Fog of Where?
(Eingestellt am 20. November 2024, 17:53 Uhr von jwsinclair)
Fog of Where?, by James Sinclair
Fog works differently in this puzzle. *Some* correctly-entered digits clear fog from certain cells, but those cells may be in other parts of the grid. Other digits, even when entered correctly, do not clear fog at all. When the puzzle is fully solved, all the fog will be cleared.
Normal sudoku rules apply, and all clues are standard.
Killer cages: the sum of the digits inside each cage is equal to the small number in the top left corner, and digits cannot repeat within a cage.
Arrows: the sum of the digits along an arrow is equal to the digit in the connected circle, and these digits can repeat if allowed by other rules. Arrows do not cross or overlap, and all arrow sums are single-digit.
Digits in cells separated by an X sum to 10.
Digits in cells with a shaded square must be even.
Digits in cells separated by a white dot are consecutive.
Digits in cells separated by a black dot have a 1:2 ratio.
SudokuPad
Thanks so much to SudokuPad developer Sven Neumann for making this possible. This is definitely the tip of the iceberg for this concept, and I'm very much looking forward to seeing what other folks can do with it :)
Note: the link above is to an alpha version of SudokuPad, so some settings may be different from what you are used to. There may also be bugs (although I'm pretty sure all the major issues have been worked out), so if something isn't working, let me know, and I'll pass it on to Sven.
Lösungscode: row three
Kommentare
am 16. Februar 2025, 23:09 Uhr von bpRobbo
Found this much more difficult than a 1*. Took me 68 minutes - I kept messing up my colouring and probably did too much... Still a great puzzle though.
am 2. Januar 2025, 06:19 Uhr von nomos
Wow, this was great! The lack of revealing from the fog really made me question whether some answers were accurate and resulted in more questioning where the next step was.
am 24. Dezember 2024, 00:57 Uhr von Lenivaya_Joppa
Thank you for this nice puzzle, dear jwsinclair! It was very exciting! :)
am 12. Dezember 2024, 19:13 Uhr von Riccardo
Really enjoyable puzzle. It flows smoothly. This new type of fog makes it super obvious to know on what to focus next. And this variety of sudoku variants made it really flavourful.
Time: just sub 30 min
am 12. Dezember 2024, 06:10 Uhr von Tingo
Most enjoyable solve I have done in a long time. Thank you!
am 28. November 2024, 09:38 Uhr von Crusader175
Creative concept and fun puzzle!
am 26. November 2024, 22:09 Uhr von jwsinclair
edit: updated SudokuPad link to beta version
(also, thanks everyone, for all the nice comments!)
am 26. November 2024, 15:19 Uhr von davidz32z
Can't wait to see this concept combined with that fog rule change reveal puzzle combined with an irregular grid hidden by the fog lol
am 25. November 2024, 18:33 Uhr von dumediat
Just about the perfect puzzle to introduce this concept! This has certainly given me plenty of ideas. :)
am 25. November 2024, 10:21 Uhr von grantmnz
How can one puzzle be so frustrating, so amusing and so satisfying?
am 24. November 2024, 03:25 Uhr von ostio456
i thought i was going crazy in the breakin in! took me way too long. i hope i wasn't the only one! but after that what a great puzzle!
am 23. November 2024, 21:52 Uhr von ProfMeow
Very witty puzzle: this was fun.
am 23. November 2024, 17:59 Uhr von mvondras
This puzzle was great and the flow was really good. I thought the break in was pretty hard.
am 23. November 2024, 17:59 Uhr von mvondras
This puzzle was great and the flow was really good. I thought the break in was pretty hard.
am 23. November 2024, 13:27 Uhr von wuc
Great. Looking forward to more. Also using this tech as a setter. Thx.
am 22. November 2024, 23:03 Uhr von pseudomonas
Fun puzzle, and I can see the mechanic being much more widely used. Well done James and especially Sven!
am 22. November 2024, 15:44 Uhr von Klausku
Interesting and at first irritating, when nothing happens by putting in a correct digit. Looking forward to to see more of these random-fog puzzles.
