SLIDE-OKU #0 - A penguin adventure
(Published on 3. June 2026, 02:22 by Jekyll)
This puzzle is the introduction to a puzzle serie involving a penguin sliding on ice while trying to reach his favourite dinner, a delicious shrimp.
Click on puzzle to solve on SudokuPad!
RULES:
- SUDOKU: Normal 6x6 sudoku rules apply.
- KROPKI: Digits separated by a black dot have a 2:1 ratio (one is double the other). Not all black dots are shown.
- ICE SLIDING: Draw a path from the penguin to the shrimp. The ground is covered in ice, so when the penguin starts sliding in a direction it cannot stop until it reaches either a wall or a rock. The penguin moves orthogonally. The path can cross itself but not overlap.
- ROCKS: All rocks share the same digit, to be deduced.
- In this puzzle, the penguin's path is a valid PARITY LINE (every pair of consecutive cells along the line must contain an even and an odd digit).
Have fun and see you soon for the beginning of the serie!
Solution code: Last 6 digits on the path.
Comments
yesterday, 03:37 by NotSoMagnifique
Truly charming once I got the hang of it!
on 8. June 2026, 16:10 by Anthony
I got very confused at first, because I found a path that seemed to make sense, but I got a strange contradiction that I couldn't figure out, until I realized that there was a slightly different path I could have taken that eventually led me to completing the puzzle. Very fun!
on 4. June 2026, 20:10 by Jekyll
@Neebats: The path changes direction in the cell before the rock.
on 4. June 2026, 20:10 by Jekyll
@Neebats: The path changes direction in the cell before the rock.
on 4. June 2026, 19:50 by NeeBats
I'm not sure : does the path go on the rock then turn or does it change direction in the cell before the rock ?
on 4. June 2026, 05:09 by carpet_stick
The first time I've done a path building puzzle. I enjoyed it, was very easy to understand, good introduction. Took me around 9 minutes. Well done.
on 3. June 2026, 22:17 by firespire
Love this sort of puzzle. Dashed in so quick I made a mistake. Restarted at a sensible pace and thoroughly enjoyed it.
on 3. June 2026, 20:27 by misha
Looking forward to this series. It took a while to understand the rules. Maybe an example might help.
on 3. June 2026, 20:05 by Jekyll
Added orthogonal only moves
on 3. June 2026, 20:04 by Jekyll
@dzamie: you should try it again, it can only move orthogonally! I updated the rules. Thanks!
on 3. June 2026, 19:28 by dzamie
...y'know, I assumed at the start that the penguin could only travel orthogonally. I wonder how solvable this puzzle is without that assumption.
on 3. June 2026, 16:12 by emoney1374
Looking forward to more puzzles in the series
on 3. June 2026, 13:30 by zeniko
That‘s a nicer interaction between ice sliding and Sudoku than expected. Thanks for exploring this puzzle type and sharing it with us.
on 3. June 2026, 12:33 by Jekyll
Added Sudoku tag
