Myopia Whisper Loop
(Published today, 01:00 by yttrio)
Rules:
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Draw a one-cell-wide loop of orthogonally connected cells. The loop may not touch itself, not even diagonally.
The loop acts as a German Whispers line (i.e., adjacent digits on the loop must have a difference of at least 5).
Cells containing arrows indicate ALL of the orthogonal directions which tie for having a loop cell appearing closest to the clued cell. Cells containing clues cannot be on the loop.
A digit in a clued cell counts the combined total number of loop cells in all directions indicated by the arrow(s) in that cell.
6x6 Example:
The image below shows a sample 6x6 puzzle and solution with the same rule set.
Note: For 6x6 Sudoku, adjacent digits on a German Whispers line must have a difference of at least 3 (instead of the usual 5)
Play the example 6x6 in SudokuPad.
Solution code: Digits on the loop in row 6 (left to right) followed by digits on the loop in row 9 (left to right)
Comments
today, 11:53 by Franjo
Thank you very much for creating and sharing another gorgeous loop puzzle. (Easier than expected!)
today, 09:33 by sorryimLate
Sorry, I don't understand this sentence: "Cells containing arrows indicate ALL of the orthogonal directions which tie for having a loop cell appearing closest to the clued cell."
