apply.
- Digits in the centers of cells are given digits. Digits in those cells must be equal to the digit given. Not all possible given digits are given.
- Ten Lines: Circles surrounding given digits consist of one or more contiguous groups of cells, each of which sums to 10. These groups cannot overlap. Digits may repeat on circles and even within sums.
- Quads: Digits that are not given digits must appear in the cells touching their surrounding circle.
Play on SudokuPad, Play on SudokuPad (alt. link)
Solution code: Row 1 left to right (9 digits).
Comments
on 15. April 2024, 17:50 by heliopolix
Very suspicious. Also, very fun!
on 14. April 2024, 16:19 by TheBestThatICouldDo
So nice. I liked the styling of it, with the oversized quads. I feel like there is some sort of relationship between athletics and the logic of certain puzzles that I can't quite describe but that I really enjoy... And whatever that is you've nailed it here... I think maybe it has something to do with feeling compelled to think about ten lines as though they were quads somehow, and then finding that to kind of work? There Some really nice moments throughout this..
on 12. April 2024, 17:13 by Flinty
Very nice, really enjoyed that. :)
