A Coloring Conundrum
(Eingestellt am 25. Juli 2023, 01:29 Uhr von lapazhu)
XV: Digits separated by an X must sum to 10 and digits separated by a V must sum to 5. All Xs and Vs are given.
Consecutive Kropki: Cells separated by a white dot contain consecutive digits. Not all such white dots are given.
This puzzle is intended to be an introduction to coloring using online software but feel free to attempt without coloring if you'd prefer!
Feedback is always welcome!
Play on f-puzzles: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=26c7jpbq
Play on CTC: https://tinyurl.com/dds8x8cy
Lösungscode: Row 7 (9 digits, no spaces)
Kommentare
am 20. April 2024, 22:31 Uhr von Superdamicobros
Very nice puzzle. As the others have commented, the negative constraint does not appear to be necessary to solve. It was still a fun puzzle, and a good coloring exercise.
am 4. April 2024, 04:08 Uhr von aliensfordonuts
I LOVE these color puzzles so much--thank you for making it and titling it as one. Definitely used the colors and it was a delightful solve!!
am 31. März 2024, 18:46 Uhr von mixus minimax
Yeah this was half an hour for me, I coloured the entire thing with parity but then I had to do some thinking to know what goes where, but once you got some, the whole thing just resolves very cleanly! Very nice
am 29. März 2024, 19:45 Uhr von Adonalsium
very enjoyable, love a colourful grid. didn't even read the negative constraint, worked well without it
am 18. März 2024, 23:58 Uhr von ElMrBlack
Cool puzzle.
I found it easier to use letters instead of colors because it got too confusing
am 6. März 2024, 03:39 Uhr von RussKozerski
Very nice puzzle. Fun solve. Thank you. I didn't even realize there was a negative constraint until after I finished the solve and read through some of the comments. So it's definitely not needed. But...it took me significantly longer than it seems other people needed. So maybe I would have finished in less time if I'd been aware of the negative constraint.
am 2. März 2024, 21:41 Uhr von emilyble21
36:26. I may have gotten a bit color-happy, but I ended up with a beautiful grid and a quick solve after the break-in. Fun puzzle :)
am 27. Februar 2024, 01:42 Uhr von frankmstein29
That was fun!
am 24. Februar 2024, 18:45 Uhr von Nootato
Loved the logic used to start off the puzzle! Really clever negative constraint.
am 23. Februar 2024, 08:41 Uhr von PhoenixAki
32:04...I worry I overdid it with the coloring and that got my brain more confused than without it. I also worried that the logic I did end up using to disambiguate the colors was wrong, but it led me to the right solution based on the code, so I guess I learned :)
I agree with the others the negative constraint isn't necessary, I used it very briefly in one spot but it didn't relate at all to how I solved the rest
am 16. Februar 2024, 17:51 Uhr von Damax
As a beginner who's just trying to learn from the easier puzzles, this was a lot of fun, thanks!
am 29. Januar 2024, 20:22 Uhr von SnS
Wow!
am 26. Januar 2024, 01:52 Uhr von ave
I found that one little slip of concentration and you have to backtrack quite a bit. :)
It was fun!
am 14. Januar 2024, 19:16 Uhr von ericboes
This definitely is a good tutorial on coloring.
am 3. Januar 2024, 11:28 Uhr von lordovol
I forgot about the negative constraint
I solved it just using coloring
Beautiful puzzle
am 2. Januar 2024, 09:07 Uhr von RedBarchetta
Solved it using the negative constraint. Then read the comments and solved it again without using it. It's about the same either way. Very fun, thanks!
am 27. Dezember 2023, 13:30 Uhr von Virux
Very nice and very easy puzzle. Love these easy puzzles that take a little time to do. Not to fast and doesnt take too long either. Perfect for a relaxing morning solve! thank you!
am 22. Dezember 2023, 18:09 Uhr von KikaOD
i did the whole puzzle without realising there was a negative constraint but i feel like it would have saved me some solve time
am 29. September 2023, 17:37 Uhr von Kirra
Nice puzzle. Would be a great introduction to colouring for someone new to the concept :)
am 26. September 2023, 02:52 Uhr von cascadeshiker
Thanks for the puzzle. I think I prefer using letters to colors though.
am 1. September 2023, 01:26 Uhr von anyeyeball
Thanks for this! I love when numbers can be filled in 9-at-a-time.
am 9. August 2023, 16:49 Uhr von DonQuichopp
at first it blew my mind. Didn't know where to start. Once understood, it was great fun to solve it.
Thanks a lot!
am 29. Juli 2023, 21:57 Uhr von taniabn
Great quick puzzle. I agree about the negative constraint, I didn't pay attention to the rules because I was in a rush and didn't realize there was a negative constraint until I was inputing the solution code, so I didn't use it at all. Still solved it super quickly.
am 26. Juli 2023, 18:36 Uhr von Ryx
Wonderful puzzle. I didn't feel like there was any conundrum at all, once I found the right place to start coloring ;-)
am 26. Juli 2023, 12:19 Uhr von Something Wellesian
Cute. I agree the negative constraint wasn’t needed, but it was a handy shortcut once or twice.
am 25. Juli 2023, 23:58 Uhr von Silverscree
4:28, nice quickie. I agree that the negative constraint adds nothing, but I thoroughly enjoyed speedrunning it
am 25. Juli 2023, 19:43 Uhr von ischaid
Fun!
am 25. Juli 2023, 19:13 Uhr von timyoth
nice little snack. The negative constraint is not needed tho.
am 25. Juli 2023, 19:02 Uhr von SHERAX
Once you found it it solves fast!
am 25. Juli 2023, 18:56 Uhr von SHERAX
Once you found it it solves fast!
am 25. Juli 2023, 13:51 Uhr von coeurblacky
As close to a LSD-trip as a sudoku can probably get!
Had great fun, thanks for setting!
am 25. Juli 2023, 12:22 Uhr von zrbakhtiar
yup. as intended, indeed an nice working intro to coloring. next step, double colouring. +lettering. haha.
am 25. Juli 2023, 10:07 Uhr von Ratfinkz
Lovely smooth solve! I did use the negative constraint a few times!
am 25. Juli 2023, 02:46 Uhr von rpearl
I did not appear to need the negative constraint on XVs?
