Pool Party
(Published on 13. March 2025, 17:57 by ryanemerybell)
Normal sudoku rules apply. Along a thermometer, digits increase starting from the bulb.
Each cell in the grid is either land or water. The land cells form one orthogonally connected region. All land cells contain odd digits, and all water cells contain even digits.
Cells containing a circle are land cells, and cells containing a square are water cells. The digit in a circled cell indicates the number of land cells seen from that cell (including itself) in the 4 orthogonal directions, where water cells block vision.
A "pool" is an orthogonally connected region of water cells. All pools border the edge of the grid, and no two pools touch each other (orthogonally or diagonally). Each pool contains exactly one cell with a square, and the digit in that square equals the number of water cells in its pool.
SudokupadSolution code: First two rows, left to right, no spaces (total 18 digits)
Comments
on 14. March 2025, 22:58 by ryanemerybell
@treb
I appreciate that!
on 14. March 2025, 21:18 by treb
Fantastic. Lots of interactions going on.
on 14. March 2025, 03:40 by ryanemerybell
@AlexRaetselt
Ich freue mich, dass es Ihnen gefallen hat.
on 14. March 2025, 02:42 by AlexRaetselt
Eine spannende Kombi an Regeln und eine schöne Übung in Landschaftsmalerei!
on 13. March 2025, 23:11 by ryanemerybell
@dzamie
It's possible that rule is unnecessary, but it is a part of the intended solution path. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the praise and feedback!
on 13. March 2025, 23:09 by ryanemerybell
@nunc
Thanks for playing!
on 13. March 2025, 22:53 by dzamie
Love this kind of puzzle. I'm not sure if the "must be touching an edge" rule is necessary. Having both circles and squares tied to a land/water-related constraint was a lot of fun to juggle amidst the usual shenanigans.
on 13. March 2025, 22:35 by nunc
Thanks for sharing! I loved it.
on 13. March 2025, 21:24 by ryanemerybell
@sahi1l
Thank you for the kind words. Happy puzzling!
on 13. March 2025, 19:20 by sahi1l
This is just the sort of puzzle I adore, thank you!
on 13. March 2025, 18:51 by ryanemerybell
@saturnic
¡Muchas gracias!
on 13. March 2025, 18:39 by saturnic
Muy divertido de resolver. Gracias!
