Nopy Cats
(Published on 9. May 2025, 21:15 by juggler)
This puzzle is dedicated to Scojo, a talented setter, but more importantly a mentor to many puzzle constructors, who has fostered a sense of community that we would not have without him. It uses a modified verion of his "copycat cells" rule.
Normal 6x6 Sudoku rules apply.
CATS - *Exactly one* of the cats is a copycat. The value of the copycat is the digit in the cell rotationally opposite itself in the grid (e.g. a copy cat in r2c3 would have the value of the digit in r5c4). Other cats do absolutely nothing (they just can't be bothered).
LASER POINTERS - A number on a laser pointer is the sum of the values on its laser.
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Normal 6x6 Sudoku rules apply.
CATS - *Exactly one* of the cats is a copycat. The value of the copycat is the digit in the cell rotationally opposite itself in the grid (e.g. a copy cat in r2c3 would have the value of the digit in r5c4). Other cats do absolutely nothing (they just can't be bothered).
LASER POINTERS - A number on a laser pointer is the sum of the values on its laser.
Solution code: Row 1
Last changed on on 9. May 2025, 21:31
Solved by palpot, pmatos, aqjhs, LunarOnSudoku, Scojo, JazzCarballo, Juiceshack, zeniko, smckinley, marcmees, fkib, Doc Liu, Postnormal, Exigus, farodin64, trashghost, SKORP17, Adaki, dingledork, Neumino, ... randall, Coneson, JVA, teuthida, widjo, QuiltyAsCharged, linl33, OrestisLomis, CSStead, Frutlop, geronimo92, Mikemerin, SZCrow, Tiffanatisk, PrincessLaodice, dorverbin, qmxqmx123, drf93, KoopaKoops
Comments
on 19. May 2025, 13:00 by Plok
Loved the puzzle. The explaination felt a bit contradictionairy. it feels like you mean to say there is a negative constraint on the cats (one and only one cat), but on the other hand you mention the other cats do absolutely nothing (can be ignored?)
Love to see antother puzzle with more effect of the cats-rule.
on 15. May 2025, 18:44 by The Book Wyrm
Seems pretty accurate to my experiences with cats.
on 12. May 2025, 23:41 by dzamie
Pretty fun! It's a little unfortunate how little of an effect the cats have on the puzzle, though that does line up with the average effect a cat has on a daily basis.
on 9. May 2025, 23:49 by Scojo
Darn lazy cats never wanting to do their copying!
