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After the 6x6 Intro the 9x9 Intro follows. If you are interested, you can find a little sneak peek of what I have planned for the Chaconopia series under the puzzle picture.

Rules:

1. Chaconopia (Chaos Construction): The grid contains the nine tribes of Chaconopia. A tribe is an orthogonally connected group of cells. Each row, column and tribe contains the digits 1-9 once each.

2. Roles: If certain conditions are met, cells take on roles. These roles increase the value of those cells. The roles with their conditions and values are described below. If none of the conditions is met, the value of a cell is its digit.

2.1 Role Mechanics and Values (X = Digit in a cell):
- Farmer (F): If there are at least X cells, of the same tribe as the considered cell in the 3x3 area centered on that cell including the cell itself, this cell can be a Farmer and its value is 2X.
- Merchant (M): If a cell orthogonally and/or diagonally touches at least X cells of one other tribe, this cell can be a Merchant and its value is 3X.
- Diplomat (D): If a cell orthogonally and/or diagonally touches cells of at least X different other tribes, this cell can be a Diplomat and its value is 4X.

2.2 Maximization Rule: Each cell has to take the role with the highest value possible for the conditions.

3. Clues:
- A black number in the top-right corner of a cell gives the value of that cell.
- A black letter in the bottom-right corner of a cell gives the role of that cell.

Have fun solving!

Sudoku on:
SudokuPad

Sneak Peek:
In the two intro puzzles, the roles or values of cells themselves are given as clues to help you get a bit familiar with the implications. It is then planned to provide known or newly developed types of clues through which conclusions can first be drawn about the values of the cells and thus the roles, which then interact with the region construction. I have already finished such a puzzle and will publish it in a few days.
There will definitely be some more puzzles based on this concept. I also plan to introduce additional roles. I have already developed another complete set of three roles and have several more ideas in my head.