Halloween Sudoku
(Published on 22. October 2025, 17:29 by rysmyth240)
Normal Sudoku Rules apply.
Draw a path through the cemetery from the ghost to the pumpkin that moves only orthogonally and doesn't touch itself, even diagonally. Burial plots (non-overlapping 1x4 ‘I’ tetrominoes) are placed around the cemetery. Each burial plot has a headstone at one end. The path may not enter any cell that is part of a burial plot.
The ghost must enter each box 1 time.
Each headstone contains the number of path cells in the surrounding cells (orthogonal and diagonal).
The given vampire is part of a burial plot.
XV - Cells separated by an X sum to 10. Cells separated by a V sum to 5. Not all Xs and Vs are necessarily given.
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Draw a path through the cemetery from the ghost to the pumpkin that moves only orthogonally and doesn't touch itself, even diagonally. Burial plots (non-overlapping 1x4 ‘I’ tetrominoes) are placed around the cemetery. Each burial plot has a headstone at one end. The path may not enter any cell that is part of a burial plot.
The ghost must enter each box 1 time.
Each headstone contains the number of path cells in the surrounding cells (orthogonal and diagonal).
The given vampire is part of a burial plot.
XV - Cells separated by an X sum to 10. Cells separated by a V sum to 5. Not all Xs and Vs are necessarily given.
Play online CTC
Solution code: Row 9
Solved by Fizz, Fra314, Photyne, Zibl, johnreid, gReinares, Gosciola19, HumanBirdsong, dzamie, mariban, Chefofdeath, drmegadude, GaviGuy, Playmaker6174, thrutch, xrrx, TripleABattery, OJPS, unlogical, ... Vaccinia, abadx, Yoica, Crul, brimmy, CitrusGremlin, KirkFox, pshubes, abihummel, zlotnleo, LehanLehan, Exigus, mathpesto, IvoryLinnie, me and the paws, terbe1591, shifman23, PrudentLuck
Comments
yesterday, 10:38 by Snookerfan
Very nice, thank you!
yesterday, 06:51 by Playmaker6174
Fun spooky puzzle idea and a sweet solve, thanks!
I found it a bit harder than casual 2/5 diff but I always enjoy when people put out fun thematic ideas like this :)
yesterday, 02:31 by Chefofdeath
Really cool puzzle! Thank you for sharing :)
yesterday, 00:00 by dzamie
That was a lot of fun! Wound up with a nice orange path wandering around some grey plots.
on 22. October 2025, 18:41 by Fra314
Spoopy! Great puzzle!
on 22. October 2025, 18:32 by Fizz
That was a really cool and fun puzzle, thanks!
