Inner Peas
(Published on 17. July 2024, 15:44 by SamuPiano)
This was my submission for Scojo's weekly puzzle prompt, redeemed by gdc. The idea was to use shading modifiers. I had so much fun using "split pea" lines with my last puzzle that I decided to use them again, and I think this rule could be very interesting for future puzzles!
Many thanks especially to VitaminZ for some wonderful suggestions on this one!
Rules:
Sudoku: Normal sudoku rules apply.
Yin/yang: Shade some cells so that all shaded cells are orthogonally connected, and all unshaded cells are orthogonally connected. No 2x2 region can be completely shaded or unshaded.
Hot/cold: One of the shaded regions is "hot" - every cell in this region has 1 added to its value. The other shaded region is "cold" - every cell in this region has 1 subtracted from its value.
Split pill arrows (split peas): The sum of the values of cells on lines connecting two circles is equal to a concatenation of the two values in the circles, in some order. For example, 3_346_1 is valid, as 3+4+6=13.
Every line between two circles is summed separately.
You can play the puzzle by clicking on the image!
Happy solving! Please leave a comment if you enjoyed this one, and check out some of my other puzzles!
Solution code: The "cold" digits in column 5, top to bottom.
Comments
on 4. September 2024, 02:16 by ViKingPrime
You had me at "Hot/Cold".
on 16. August 2024, 14:42 by Piatato
Lovely!
on 18. July 2024, 06:29 by gdc
Very nice new constraint and works well with the modifiers. I saw you also made one with S-cells and hope to find time to check that out soon. The opening to this was fantastic!
on 17. July 2024, 22:22 by bansalsaab
Loved it. Beautifully constructed puzzle.
on 17. July 2024, 18:14 by vitaminz
I love this new ruleset! I will do as many of these as you care to make :)
And this one is quite a bit more approachable than the first I think.