PS: that one arrow is vicious
am 22. November 2024, 14:16 Uhr von PatJoyce
Awesome! Just awesome! More please!
am 22. November 2024, 10:48 Uhr von Ratzfaz
Great Idea, Great setting, thanks
am 22. November 2024, 06:25 Uhr von lznaf
Really cool idea!
am 22. November 2024, 05:39 Uhr von illandres
This is absolutely incredible! Truly amazing! Thank you both!!!
am 22. November 2024, 04:55 Uhr von apete
A delightful innovation. Can't wait to learn how to implement it through f-puzzles, sudoku maker, or whatever interface Sven uses to set directly in SudokuPad. (Three cheers for Sven!) And, of course, three cheers for James.
am 22. November 2024, 04:50 Uhr von theParad0x
Incredible puzzle. Felt anxious the entire time haha. Thanks for sharing
am 22. November 2024, 00:15 Uhr von Ragna
What a brilliant puzzle and an innovative fog puzzle! Thank you for your time! :-)))
am 22. November 2024, 00:12 Uhr von Ganbatte
Clever, thank you!
am 22. November 2024, 00:08 Uhr von Glasgow
I love how this forces you to extract everything possible from the available logic before the fog will clear and let you move on. Really interesting new concept. I can’t wait to see more of this.
am 22. November 2024, 00:07 Uhr von samuel1997
This is a brilliant idea! This also disallows solvers to wild guess because you never know whether the digit is correct even if no fog is cleared!
am 21. November 2024, 23:51 Uhr von aqefwf
What an interesting idea, makes you think, why someone couldn't do it for so long and it appeared only now. But to actually come up with it and make one - that's what hard, great job, eager to see this mechanic in future as more sudoku will appear
am 21. November 2024, 23:36 Uhr von MSDOS
Lovely interactions all around. The back and forth between local clues and a couple of long scans was great!
am 21. November 2024, 23:34 Uhr von damasosos92
Incredibly good.
am 21. November 2024, 21:44 Uhr von marty_sears
I always cite you as my go-to example of how its possible to make really fresh and interesting puzzles using standard and familiar constraints. But I really loved seeing this bit of very cool format innovation - you're right, it definitely is going places! I was solving the puzzle whilst also imagining all the possibilities it brings
am 21. November 2024, 21:05 Uhr von sujoyku
Thank you for this very nice puzzle, jwsinclair! I loved the new fog mechanic, although I have to admit I intially was very anxious when correct digits did not lift additional fog. :D
Thank you for this great innovation!
am 21. November 2024, 20:58 Uhr von mattjhussey
That was really enjoyable. Not very hard but looking for the next puzzle was fun and the new fog effect works really well. It was a little worrying at times when I though I was correct and nothing happened, but it was good fun.
am 21. November 2024, 16:07 Uhr von thoughtbyte
Outstanding puzzle. The FoW twist here is incredibly well done, delivering surprises throughout. The logic was well balanced and exceptionally interesting for a 2 star. Simon will get a kick out of this one! Thank you!
am 21. November 2024, 13:58 Uhr von gdc
Interesting. Certainly opens up a lot of possibilities in terms of setting. Curious to see how this will catch on. Very nice showcase of the mechanic!
am 21. November 2024, 12:57 Uhr von pedro.melo
Loved it!! One of the funniest puzzles I’ve played
am 21. November 2024, 12:44 Uhr von GauravM
This needs a wider audience. If this doesn't make you fall in love with FOW, then nothing will. Brilliant idea. Looking forward for more!!!
am 21. November 2024, 12:40 Uhr von pedro.melo
Loved it!! One of the funniest puzzles I’ve played
am 21. November 2024, 12:21 Uhr von Martina
Utterly brilliant and by far the most fun I have had with a puzzle in a long time. More please!
am 21. November 2024, 12:03 Uhr von zrbakhtiar
LOL. I am wondering why I was really stuck with no visible solving path for so long. Turns out the link is for alpha. I had use redirector for all alpha.sudokupad.app to sudokupad.app. If anyone else stuck and having this problem, simply turn off the redirector
am 21. November 2024, 11:54 Uhr von Chilly
Fun fog twist - makes fog setting easier to control for sure. I can make puzzles using this that were not possible under the old mechanic without giving too much away.
am 21. November 2024, 11:06 Uhr von Titus Adduxas
What a lovely puzzle. It was a little nerve wracking when several digits revealed no fog but it was a very enjoyable one to solve. This new fog feature is going to be used a lot I feel. Can’t wait!
am 21. November 2024, 10:05 Uhr von tmokonen
What a mindbleep! I was questioning myself throughout the puzzle because of no fog clearance, but the stress was for naught. It turned out to be a fun and approachable solve in the end, with a couple of humorous twists. Even the wonky conflict checker somehow added to the thrill. Really should take those conflict checker training wheels off.
am 21. November 2024, 09:46 Uhr von faltenin
That was really enjoyable with an extra stress factor having cells NOT reveal, inducing a moment of "wait, was that right?". It does allow for interesting paths that don't have to grow from the current cell.
