Descending Madness 4 (Ambiguous Combination Constraint Arrows)
(Published on 17. June 2022, 18:45 by AnalyticalNinja )
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Digits on an arrow sum to their attached circle, two digit sums are read from left to right or top to bottom. Digits can repeat on arrows if allowed by other rules.
Within this puzzle each arrow also had an additional constraint on it:
Renban: one arrow has a set of consecutive, nonrepeating digits in any order.
Palindrome: One arrow reads the same from either direction.
German Whispers: one arrow has adjacent digits that numerically differ by at least 5.
Region Sums: digits on one of the arrows have an equal sum N within each box they pass through.
All of these additional constraints apply to the WHOLE arrow, including the attached circle.
Examples include:
A renban arrow that reads (15)2346
A Palindrome arrow that reads (14)941
A German Whisper arrow that reads (18)1728
A region sum arrow with the circle in one box and the line in three other boxes that reads (27)/9/135/27.
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Solution code: Column 4 followed by row 7. (18 digits no spaces)
Comments
on 13. November 2022, 17:12 by Ambrose
Really neat construction!
- Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! :)
on 9. November 2022, 13:25 by ndsurgenor
Incredible puzzle that offers challenge even when you have disambiguated the lines. Very well done on constructing this!
- Thanks so much! I'm really glad you found it to be so enjoyable. It was tricky to set so I'm really glad to see it getting solves again. :)
on 22. June 2022, 16:56 by kolot
Very nice, cleverly designed puzzle with a beautiful break-in and a smooth solve afterwards.
-Thank you so much! I'm really grateful you tried it and thrilled you liked it so much!
on 17. June 2022, 19:15 by Agent
Fun puzzle with an interesting approach to line ambiguity.
- Thanks so much for the kind words. I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
on 17. June 2022, 18:53 by AnalyticalNinja
Added more details to the puzzle name.
