Rank Up 20.Dori - Index Line
Rules:
Latin Square: Within the main grid (inside the thick border), fill every cell with a digit from 1-5 such that digits do not repeat in a row or column.
Full Rank: A value in an external cell represents the rank of the number formed by reading the digits in that row or column from that direction, where (1) is the lowest such row or column and (20) is the highest. N.B. If two ranks are tied, the value in those external cells can be in any order. For example, if the lowest four ranks are "13425", "14523", "14523" and "21354", the values in the relevant external cells would be (1), (2), (2) and (4) respectively or (1), (2), (3) and (4) respectively or (1), (3), (2) and (4) respectively or (1), (3), (3) and (4) respectively.
Index lines: On an index line, the digit in the Nth cell along the line (starting from the diamond) indicates the position along the line where the digit N appears. Eg: 3214 would be a valid line; the 1st digit, 3, indicates that the 3rd digit is a 1, and so on.
Note: For solution check delete the numbers outside the main grid.
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Lösungscode: Row 4.
am 3. November 2025, 05:16 Uhr von marajade
What a fascinating little puzzle! I'm glad I was already familiar with diamond index lines or it would have taken me a lot longer to figure out the tricks here. I really enjoyed the "full rank" constraint and the deductions it led to.
am 2. November 2025, 12:05 Uhr von sujoyku
Lovely little puzzle! Thank you, Prof.Dori!
am 2. November 2025, 10:20 Uhr von zeniko
Thanks for the elegant snack. For me the main difficulty was realizing that ties are handled in a non-standard way.
am 2. November 2025, 09:36 Uhr von wuc
Great snack. Why not a simple addition to a hard concept. Great setting thx.