Parity Party XXXI, "Baseboards"
(Published on 26. March 2025, 16:00 by glum_hippo)
Normal Sudoku rules apply. Each row, column, and 3x3 box contains the digits 1-9 once each.
Special rules of Parity Party: A number at the edge of the grid indicates the sum of cells encountered when moving through the grid from that vantage point, UP TO AND INCLUDING the first odd or first even digit. For example, a 15 at the bottom of a column could indicate something like 7-8, 8-7, 1-3-5-6 or 2-6-4-3 (among others) when reading up that column... but not 1-2-3-4-5 or 2-6-3-4 etc. That is, the parity of the farthest digit must deviate from that of the others.
Note: If the clue is less than 10, it might simply indicate the value of the first cell. That is to say, you could be adding up zero odd and one even number, or vice versa.
Index lines: positions along a turquoise line are counted starting at the diamond shape. For every digit X in position Y along such a line, the digit Y is in position X.
Solution code: Row 1 (9 digits)
Comments
on 27. March 2025, 08:59 by marcmees
Very enjoyable & smooth with beautiful layout. Thanks
on 26. March 2025, 21:08 by Fra314
The Hippo may be glum, but the puzzle is joyful!
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Thank you, Fraπ !
on 26. March 2025, 20:34 by Elliott810
Brilliant as always! Thank you:)
PS: Why do you call the parity party rules 'special'?
It's a very broad translation of the words 'Sonderregeln', which probably is better translated as 'specific' rather than 'special'. This is just how I've formulated the rules in the past, then pasted here.
Very glad you enjoyed this one.
