Tilted (Chaos Construction)
(Published on 25. June 2025, 18:30 by Sotehr)
PUZZLE
RULES
Chaos Construction Sudoku: Construct 9 contiguous and orthogonal regions such that every row, column and region contains the digits 1-9 once.
Sum/Product Lines: Lines are bisected by only one region border such that no digit repeats on the line, and the product of digits on one side of the border equal the sum of digits on the other side. The value of the sum/product, if given, is the number in the top left corner of a lines top leftmost cell.
Black Kropki: Cells separated by a black dot have values in a ratio of 1:2.
White Kropki: Cells separated by a white dot have values with a difference of one.
Sum/Product Lines: Lines are bisected by only one region border such that no digit repeats on the line, and the product of digits on one side of the border equal the sum of digits on the other side. The value of the sum/product, if given, is the number in the top left corner of a lines top leftmost cell.
Black Kropki: Cells separated by a black dot have values in a ratio of 1:2.
White Kropki: Cells separated by a white dot have values with a difference of one.
NOTES
Expected Difficulty: 4 stars
Play [Tilted] on SudokuPad.Solution code: Row 4, left to right with a - to indicate a region border.
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Solved by vitaminz, Dentones, mnhuik, MaizeGator, SKORP17, aqjhs, dogfarts, sehringdipity, Clara123, Scojo, palpot, dustpan, Jesper, wuc, karlmortenlunna, zakkai, wenchang, samuel1997, Alce, Konkey, ... qoala, 999ARMEN999, mihel111, misko, 34kwhit, Asphodel, twobear, Possum, henrypijames, Netra, halakani, dr_nectar, IrishDevil, zonka, gdc, scarfdoku, feverlute, RockyRoer, annnz, Crusader175, ManuH
Comments
on 26. June 2025, 18:46 by Exigus
That was very tricky but also very satisfying. Impressive construction. Thanks!
on 26. June 2025, 06:47 by rameshsrivats
Great puzzle. Pleasure all the way.
Last changed on 25. June 2025, 23:31
on 25. June 2025, 23:31 by wuc
A true cc masterpiece. The beginning 3* mid solve and end 4-5* to me. Tricky region building. Great fun thx.
on 25. June 2025, 19:15 by vitaminz
A must-solve for those who like puzzles involving prime factorization :)
