Shukri the Snake 4: The Foggy Orchard, by pmays123
It's a foggy day at the orchard, but luckily Shukri has an excellent sense of smell!
Normal 9x9 sudoku rules apply.
Placing a correct digit in the fog will clear the fog from that cell and may clear the fog from other cells. No guessing is necessary.
Draw two paths each beginning and ending in r5c9 (Shukri's current cell) by travelling orthogonally through the centers of cells such that:
Example:
Example marking in Sudokupad:
Digits in cells containing a purple snake's body sum to the digit in the cell with that snake's head (marked by two eyes and a tongue). Digits may repeat on a snake. No two purple snakes share the same cell.
Example:
*I've also provided a link to the sudokumaker site below for an extra grid with only apples given if you'd like to draw the paths there with more clarity and/or freedom.
Link to Puzzle: SudokuPad
Link to Extra Grid: SudokuMaker
Previous puzzles in the series:
Part 1 (1-2 stars)
Part 2: Competition (3 stars)
Part 3: I Spy (2 stars)
If you enjoy minimal setting, visual symmetry, and the knight's move constraint, you'll probably love my previously uploaded puzzle:
This is Shukri's hardest challenge yet, but I know you can do it! Let me know if you encounter any issues. Good luck, and I hope you have a sssssuper day! :)
Lösungscode: The digits on the green apple path from (and including) the sixth apple collected to the seventh apple collected. If the red path also passes through the digit's cell, enter the digit twice in the solution code before entering the next digit on the path.
am 8. Mai 2026, 01:13 Uhr von beansontoast_
Woahhhhh, I loved this and I don’t comment often! Would agree with your comment as this took me so long but when I found the expected deduction it was great
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I'm glad to hear you liked it! Thanks for solving and commenting :D
am 6. Mai 2026, 12:00 Uhr von pmays123
I set the estimated difficulty to 4 stars, but none of the deductions themselves (in my opinion) are near 4 star difficulty. There just happens to be a lot of them. Take care