am 21. November 2024, 07:02 Uhr von softie
Fantastic. Thank you to James and thank you to Sven for making this possible! This solves my biggest frustrations with FOW puzzles, which are accidental spoilers and being told you broke it before you can discover that on your own. This variation enables the fog without giving away the answer. LOVE IT!
am 21. November 2024, 05:39 Uhr von ZigZagWonderer
Just brilliant, absolutely brilliant. Thank you!
am 21. November 2024, 03:01 Uhr von CanadianLeviathan
What a great variation. Thanks!
am 21. November 2024, 01:37 Uhr von konjecture
I LOVE Fog of War puzzles, but I do believe that at some point the original variation reveals too much of the puzzle. This allows for delayed cluing which I think is great. Also, I love the idea of the puzzle not giving me immediate feedback on every step.
This is a brilliant invention.
am 21. November 2024, 01:29 Uhr von sacklunch
Loved this new dynamic! Imagine if other types of actions could be triggered by entering correct digits in the grid. Some of our fiendishly delightful constructors could have a lot of fun with altering clues on the fly! Renbans moving through the grid like snakes… digits in quad clues appearing and disappearing… wrogn clues becoming right…. lines changing color and meaning… Finkz navigating Marty’s mazes on her own… :)
am 21. November 2024, 01:18 Uhr von hardline35
Very original use of fog! Thank you for this great puzzle
am 21. November 2024, 01:07 Uhr von PinkNickels
Obviously not the most difficult puzzle, but an incredible concept and execution. I am blown away by this. This is why I paid for your Substack! Keep up the innovation!
am 21. November 2024, 00:42 Uhr von fishsaltyak
This was one of the best fog puzzles that I have ever done!
am 21. November 2024, 00:36 Uhr von Mutiny
extremely fun and creative!
am 21. November 2024, 00:22 Uhr von OGRussHood
James, you have a sick and twisted sense of humor... and I love it! This was pure fun!
am 21. November 2024, 00:11 Uhr von dzamie
This was a lot of fun! Kinda anxiety-inducing after being used to how fog NORMALLY works. "Wait, I was certain that was correct! Why didn't anything- oh, right."
am 20. November 2024, 23:40 Uhr von alefenu
felt cute
am 20. November 2024, 22:35 Uhr von chis_r
Felt like opening up an advent calendar!
am 20. November 2024, 21:49 Uhr von Irving
loved it, every step, what an innovation!
am 20. November 2024, 20:23 Uhr von Demparo
Really neat new mechanic. A bit nervous to place without the fog being cleared, but a ton of fun!
am 20. November 2024, 20:11 Uhr von Rearden
I absolutely loved the idea!
am 20. November 2024, 20:04 Uhr von davidemsa
I love this fog of war SudokuPad innovation. It opens up so many possibilities. Props to both the puzzle setter, James Sinclair, and the app developer, Sven Neumann
am 20. November 2024, 19:54 Uhr von Martini
Brilliant puzzle really enjoyed it.
am 20. November 2024, 19:34 Uhr von wentel21
This is a very nice and lovely puzzle<3 Thank you!!!
am 20. November 2024, 19:23 Uhr von Bulkystapler
Brilliant idea! I hope to see more of this type of fog puzzle. Very well done!
am 20. November 2024, 19:22 Uhr von Mittag
Digits on fog don't trigger conflict or pencilmark checker
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Thank you, yes, this is a known bug that will hopefully be fixed soon.
am 20. November 2024, 19:12 Uhr von HumanBirdsong
This is extraordinary. I love it!
am 20. November 2024, 19:09 Uhr von Elker
Very neat. Fun new mechanic for these puzzles. I have to say it was a little nerve wracking placing digits and nothing happening.
am 20. November 2024, 18:31 Uhr von LehanLehan
Wow,tasty new mechanic, thank you very much,James.
am 20. November 2024, 18:28 Uhr von timotab
Fantastic puzzle, that wonderfully showcases the new fog mechanism! Really enjoyed it!
This takes on a whole new way of dealing with fog and gives constructors much more flexibility in setting fog puzzles. Thank you so much to Sven for making it possible, and for James and others who came up with Proof of Concept puzzles to give Sven the incentive to make it real.
am 20. November 2024, 18:28 Uhr von astkol
Amazing puzzle and very fun fog variant!
am 20. November 2024, 18:18 Uhr von TripleABattery
That was absolutely brilliant! I'm excited (and somewhat frightened) to see how this new FOW innovation might be used in the future.
am 20. November 2024, 18:14 Uhr von Playmaker6174
What a weird twist on fog mechanic, yet it feels like it offers much more suspense and surprising factors than the 'original way'. Thanks for the smile x)
