Total Loss
(Published on 4. December 2025, 13:51 by mellowrobinson)
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- Chaos:
- Divide the 6x6 grid into six orthogonally connected regions each consisting of six cells.
- Doppelganger:
- Fill every cell of the 6x6 grid so that each row, column and region contains a 0 and five different digits from 1-6.
- Every digit 1-6 is missing from exactly one row, one column, and one region.
- For each 0, the digits missing in its row, column and region must be three different digits.
- Space outside the grid can be used to track missing digits, but is not required for completion.
- Cages:
- All cells of a cage are in the same region, and must sum to the digit that is missing from its region.
Solution code: Column 1, (six digits) with a - for region borders
Comments
on 31. December 2025, 12:58 by kmoter
challenging till last digits, nice setting for such a small field, thanks
on 5. December 2025, 20:25 by Black_Doom
An absolutely phenomenal puzzle, wow
on 5. December 2025, 02:45 by ymhsbmbesitwf
found it difficult to adjust to the set of rules, once i did deductions were fair and fun. it's impressive
on 4. December 2025, 21:21 by dzamie
Oof, that was tough. Wound up guessing a bit towards the end in order to eliminate a few places the 0s could be, so I figure I've still got stuff to learn about doppelganger and/or chaos construction.
Neat ruleset!
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Thanks for solving! I think I know exactly which step you're referring to, and it's probably the hardest in the solve. Good job figuring it out, but here's a hint for anyone else stuck here:
The missing digits from a few rows and columns can be placed, some of which belong to unplaced 0s. This will determine which region the remaining 0s belong to.
- mellow
