can i pet that dog!?
(Eingestellt am 15. Mai 2025, 07:29 Uhr von aqjhs)
While discussing some Copycat puzzles, ChinStrap conjectured the existence of copy-dog puzzles and this is my attempt to make them happen.
Thanks to ViKingPrime for coining the Doppel-Dög moniker for these kind of loop/modifiers.
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
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Doppel-Dög loop:
- Draw an orthogonal non-branching closed loop that doesn't cross or touch itself, not even diagonally.
- The loop "starts" at the cell marked with the dog and is considered to be oriented in the direction indicated by the arrow (i.e. r6c6 and r6c7 are in the loop).
- A cell on the loop with a digit D will have a value equal to the cell D steps away along the loop in the orientation given by the arrow.
- Cells not on the loop will have a value equal to the digit in them.
- Adjacent digits (not values) along the loop must have a difference of at least 5.
- Values in a cage sum to the indicated total.
- Cells marked with a circle are not part of the loop and have a digit that equal to the count of the, up to 8, neighboring loop cells.
- Clues outside the grid show the value sum of loop cells in the indicated row/column.
Example: The numbers in red show the value of each cell. The dog cell takes its value from the cell 9 steps ahead along the loop.
Another Doppel-Dögs:
- please, can we keep him!?
- did you say walkies!?
- yo tenía diez perritos
- nopil nahual
- Convection Currents by The PedallingPianist
- Doppel-Dög Sandwich by phil_the (hat)
- Tentropic Terrier by Scojo
- a changed man
Lösungscode: Values on row 5
Kommentare
Gestern, 18:38 Uhr von aqjhs
more Dögs
am 22. Mai 2025, 16:12 Uhr von wuc
Got the rules working on this. Great rewarding 3* thx. Now I try to tackle the other dögs.
am 21. Mai 2025, 01:51 Uhr von sporq
Nice logic, and a fun journey once you get the hang of how the rules interact.
am 19. Mai 2025, 11:29 Uhr von Snue
So lovely :)
It took me some hours, but I loved every second. Thanks for the puzzle :)
am 18. Mai 2025, 08:10 Uhr von fitzie
what a great introduction to this ruleset. a solid path for the dog and the solver. even getting the solution was fun.
am 18. Mai 2025, 01:43 Uhr von Scojo
Discovering the secret of this ruleset was a great feeling. Thanks!
am 17. Mai 2025, 14:52 Uhr von ViKingPrime
I was banging my head against a wall and then I had the thought... "did I miss something in the rules?" and it turns out I had. I remembered to read the rules this time (eventually)! I feel like I'm growing as a person.
Excellent puzzle, beautiful steps once you see them.
am 16. Mai 2025, 22:12 Uhr von davidemsa
This was very nice and that's a cool rule. I thought the rule was going to be mind bending, but it was easier to deal with than I expected.
am 16. Mai 2025, 08:59 Uhr von Exigus
That was amazing, thanks!
am 16. Mai 2025, 08:59 Uhr von Exigus
That was amazing, thanks!
am 16. Mai 2025, 07:37 Uhr von stramosk
absolute masterpiece!
am 15. Mai 2025, 22:57 Uhr von karlmortenlunna
Lovely puzzle!
