call me a livid pro-funk reject
(Published on 28. February 2025, 06:30 by aqjhs)
So one of Scojo's prompts is to use diagonal versions of clues that usually point orthogonally to the grid.
This puzzle came to life during a conversation with SamuPiano about diagonal clues for a full rank puzzle.
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- The grid is projective:
- Each edge of the grid is considered to be adjacent/orthogonal to its diametrically opposite edge. (For example, r3c1 is considered orthogonally adjacent to r7c9.)
- Coloring on the edge indicates this identification.
- Diagonals wrap around diametrically opposite sides of the grid and reverse their orientation. (For example, a diagonal going through the NW corner of r4c1 would wrap to a diagonal entering r7c9 from its NE corner, and a diagonal going NW through r1c1 turns back on itself going SE through r1c1 itself.)
- Diagonal Decimal Full Rank:
- There are 68 possible diagonals starting at an edge of the grid. Reading the (infinite) digits in the direction of a diagonal describes a decimal number between 0 and 1. (For example, if the digits along a diagonal are 123456789... then the described decimal number is 0.123456789...)
- Red clues outside the grid show the rank of the pointed diagonal among the 68 numbers ordered non decreasingly.
- Blue clues outside the grid show the difference between the ranks of the two pointed diagonals.
- If two or more numbers are tied, their rank is the lowest of them.
- The letter x stands for an integer number.
Diagonal example:
Solution code: First six digits after the decimal point for the number in rank x+4.
Comments
on 1. March 2025, 19:44 by aqjhs
corrected a wrogn clue
on 1. March 2025, 19:28 by byeler
I might've misinterpreted something but looking at [redacted], I think the 64 clue should've been 63 instead
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you're right! i had two numbers switched ranks on my notes. thanks!
on 28. February 2025, 21:48 by heliopolix
This was simply delightful! Thanks for setting such a wonderful puzzle. I'd never solved a full rank before, and this one was thoroughly enjoyable the entire way through. Cheers!
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glad you liked it! :D
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on 28. February 2025, 19:47 by brewring
It seemed so daunting and impossible to resolve but once you find the break-in, it was a beautiful path
on 28. February 2025, 13:56 by DubiousMobius
Far and away the most fun I've had with full rank! Solvers, don't let let the intimidating constraints scare you off and cheat you of this gem.
on 28. February 2025, 06:34 by SamuPiano
This puzzle melted my brain in about the best possible way. This was absolutely insane, and it was a pleasure to test it!
