Mission Improbable
(Eingestellt am 5. August 2023, 17:00 Uhr von XeonRisq)
Also, fair warning, this puzzle is quite tricky and requires some thought to fully understand the implications of the ruleset.
- Normalish sudoku rules apply.
- The digits in each row, column, and region must be unique.
- One instance of each digit 1-9 will be displaced by the digit 0 in the grid. (Eight instances of each digit from 1-9 and nine instances of the digit 0 will exist in the grid.)
- German Whisper: Adjacent numbers on a green line must have a difference of 5 or greater.
- Renban: Digits on the purple line must be consecutive, but in any order and may not repeat.
- Minimum Cell: The cell with arrows facing inward must contain a number less than all orthogonal cells.
- F-puzzles link - link to solve online
- SudokuPad link - link to solve online
Lösungscode: Row 7 followed by Column 3
Kommentare
am 25. August 2023, 17:13 Uhr von Silverstep
Absolutely monstrous puzzle, 5/5 difficulty (although I did miss an elementary deduction for a really long time...)
Since the ruleset is inherently non-symmetric, I wonder if it's possible to set one without a minimum cell?
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Thanks for the solve and feedback. This may surprise you, but the minimum cell is not required for a unique solution, it was added to assist with the solve path. It was absolutely brutal without it; also another tweak or two was added to smooth out the path.
am 20. August 2023, 16:34 Uhr von samuel1997
It is very very mind-bending but also amazing! I have to confess that I need to bifurcate a little bit in the middle of the solve coz' I was stuck for about an hour with no progress. I wish I knew what the exact logical path was. But still I am glad that I can solve it!
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Thank you for the detailed feedback and solve. There were completely new types of deductions that I have never seen before in my solve path of this puzzle, but that is due to this specific ruleset. I admit it can be quite confusing, but after my solve and watching a test solve, there is a logical path through (it just twists your mind a little bit).
am 19. August 2023, 08:56 Uhr von twobear
Amazing! The minimum cell plays a bigger role than I expected :) Thank you!
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That cell was one of the tweaks that made this puzzle possible. I initially doubted it's feasibility, but it turns out to be a nice clue for this layout. Appreciate the feedback/solve.
am 8. August 2023, 16:20 Uhr von wullemuus
For I really like German whisper and renban puzzles it was a pleasure to complement them by the use of zero. So many new interactions. Excellent!
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Really stoked you enjoyed this one, and thanks for the kind feedback.
am 7. August 2023, 04:03 Uhr von Crusader175
What a crazy puzzle. Brilliantly constructed!
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Appreciate the solve/feedback/streamed solve of this one Crusader.. I appreciate your continued conversations in Skunkworks where so many of these ideas are born!
am 5. August 2023, 23:24 Uhr von Kafkapharnaum
Very cool to see this concept being explored, and so superbly executed :D Relatively easy start, but that was a tough ending for me, and I admit having maybe cheated and resorted to using the template I use for my own puzzles of this type to keep track of everything haha
Incidentally, that would be awesome and very appreciated if you could check some of my puzzles using 0 (a slightly different ruleset which I called 'Doppelganger'); I posted a number of them over two years, and they've just been consistently ignored by just about everybody but filuta, Piatato and Samish lol. - My most cherished one is definitely Solaris, with Ancient Tablet possibly second :-) Anyhow, enough advertising --- Congrats on setting that awesome puzzle!
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Exploration is my thing, I occasionally do go back to the normal constraints/puzzles but I prefer seeing how far I can push the boundaries. Also, I have tinkered around with 0 replacement puzzles about a year ago, but I felt it was time to come back to this, though it's a bit tougher to set with.
I'll take a look at your catalogue and check out the direction you have gone on some of your 0 puzzles. And I do appreciate your feedback (and of course the solve).
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Well, no obligation, goes without saying, but that would really be super appreciated -- thank you! :D
am 5. August 2023, 20:09 Uhr von riffclown
This was brain melting fun!!
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Thanks riff, several of these puzzles wouldn't have existed without your initiative on coordinating the discord server. Appreciate the solve and feedback, as always.
am 5. August 2023, 19:24 Uhr von Bellsita
Crazy crazy puzzle. It was really mind blowing! Amazing!
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Always a pleasure to hear from you bells, you are a valued asset to the Skunkworks group, and I'm glad you enjoyed the puzzle. Thanks for the compliment/solve.
