Vampires in town
(Eingestellt am 26. Januar 2024, 01:04 Uhr von damasosos92)
Pretty happy of the logic in this one. Should be between 2,5 and 3 stars of difficulty, but I rated it 3 just in case.
You can think at this puzzle as a sequel of Little thirsty vampires. I’m planning to make at least a third puzzle in the series, sooner or later.
Rules
Fill the grid with the numbers from 1 to 9 so that in each row, column, and 3x3 block each digit occurs exactly once.
Digits along an arrow must sum to that arrow's circled digit.
Digits outside the grid are skyscraper clues. They give the number of digits in the row or column the clue 'sees'. Digits obscure equal or smaller digits from vision.
The pink circles in the grid are vampires: they take exactly one sip of blood from an orthogonally adjacent cell. For clues purposes (arrows and skyscrapers), vampire cells count as increased by exactly one and the taken cells count as decreased by exactly one. Vampires cannot bite other vampires. Two vampires can't bite the same cell.
Vampires in town is also available online on CTC-App.
Have fun solving and please leave a comment after your solve!
Lösungscode: Column 4, top to bottom (9 digits)
Kommentare
am 15. April 2024, 10:24 Uhr von Piatato
Lovely!
am 9. März 2024, 18:51 Uhr von QuiltyAsCharged
A clever and entertaining puzzle, it is very good! But not so good for the townfolk, heh heh heh
am 31. Januar 2024, 23:19 Uhr von damasosos92
Edited wording of the description of the solution code
am 31. Januar 2024, 23:18 Uhr von Myxo
Lovely puzzle!
am 31. Januar 2024, 03:00 Uhr von dumediat
Really cool idea, thank you!
am 28. Januar 2024, 05:11 Uhr von marcmees
smooth. thanks
am 27. Januar 2024, 22:10 Uhr von ThePedallingPianist
I tested this a while back and I'm delighted it's been published now! Not only is it a very clever and well-executed idea, it made me feel like an accomplished solver as I discovered all of its beautiful little moments :)
am 27. Januar 2024, 17:18 Uhr von Christounet
Very nice !! Loved how the vampire rule tricked me into making some wrong deductions in several places. Thanks :)
am 27. Januar 2024, 04:15 Uhr von wisty
Phenomenal puzzle! Relearning how skyscraper logic and arrow math works with pesky vampires lurking about was *quite* the challenge for me - the logic is elegant and so rewarding though!
am 26. Januar 2024, 04:05 Uhr von damasosos92
Edited CtC-link
am 26. Januar 2024, 03:28 Uhr von Nordy
Fun, funny, and surprising—all of my favorite adjectives to describe a puzzle!
am 26. Januar 2024, 01:17 Uhr von Fra314
Absolutely fantastic, lots of wow moments and a really well constructed puzzle!
