Subletting
(Published on 17. April 2025, 17:59 by ChinStrap)
For a Scojo setting Saturday prompt on ratio dots and skyscrapers. Thanks to all the testers!
Rules:
- Squishdoku: Place the digits 1 through 9 once each in every 3x3 box, with no repeats in any row or column. Cells on region borders (dashed lines) are shared between multiple boxes.
- Black Kropki Dots: Black dots separate digits where one is double the other.
- Skyscrapers: All outside cells on a clue must contain a digit. That digit counts how many digits are 'seen' looking into the grid in the row/column. Digits are visible when they are larger than all digits before them.
All feedback (positive or critical) appreciated!
Solution code: Row 1, left to right (7 digits)
Comments
on 24. April 2025, 14:01 by Exigus
Struggled a lot, left it, tried again now and it was very very good! Thanks!
on 24. April 2025, 13:10 by ChinStrap
Fixed solution checker
on 24. April 2025, 04:44 by Clementi
Very nice puzzle. Tricky, but I kept making small steady steps, which made it very enjoyable and satisfying.
One minor thing, when I completed it Sudukopad did not give the "Yey!" message, so I wasn't sure if I had it right until I entered the code here
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ChinStrap: Thank you for pointing that out. I have now fixed the solution check.
on 19. April 2025, 15:05 by ChinStrap
Fixed missing dot, rules wording, and solution code.
on 18. April 2025, 09:49 by sorryimLate
For me this was much more challenging than your previous squishdoku Compression Algorithm. This time I didn't find the right questions so quickly but I enjoyed every moment figuring them out. Very clever setting, thanks!
on 17. April 2025, 19:13 by gdc
Haven't solved a squishdoku for a while and this was pretty fun. Somehow, the geometry always feels so fresh with these. And it works very well with skyscrapers since maximizing/minimizing the clues still leaves some squishy wiggle room.
on 17. April 2025, 18:36 by MSDOS
Very intricate and clever setting. I'm new to squishdoku, so I may have missed some 'tricks' but this one has inspired me to explore the grid more. Wonderful puzzle!
on 17. April 2025, 18:08 by sujoyku
You know I still have to warm up a bit more with both Squishdoku and Skyscrapers. But puzzles like yours definitely help me with doing so. Thank you for the fun challenge, ChinStrap!
