Binary 1
(Published yesterday, 20:17 by wafflefries)
Binary 1
Rules:
- The grid is a 4x4 sudoku of super cells, each composed of a 2x2 box of sub cells. The value of a super cell is the sum of its 4 sub cells (1, 2, 3, or 4).
- Normal sudoku rules apply to the super cell sudoku.
- Given digits indicate super cell values.
- Sub cells strictly contain the digits 0 and 1.
- Every row and column of sub cells has the same sum.
- A clue outside the grid gives the sum of the sub cells along the indicated diagonal.
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This puzzle is an experiment meant to test out a format at a small scale that could upgrade to a larger (and potentially much more complicated) scale. The puzzle is meant to be very easy (I'm going to call it zero star difficulty, smidge above trivial), but is meant to showcase what is possible with the format.
EDIT: I will attempt to streamline the rules based on feedback, so please keep that coming!
I am also planning on releasing more puzzles, hopefully going all the way up to 18x18 using 0-8 for the super cells.
Solution code: The 8 digits of Row 1
Comments
today, 21:27 by sahi1l
I really liked it! For a larger puzzle I'd like an extra little grid on the side where I could record my supercell values (or guesses).
today, 16:16 by Plok
Very nice puzzle. the rules were not clear to me. This is a try of me to make them a bit clearer. Maybe it helps ;-) Looking forward to the bigger versoin
Place 0 or 1 in each of the small cells in the grid.
The grid consists of 8x8 small cells, which are grouped into 2x2 Super Cells.
The value of a "Super cell" is equal to the sum of the 4 small cells inside the "Super cell". There is alway at least one 1 in a Super cells. So a Super cell with value 3 has Three 1's and one 0.
The 4×4 Super cell grid forms a normal 4x4 Sudoku, where Super cell values (1,2,3 and 4) don't repeat in a row or column. Some super cell values are given.
All rows and columns of small cells have the same total sum.
Clues outside the grid give the sum of the small cells along a diagonal.
today, 14:04 by wafflefries
Clarity based on feedback
today, 06:27 by TeddieMilo
Very nice jus a bit confused with the rules.
Maybe give an example would be great. Tq!
yesterday, 23:41 by pjot
I loved this. Took a little while to digest the rules but then it was really fun
yesterday, 23:30 by dzamie
Oh, that's pretty neat! Easy enough to understand, and seems like it could be rather versatile. I think the "equal sums among rows and columns" was key to the ease of this puzzle.
At the start, I decided not to assume that the super cells were 1-4, but instead might be 0-4; the puzzle is still very solvable with this constraint (and it turns out that, with the "equal sums" rule, there actually *can't* be any super-cell 0s in this puzzle, I think?)
yesterday, 22:24 by marajade
Intriguing! I'd love to see more of this ruleset!
yesterday, 22:21 by NXTMaster
Very interesting ruleset with some fun scanning. For the solution check, you might want to specify "Row 1 (eight sub cells)" just to be 100% clear the solution code isn't looking for super cells
