Bloodsuckers
(Eingestellt am 8. April 2023, 12:00 Uhr von ViKingPrime)
PUZZLE:
RULES:
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
• Arrow: The value of digits along an arrow must sum to the value in its originating circle.
• Killer: The value of digits within a cage must sum to the number in the top-left corner (if given).
MODIFIERS:
• Vampire: There are 9 Vampire cells contained within the grid comprised of a set of the digits from 1-to-9. Each row, column and box contains exactly one Vampire cell. There are nine 9 Prey cells contained within the grid following the same rules as the Vampire cells. A cell may have only one of these roles.
for Arrow/Killer values
Prey cells contribute no value (0).
Vampire cells contribute the sum of the digits in the Vampire cell and Prey cell within the same box.
INTRODUCTION:
You know what's scarier than vampires?
Ticks.
...or maybe bedbugs. I don't know why little stubby sudoku arrows remind me of bloodsucking insects but that's the inspiration (and I'm deeply sorry).
Here are some puzzles from other setters using the same constraint:
Vampires by Mad-Tyas
Vampires' Secret by lepton
An example puzzle will follow to better illustrate the rules.
Have fun!
Solve in f-puzzles!
Solve in SudokuPad!
Note: It is recommended you turn off the conflict checker during your solve.
Solve in SudokuPad (with solution) ...beware of spoilers!
- "Bite Marks" (Kropki)
- "Bloodcursed Arrows" (Arrow)
- "Bloodsuckers" (Arrow/Killer)
- "Bloodlines" (Killer/Stadiometer)
- "Floppy Disks" (Arrow/Killer)
Lösungscode: The digits along Row 7, left-to-right, then the digits along Column 3, top-to-bottom.
Kommentare
am 9. April 2023, 17:19 Uhr von Paquet Voleur
Another great puzzle from you, and a first sudoku with vampire cells for me. I had loads of fun solving it. Thank you so much for the great settings!
Thank you so much! Your comments always brighten my day <3 - VKP
am 9. April 2023, 13:47 Uhr von ScatterBrain
I have no idea how you could set such a puzzle. It was hard enough solving it. But thanks for doing this. It took hours just to solve it. It didn't give up its secrets easily!
Thank you for your solve, it means a lot that you'd commit the time; and well done! Vampire puzzles (or any special cell puzzle, really) are never an easy feat - VKP
am 9. April 2023, 13:00 Uhr von Mad-Tyas
Really great to see another puzzle with this ruleset. It's always a lot of fun to solve those puzzles using modifiers as a scattered extra region with the digits from 1-9. And especially if there are two such sets that interact with each other.
I also know how difficult it can be to set these puzzles. So thank you very much, ViKingPrime!
EDIT: I should be thanking you for the wonderful rule-set, you're the inspiration for all of these. Your original Vampire puzzle is still my all time favourite. - VKP
