Logic Masters Deutschland e.V.

Japanese Icewalk (2)

(Published on 21. August 2025, 00:48 by KNT)

Place the numbers from 1 to 9 in some cells such that no number repeats in a row or column. Clues outside the grid indicate the sums of connected groups of numbers in the respective row or column, in order, where empty cells serve as delimeters between groups. A question mark indicates any digit from 0 to 9, but no clue may have a leading zero.

Draw a loop that travels orthogonally from cell center to cell center in some cells of the grid. The loop may cross itself, but only on cells without a number. On these empty cells, the loop must also not turn.

A blue cell must not be empty, and must be visited by the loop. The number placed in a blue cell indicates how many cells make up the continuous non-empty section of the loop that the number is on. On any such section (that may or may not have a blue cell), numbers must not repeat.

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Solution code: Row 9, Column 8. For empty cells, I if the loop passes straight through, X for intersection, and O for no loop segment.


Solved by Agent, tuturitu, h5663454, han233ing, Las4one, steeto, the_cogito, Tom-dz, Jesper, Azumagao, Piatato, ibag, Playmaker6174, Nensche777, Nick Smirnov, zuzanina, widjo, wildbush7
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Last changed on 24. August 2025, 17:20

on 24. August 2025, 17:16 by Playmaker6174
Golly... What an epic and consistent puzzle that is.
So many glorious and rewarding logic scattered throughout - including the opening and how row 4 + row 5 worked, but man, I was on the verge to give this one 5.5 difficulty just because of that sneaky yet incredibly miraculous ending (lol)

I don't know why this one has such a low rating, the logic were so well earned in here despite the rock hard difficulty though.

on 24. August 2025, 16:50 by ibag
Once more a real masterpiece.

on 23. August 2025, 21:44 by Piatato
Awesome puzzle! Challenging and rewarding throughout!

on 22. August 2025, 10:35 by Jesper
Quite a journey... hard but rewarding :)

Last changed on 21. August 2025, 03:53

on 21. August 2025, 03:53 by Agent
I really enjoyed the puzzle! It flowed smoothly, the connectivity and Ice Walk clues did a lot of work.

Difficulty:5
Rating:88 %
Solved:18 times
Observed:0 times
ID:000OSV

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