Step Sums
(Published on 29. September 2025, 05:00 by Sotehr)
Periodic Sums: A clue outside the grid indicates the sum of N and every Nth digit in the row or column, where N is the digit in the first cell seen from the clue. (For example, for the 19 clue, if r6c1 is 4, then r6c1, r6c5, and r6c9 must sum to 19.)
NOTES
This is a proof of concept puzzle for a new outside sum clue. I couldn't find any puzzles that have used something similar before, but it's entirely possible it has been.
Many thanks to sujoyku, dibble, Matt Y Ddraig, ChinStrap, NXTMaster, frogfather, and Nicolas Duhail for testing.
Solution code: Box 8, normal reading order.
Comments
on 30. September 2025, 23:07 by AngusWBA
Great puzzle, thanks!
on 30. September 2025, 22:11 by AngusWBA
Great puzzle, thanks!
on 30. September 2025, 21:14 by dzamie
Ooh, I like this one. Bouncing up and down the grid.
on 30. September 2025, 02:50 by SanFranSam
head twisted around figuring out the constraint. Kept implementing it as the rule where you take the sum of the first N digits where N is the first digit in the column or row. That's on me, not you.
But then again i am not very good at these. ;)
on 29. September 2025, 21:16 by The Book Wyrm
Weird and interesting new constraint, I like it. Good introduction to the ruleset.
on 29. September 2025, 17:31 by Joyofrandomness
Fun constraint!
on 29. September 2025, 13:29 by Karitsu
New favorite constraint? Maybe.
on 29. September 2025, 12:26 by sujoyku
I love the new constraint. Thank you for this wonderful puzzle, Sotehr!
on 29. September 2025, 08:10 by Flinty
Very nice puzzle and ruleset :)
