Ascending From Chaos
(Published on 21. July 2026, 09:29 by sujoyku)
Rules:
- Chaos Construction: Divide the grid into seven orthogonally connected seven-cell regions, and place the digits 1-7 once in each row, column, and region.
- Ascending Starters: A clue outside the grid gives the sum of all continuously adjacent increasing digits up to (and not including) the first digit that decreases in that row or column from the direction of the clue.
Moreover, for each clue the digits contributing to its sum must belong to the same region and the first decreasing digit must belong to a different region.
Here you can solve the puzzle online:
Solution code: Row 6 from left to right with the symbol "/" marking borders between regions (for example 12/345/67)
Comments
yesterday, 18:02 by damo_89
Lovely CC, got easier when I remembered that digits only went up to 7.
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Thank you, damo_89! Digits only being from 1-7 is definitely crucial here. :)
I am glad that you liked it.
Kind regards, sujoyku
yesterday, 12:19 by polcat
Amazing. Loved it! Thank you.
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You are much welcome, polcat, thank you for your comment! I am glad that you enjoyed the puzzle.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 22. July 2026, 18:05 by RedBarchetta
Awesome! Very cool and approachable. The rules are very integrated. Thanks!
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You are much welcome, RedBarchetta, thank you for your comment! I am glad that you liked the puzzle and found it to be approachable.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 22. July 2026, 15:37 by Franjo
Kaum zu glauben, dass dies deine erste CC ist. So was von elegant! Vielen Dank dafür.
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Vielen Dank, Franjo! Toll, dass es Dir gefallen hat.
Herzliche Grüße, sujoyku
on 22. July 2026, 13:04 by highonlife
This puzzle was weird in terms of how hard it was.
Brilliant, but very frustrating a the start.
4* just for the breakin.
Maybe it was about getting my mind around the ruleset.
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Thank you for your comment, highonlife! I am sorry to hear that you experienced the start of the puzzle as frustrating. As you say, the ruleset needs some getting-used-to. I hope it became more fun for you later on. :)
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 22. July 2026, 09:59 by wuc
Finally got it. Brilliant construction. Thx for the help. I just was not careful enough.
on 22. July 2026, 09:45 by wuc
Finally got it. Brilliant construction. Thx for the help. I just was not careful enough.
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Congratulations, wuc, and thank you for your comment! I am glad that you enjoyed the puzzle.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 22. July 2026, 06:58 by philnolimits
First step difficult but then came together nicely. Always a nice next move to consider. Great work!
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Thank you, philnolimits! I am glad that you liked the puzzle.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 21. July 2026, 23:09 by karen_birgitta
@wuc if that was possible, the 7 in that column would cause some problems
on 21. July 2026, 18:18 by sujoyku
Thank you for all your kind comments! I am super-happy that you enjoyed the puzzle.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 21. July 2026, 18:07 by wuc
Spent 60 mins. Too hard. Bifurd many ways not finding contradictions. Maybe missed sth.
on 21. July 2026, 17:25 by Myxo
Lovely!
on 21. July 2026, 17:11 by wuc
Spent 60 mins. Too hard. Bifurd many ways not finding contradictions. Maybe missed sth.
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Thank you for your feedback, wuc! If you like to get a small hint, please let me know in a hidden comment.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 21. July 2026, 16:24 by Snookerfan
Brilliant puzzle with some really clever steps midsolve, thanks!
on 21. July 2026, 15:51 by Calvinball
Super slick sujoyku!
on 21. July 2026, 13:24 by Flinty
Easy dubz!! (Hard 2*, Easy 3*)
on 21. July 2026, 12:48 by gdc
Very nice first CC puzzle. And an excellent choice for the rules. Low 3* or high 2* in my opinion.
on 21. July 2026, 12:03 by amirs
Very nice CC puzzle!
on 21. July 2026, 11:36 by Christounet
Very nice first CC! Thanks :)
on 21. July 2026, 11:10 by Piatato
Cool!
on 21. July 2026, 09:35 by SennyK
What an incredible first Chaos Construction, I really enjoyed it! :-)
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Thank you for your comment, SennyK! It is great to hear that you liked it. I enjoyed setting it so much that I probably will attempt setting more CCs. :)
Kind regards, sujoyku
