Pinball Wizard
(Eingestellt am 28. November 2022, 16:00 Uhr von Blobz)
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Digits in cages sum to the clue in the top left corner.
Three pinballs start at the top of the grid, trace a path around the table, and finish at the bottom of the grid. The number of cells visited by each path (including start and end cells) is given in the associated end cell.
Each ball may move sideways or downwards (diagonally or straight) any number of times, but may move upwards (diagonally or straight) at most TWICE, on its journey. Balls may not enter any cell more than once. Balls may not enter a grey shaded cell or a "bumper" cell (given digit). Each ball must visit each of the three "target" cages (shaded yellow) in order (ABC) along the way, passing through the indicated cells.
No path shares any cells, and while they may cross other paths diagonally, no path crosses itself.
Box borders divide the blue path into segments with the same sum.
Adjacent digits along the green path must differ by at least 5.
Have fun, leave a comment if you enjoy the puzzle!
You might also like to take a look at my later puzzle "Extra Ball".
Lösungscode: Row 6 followed by Row 7
Kommentare
am 21. Februar 2024, 16:23 Uhr von Groktilian
Read through the ruleset a few times and felt pretty daunted, but this puzzle flowed really nicely! Super satisfying how each piece interacted and fell into place. Thanks for sharing
am 18. Februar 2024, 22:54 Uhr von Blobz
Updated the puzzle to show the order in which the target cages should be traversed, and to indicate which cell each color passes through. Hopefully this will make the puzzle less daunting.
am 6. Februar 2023, 19:39 Uhr von Blobz
Added link to "Extra Ball".
am 11. Dezember 2022, 14:32 Uhr von Timshot
I like the idea, but the break in felt very much devoid of logic. Paint lines and hope for the best. Maybe I missed something.
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I've updated the puzzle to give more information about the path flows. Hopefully this will make deductions easier to come by.
~Blobz
