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Vampires Magnet Butterfly

(Published on 15. April 2024, 16:40 by damasosos92)

The third of my vampires puzzles. This ruleset is SO fun to construct with. I'll probably set another puzzle with vampires in the future.

You can try the previous ones if you didn't already: Little thirsty vampires and Vampires in town.

Rules

Fill the grid with the numbers from 1 to 9 so that in each row, column, and 3x3 block each digit occurs exactly once.

All the lines are at the same time region sum lines and palindromes: in each line the sum of digits is the same within each box and digits filled into the line read the same forwards and backwards. For example, 243|342.

Hidden in the grid are nine vampires, one in each row, column and box. Different vampires contain different digits. Vampires take exactly one sip of blood from an orthogonally adjacent cell. For clues purposes (region sum lines and palindromes), vampire cells count as increased by exactly one and the taken cells count as decreased by exactly one. Two vampires cannot bite the same cell.

Vampires cannot appear on lines.


Vampires Magnet Butterfly is also available online on CTC-App.

Have fun solving and please leave a comment after your solve!

And thank you to zzw, mormagli and Piatato for testing this one!


Solution code: Column 7, top to bottom.

Last changed on on 10. October 2024, 16:48

Solved by Piatato, mormagli, SKORP17, andreatetta, henrypijames, zzw, Djokan, chameleon, Brodie2000, sanabas, SPring, Nordy, CHRosenthal, peacherwu2, gabrielpoamaneagra, ZornsLemon, quantumquark1, MadHypnofrog, Silverstep, isajo4002, karlmortenlunna, Sotehr, SeveNateNine
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Comments

on 10. October 2024, 16:48 by damasosos92
Added Modifier Cells tag

on 18. April 2024, 16:16 by CHRosenthal
One step of chaining was required but otherwise very smooth logic :D

Last changed on 18. April 2024, 01:34

on 16. April 2024, 16:07 by sanabas
It's a lot harder if you forget the palindrome rule exists. ><

Very good fun.

- Thank you!

Last changed on 16. April 2024, 02:55

on 16. April 2024, 02:34 by deltameth
Please clarify for region sums, whether R4C3 and R6C3 represent different segments or shall be added together?

- different segments, sorry, I Will clarify that! Thanks. - damasosos92

on 15. April 2024, 21:48 by chameleon
Okay, that was super hard

on 15. April 2024, 21:10 by zzw
Really cool puzzle! I found the opening really difficult but it resolves very nicely after.

on 15. April 2024, 17:32 by mormagli
Very elegant. Hard but we'll telegraphed :)

on 15. April 2024, 16:59 by Piatato
Cool concept!

Difficulty:5
Rating:91 %
Solved:23 times
Observed:6 times
ID:000HPJ

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