Japanese Sum Nurikabe #1 (11x11)
(Eingestellt am 4. September 2022, 05:44 Uhr von KNT)
- Blacken some cells such that all blackened cells are orthogonally connected, and contain no 2x2 blocks.
- Place a digit from 1-8 in every cell that is not blackened such that no digit repeats in any row or column. A row or column of the grid does not necessarily need to contain every digit from 1-8. Blackened cells may not contain digits.
- Groups of orthogonally connected cells with digits form islands, which do not touch orthogonally, but may touch diagonally. On an island, digits may not repeat, and every island must contain the digit which is its size.
- Outside the grid are Japanese Sums clues, which indicate the sums of consecutive filled cells in the respective row or column. Each distinct Japanese Sum clue is separated by at least one blackened cell. For any row or column, either all or no clues are provided.
- Whenever it appears inside or outside the grid, a "?" represents a single digit number, and a "??" represents a double digit number. A double digit number cannot begin with 0.
- Outside the grid, "..." denotes an arbitrary number of Japanese Sum clues. This could be zero, one, or multiple.
- Inside the grid are some clued cells. These cells are all blackened, and the number of values within a clued cell indicates the number of distinct islands that touch the 8 cells that surround the clued cell. Each value within a clue cell corresponds to the sum of all the digits on one of the islands that directly surround the clued cell. No two values within a clued cell indicate the sum of the same island (i.e. each clue is distinct).
Below is an example on the numbers 1 through 5 to demonstrate the rules.
Lösungscode: Row 6, Column 1, with X for empty cells (22 characters total)
Kommentare
am 19. April 2024, 15:44 Uhr von h5663454
109 minutes.
...However, after I read the rules carefully, I realized that this puzzle only requires filling in 1-8, not 1-9...
In other words, before I discovered this, I had already wasted about 1/4 of my time...
am 13. März 2024, 22:27 Uhr von zzw
Wild that it took Xendari 45 minutes to see that only digits 1-8 are used... that particular deduction took me two hours.
Other than that, a very nice puzzle!
am 16. April 2023, 20:20 Uhr von wooferzfg
Very fun, thanks
am 9. April 2023, 11:51 Uhr von Piatato
Great fun! Luckily I read some comments and remember to have the correct set of digits in mind. :D
am 23. Dezember 2022, 17:59 Uhr von Xendari
lovely puzzle! I found it a little easier 45 minutes in when I realised it was only 1-8 lmao :/
am 28. November 2022, 21:15 Uhr von lerroyy
Very nice puzzle, thanks!
am 10. November 2022, 00:11 Uhr von ONeill
Wonderful puzzle! This ruleset is a lot of fun, thanks :)
am 27. Oktober 2022, 16:16 Uhr von Uhu
Really nice!
I got almost all blackened cells and some numbers quite fast, but then no progress for 2 hours because i skipped the part with "place a digit from 1-8" over and over again. It was such a relief to eliminate the 9s :D
am 9. Oktober 2022, 23:52 Uhr von Christounet
Very nice combination ! Once I understood the rules correctly (Thanks @polar for the answer to my question), it felt very natural and pleasing to juggle with the variety of clues. Question marks and three little dots are just insanely enjoyable clues !
am 9. Oktober 2022, 08:54 Uhr von polar
@Christounet yes that's right. It can represent no clues (so just shaded cells), one clue (either ? or ??) or several clues (some combination of ? & ??).
am 11. September 2022, 12:33 Uhr von AnnaTh
Wow! What a brilliant puzzle! Quite challenging, but I enjoyed every single step. KNT, you have become one of my favourite puzzle authors!
am 9. September 2022, 16:41 Uhr von Mody
Ganz fantastisch, hat unheimlich viel Spaß gemacht.
It was fantastic, a lot of fun.
am 6. September 2022, 11:52 Uhr von MagnusJosefsson
Awesome! Took me a while, #2 will be quite a challenge I think (looking forward to it!).
am 4. September 2022, 12:10 Uhr von Jesper
Lovely, looking forward to #2!
am 4. September 2022, 07:24 Uhr von Agent
Very cool ruleset, the interactions are intricate and fascinating. I enjoyed this a lot.
am 4. September 2022, 06:09 Uhr von polar
A delightfully fun & original ruleset! Great intro puzzle - thanks :)
