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Chain Storm

(Published on 16. February 2022, 05:00 by wooferzfg)

This puzzle was created by Jakhob and wooferzfg. It is the fourth puzzle in the uN-Chained Puzzle Pack, which focuses on a Sudoku variant called N-Chains.

N-Chains

An N-Chain is a set of N cells in a row or column that point to each other in a path to form a cycle. Here is an example of a 5-Chain in a row:

The 7 points to column 7, which has a 4.
The 4 points to column 4, which has a 5.
The 5 points to column 5, which has a 3.
The 3 points to column 3, which has a 2.
The 2 points to column 2, which has a 7, completing the 5-Chain.

N-Chain Clues

A pair of colored boxes in a row or column indicates that there is an N-Chain that stays between the boxes and includes both boxes. The length of the N-Chain is given in the top left corners of the boxes. Blue boxes show N-Chains in rows, and red boxes show N-Chains in columns.

Here is a 6x6 example puzzle:

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Rules

Normal Sudoku and N-Chain rules apply.

Gray lines in the grid are palindromes, which must read the same forwards and backwards.

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Solution code: Row 2 followed by Row 9

Last changed on on 25. January 2023, 16:09

Solved by Jakhob, manushand, marcmees, Luigi, kublai, SKORP17, Crul, cfop, SirSchmoopy, Raistlen, coastal222, djorr, nmouzakitis, nyxie, PatientMustard, tobymgk, OGRussHood, zrbakhtiar, tuturitu, isajo4002, cyddrdrd
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on 17. February 2022, 16:50 by SirSchmoopy
another lovely puzzle! There is some really beautiful logic hidden in this and I strongly recommend everyone give it a shot.

Difficulty:2
Rating:84 %
Solved:21 times
Observed:11 times
ID:0008XD

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