Parity Tic-Tac-Toe
(Eingestellt am 1. März 2025, 08:18 Uhr von marty_sears)
- OVERALL GAME: Todd and Steven are playing a game of Tic-Tac-Toe in a sudoku grid, where they attempt to 'claim' each 3x3 box. It's a very close game, with one player claiming four boxes and the other claiming five. However, the winner isn't necessarily the player to claim most boxes. To win the overall game, a player must claim at least one straight line of three 3x3 boxes (horizontally, vertically or diagonally), without their opponent managing to get a line of three boxes themselves.
- CLAIMING A BOX: To determine who claims each 3x3 box, Todd and Steven play a mini game in each box. Todd places odd digits and Steven places even digits. A player claims a 3x3 box by getting at least one straight line of three digits of their parity (horizontally, vertically or diagonally) in that box, and without their opponent managing to get a line of three digits themselves.
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Entering correct digits may clear fog somewhere in the grid - no guessing is necessary.
Digits separated by a white dot are consecutive.
Digits separated by a black dot are in a 1:2 ratio.
Every 3x3 box has a definitive winner, and there is also a definitive winner of the overall multi-box game. But who is it?!
Please leave a comment if you enjoy :)
Lösungscode: Column 1, reading downwards
Kommentare
am 22. Mai 2025, 23:39 Uhr von xardass
Awesome solve with a gripping narration to boot. I had a hunch who would win and was not disappointed :)
am 9. März 2025, 20:36 Uhr von poundcayx
Fantastic concept :)
am 6. März 2025, 10:10 Uhr von novato
As always, an astonishingly clever puzzle from Marty. A joy to solve.
am 5. März 2025, 23:43 Uhr von CFood
i was stuck for a good while cause somehow i missed "one player claiming four boxes and the other claiming five"
am 3. März 2025, 12:58 Uhr von madhupt
So p, so, so good! Phenomenal!
am 3. März 2025, 12:38 Uhr von Mennoo_
Moral of the story/puzzle: Both Todd and Steven are very bad tic-tac-toe players
Great puzzle Marty!
am 3. März 2025, 08:58 Uhr von Monkee
I have never been this invested in a Tic-Tac-Toe game before.
What a lovely puzzle!
am 3. März 2025, 02:23 Uhr von Logerfo
Thank you for publishing this puzzle, very creative, I loved it!
am 2. März 2025, 22:48 Uhr von PancakePie
Very pleasantly surprised by this beaut!
Fun to understand and internalize the logic. And the story! What a nail-biter. Thanks Marty!
am 2. März 2025, 19:24 Uhr von CorpJigsQuand
Congrats to both players. Not entering the last digit - so in my world it is a draw.
am 2. März 2025, 12:06 Uhr von Syzygy
Wonderful puzzle! Thank you for taking the time to create it.
I loved the combination of Tic-Tac-Toe logic with Sudoku, worked really well!
am 2. März 2025, 01:18 Uhr von larmoejr
Really enjoyed this puzzle. Thank you.
am 1. März 2025, 23:52 Uhr von brewring
Ooh, the drama, the suspense, the plot!! That's what I love the most in your puzzles, the climax is never given away until the very end. Congrats to the winner, I was rooting for him.
am 1. März 2025, 20:35 Uhr von wuc
Awesome. Maybe a reversi follow up? Great work. Keep the game series going. Thx a lot.
am 1. März 2025, 20:20 Uhr von npinguy
Delightful!
am 1. März 2025, 20:00 Uhr von mscha
Very, very nice!
I found it not too difficult, the fog guides you nicely over the board so you know what to work on.
I'm pretty sure this is the first time ever that I scored the difficulty a star lower than the average. Typically, I give it a star more than the average.
am 1. März 2025, 16:48 Uhr von Visumation
Very nice. Very cool idea and execution.
Probably 2 stars for me.
am 1. März 2025, 16:31 Uhr von Lorena
Absolutely amazing as usual, Marty.
am 1. März 2025, 16:01 Uhr von Nell Gwyn
It was an hono(u)r to solve this on the Twitch Train. Truly amazing.
am 1. März 2025, 15:55 Uhr von Franjo
Another amazing game-sudoku by the mastermind. Oh, maybe the next one will feature that old game? I really enjoyed solving this lovely puzzle! So nice that you even presented it with the original #-layout of the game. Thank you so much for creating and sharing.
Marty: Mastermind is a great idea! Adding it to my list ;)
am 1. März 2025, 15:10 Uhr von Snookerfan
Fun and clever puzzle with a great ending! Thank you
am 1. März 2025, 14:41 Uhr von Tinnifer
Wonderful puzzle as always Marty! I really enjoyed it.
am 1. März 2025, 13:18 Uhr von Asparagus
I loved the ending!
I wouldn't have expected anything less from you Marty!
Fantastic puzzle.
am 1. März 2025, 11:03 Uhr von sujoyku
Thank you for this fun puzzle, Marty! After the Connect 4, it is another perfect merge of game and sudoku logic. It gets harder after the break-in, but in the great manner of teaching you all the important little tricks along the way. Great puzzle!
am 1. März 2025, 09:17 Uhr von oskode
The double Tic-Tac-Toe logic was so sweet. Loved it, thank you!
