The Zodiac Project: Orion's Belt
(Eingestellt am 1. Februar 2024, 21:00 Uhr von ViKingPrime)
PUZZLE:
RULES:
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
• Disjoint: Yellow stars mark a set of the digits 1-9.
• Kropki: White dots separate consecutive digits;
Black dots separate digits where one is double the other [1:2].
INTRODUCTION:
The idea with this puzzle is to create a grid with a unique disjoint set and then tag a fellow setter to solve. You then pay it forward, by providing them their own grid with a disjoint set, wherein they can build their own puzzle and pay it forward once again.
First to be tagged is none other than Marty Sears (or "Marty the Mad" as he's becoming known as, given he is the very definition of a madlad).
This is the layout I've sent him - let's see what he makes of it!
Solve in SudokuMaker!
Solve in SudokuPad!
Lösungscode: The digits along Row 7, left-to-right.
Kommentare
am 18. Februar 2024, 19:59 Uhr von ThePedallingPianist
This hit that lovely spot of being easy and fun, whilst not being at all trivial. Lovely puzzle and a really cool idea for a series, thank you!
am 2. Februar 2024, 18:40 Uhr von dingledork
Fun puzzle! The stars made it impossible to see pencil marks on my phone, though - shaded cells might be better, though less thematically coherent :)
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@dingledork - I actually didn't have stars initially but was advised to put them in by my tester to add to the aesthetics; hopefully it didn't detract too much from the puzzle <3 -- VKP
am 2. Februar 2024, 01:03 Uhr von ave
First look, this will be easy.
But it took quite some time for me.. My first disjoint set sudoku, perhaps that's why.
Also the white dots in box 8 confused me a bit. ;)
The harder it was to find the next step the more revarding it was.
Thanks, ViKingPrime, it was fun!
am 2. Februar 2024, 00:22 Uhr von Twan2797
Very nice setting. Nice consistency with smooth logic
am 2. Februar 2024, 00:18 Uhr von MarthaB
Fun puzzle!
am 1. Februar 2024, 23:22 Uhr von Ryx
So, what constellation did you give Marty, or is that not something that carries through the "project"?
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@Ryx - It's the one in the description (squares instead of stars, supposed to resemble Cassiopeia); he's a busy fella but hopefully we'll see something pop up in the next couple of weeks! -- VKP
