German Sum Introduction
(Published yesterday, 13:00 by SennyK)
I have invented a new clue type, I hope I have managed to keep this puzzle easy enough to nicely introduce this new constraint :-)
I hope you will enjoy and I would be really grateful for all the comments and ratings.
Normal sudoku rules apply.
German sum: A clue outside the grid gives the sum of all continuously adjacent digits with a difference of at least 5 up to (and not including) the first digit with a difference of 4 or less in that row or column from the direction of the clue. A digit in the first cell is always included in the sum.
For example, if row 4 is 728315469, then the sum would be 20 (7+2+8+3) from the left side and 9 from the right side.
German Sum Explanation:
Basically, you can imagine that you are drawing a German whisper line starting in the first cell next to the clue and ending in the last cell with the valid digit fulfilling German whisper line properties (adjacent digits have a difference of at least 5), and the sum of the digits on that German whisper line must be equal to the given total.
If you liked this puzzle, I recommend trying out my other puzzles: The Erica Series:★☆☆☆☆: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 12, 15, 17, 23, 26, 27, 31, 32, 46, 47
★★☆☆☆: 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 25, 29, 30, 34, 35, 38, 40, 42, 45
★★★☆☆: 9, 19, 21, 22, 28, 33, 37, 38, 41, 44, 45
★★★★☆: 36, 39, 43 Shading/Ying-Yang:
★★☆☆☆: Pretty Odd Shaded Area
★★★☆☆: (+5)-Yang, Negative 8 YY
★★★★☆: Aim High! (YY)
★★★★★: Why-Why? Modifiers:
★★★☆☆: Modified Flat Mates, Neighbourhood Watch Fog of War:
★☆☆☆☆: Erica 12, Erica 17
★★☆☆☆: It's What You Do in the Dark That Puts You in the Light, Find It All, What the Fog?, Erica 20, Erica 29
★★★☆☆: Broken Flashlight in the Dark Pencil Puzzle/Sudoku Hybrid:
★★☆☆☆: Masyu (Short) Sudoku, Heyawake Sudoku (Given Regions)
★★★☆☆: Tetromino Sudoku
★★★★★: Heyawake Sudoku
Pairometers:
★★☆☆☆: Pairometers (6x6 Pack 1), Pairometers
★★★☆☆: Pairometers (6x6 Pack 2), Pairometers (6x6 Pack 3) Various Puzzles:
★☆☆☆☆: Blown Fuses in Electrical Installation, Let Me Introduce Myself, French Wrench, GAS Regional Constraints, Quadsumes, Snack Latin Arrows, Sarah
★★☆☆☆: Symmetrical Fan, Night Club, Important Hour on the Clock, What Was the Sum Again?, Disgroup Joints, 10-Arrows, Antiking Dutch Skyscrapers, (Not so) Little Killers, Indexing Sword, Larna's HoneyMoon
★★★☆☆: Cops & Robbers, Positive Symmetry, Doppelgänger Killer 1-25, Region Whisper Line, Christmas Chaos
★★★★☆: Liars. Liars Everywhere., Sandwiched XV Squishmates, Fireworks 2025, (Yin)German Pairrows, Little Galaxy, 2x Solution
★★★★★: Any NEWS?, Potentially Pointer, Possibly Parity Party
Solution code: Third (3rd) row of the grid from left to right.
Comments
today, 15:45 by Franjo
Thank you very much for creating and sharing this lovely puzzle with a fresh and nice constraint.
today, 07:28 by ralphwaldo1
Gave me a surprise the way it broke, very nice. Neat idea and setting.
yesterday, 23:25 by sujoyku
Very nice puzzle with this fun new ruleset! Thank you, SennyK!
yesterday, 20:47 by wuc
Not only nicecrule. Its great applied here. Many amazing deveals in this solve including the last step. Great setting thx.
yesterday, 19:45 by WeakSolver
Good
yesterday, 18:49 by s1mn
That was great! Really nice new rule set.
yesterday, 18:21 by s1mn
"I have invented a new clue type"
Shut up and take my money. I'm in! :)
yesterday, 18:11 by RailMan
Very nice puzzle. Thank you.
yesterday, 17:22 by HeyItsErin
I like this a lot!! It would be super cool to see more of these.
yesterday, 14:02 by Puffke
Nice, can't wait to see it in combination with other rulesets.
yesterday, 13:30 by Flinty
Great Constraint...
