Golden Pointers
(Published on 17. April 2026, 04:42 by Hanks)
Thanks to Nico and many others for testing. I hope you enjoy the puzzle!
Rules:Normal sudoku rules apply.
ARROWS: digits on an arrow sum to the digit in the attached circle.
GOLDEN CELLS: a cell is golden if it is on an arrow. In this puzzle, no two orthogonally adjacent golden cells can contain consecutive digits.
WHITE DOTS: digits separated by a white dot are consecutive.
(If you enjoyed this puzzle, you might want to check out my previous arrow sudoku puzzle: Null Pointer Exception)
Solution code: Digits in column 6
Comments
on 18. April 2026, 21:45 by damo_89
Not sure why the lower rating or the higher difficulty. Non consecutive just in gold cells allows some of the funky interactions with arrows to be showcased without the jank that comes from global non consecutive. No horrible chains were required to solve this. I enjoyed.
on 17. April 2026, 11:31 by nunc
Don't forget: no two adjacent golden cells are consecutive. It doesn't matter whether they are on the same arrow or not.
Excellent puzzle!
