Twins, Before Birth
(Published on 8. July 2025, 19:40 by Will Power)
Solution code: Column 1.
Comments
on 9. July 2025, 14:19 by phs
Very enjoyable puzzle, Thanks for sharing!
Regarding the length-constrained stipulation, I suggest "Along each arrow, numbers sum to the number in the arrow's pill, read from top to bottom".
on 9. July 2025, 12:12 by VitP
Oh, let me walk the ROYAL Mile that's Scotland's brave highway,
Where at one o'clock from the Castle Rock comes the greatest CALL each day;
And if six and eight can switch around and you just can't figure WHY;
Then you'll make your day if you look again and see the ROYAL RULE.
@VitP Sorry that the "Royal Mile' is not obvious to some of us outside Scotland. I had to look it up. Thanks for sharing some heritage. -Will Power
on 9. July 2025, 05:21 by Fisherman
One twin has big brain, the other big body. Clearly a Nobel in Physics and a heavyweight champion.
Excellent as always.
on 9. July 2025, 04:56 by VitP
--> Decapod
could i be more obvious?
on 9. July 2025, 03:34 by Decapod
@VitP : Did you miss some of the rules? It all resolved with a single solution. You saw that it had an Anti-King restriction?
on 9. July 2025, 03:14 by VitP
this puzzle is ROYALLY broken !!
there are multiple solutions.
LOL
U2654
@VitP Without U2654 or U265A, there is a second solution. Fortunately, the rules call it out. 8-) -Will Power
on 9. July 2025, 01:43 by thebriskt
I think the rules should explicitly clarify that different branches of the arrow do not sum together.
@thebriskt While I appreciate the thought behind striving for perfect clarity, SudokuPad has a limited number of lines (or characters, I'm not sure which) that I must stay below in the rules. I was forced to pare down the rules to not crash SudokuPad while loading. I also see you have solved hundreds of puzzles, many of which are mine, and many of those also had multiple arrows on the same circle. Peace to you. -Will Power
on 9. July 2025, 00:17 by rae_cat
One day I'll notice when the instructions *explicitly* tell me there's an anti-king rule BEFORE I get frustrated. Today was not that day lol. Great puzzle :)
on 8. July 2025, 23:00 by Hawkgamer52
My first 2* solve! Thanks Will Power :)
on 8. July 2025, 22:40 by Ragna
Fun puzzle - as always! Thank you, Will Power. :-)
@Ragna Thanks so much for playing and commenting. Peace to you. -Will Power
on 8. July 2025, 20:07 by PinkNickels
First! Solution code seems fine, WP! Thanks for a fun one (as always)!
@PinkNickels Three minutes to spare! Thanks for playing, commenting, and being such a great supporter. Peace to you. -Will Power
on 8. July 2025, 19:36 by Will Power
After wrestling with SudokuPad, I believe I have correctly entered solution checking for the first time. If you have issues with the SudokuPad version, or solution checking, please let me know. Thank you. -Will Power
