Min or Max?
(Published on 8. August 2025, 15:41 by mimec)
I'm not sure if anyone used this variant of the min/max rule before, but it leads to some interesting interactions in the puzzle.
Rules:
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- Each 5 in the grid is either higher than all orthogonally adjacent cells, or lower than all orthogonally adjacent cells.
- Cells connected by an X must sum to 10. Cells connected by a V must sum to 5. Digits connected by a white dot are consecutive. Not all Xs, Vs and dots are given.
Solution code: Row 9
Solved by jalebc, OutOfMyMindBRB, Qodec, xrrx, Asphodel, SKORP17, TrollErgoSum, Bjd, brimmy, wasiphy, 379475229, Firmus, TaeChi, valacd, WildEnte, paranoid, DiMono, 99jau99, Lorena, thomamas, holmic, Ye Nay Myo Han, gxorgx, benisjammin
Comments
on 27. August 2025, 08:14 by Lorena
Really loved this puzzle! Finding the 5s was the easy part, I found the following steps trickier, 3* difficulty for me.
on 15. August 2025, 11:15 by WildEnte
The constraint around the 5 is pretty cool. I probably missed some nice logic, I got stuck several times and was only able to move forward by trying out some digits. Not very simonesque... But nice!
on 8. August 2025, 18:04 by xrrx
Chasing those 5s was for me really challenging :) very lovely puzzle
