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1. Chaos Construction: The grid has to be devided into nine regions of orthogonally connected cells. Each row, column and region has to contain the digits 1-9 once each.
2. Roles: Cells take on roles If certain conditions are met. These roles increase the value of those cells. Only if none of these conditions, which are described below, is met, the value of a cell is its digit. If more than one condition is met, a cell always takes the role with the highest value.
2.1 Role Mechanics and Values (X = Digit in a cell):
- Farmer (Value = 2X): To become a Farmer a cell needs at least X cells including itself of its own region in the 3x3 area centered on the cell.
- Merchant (Value = 3X): To become a Merchant there has to be at least one foreign region that occupies at least X orthogonally and/or diagonally touching cells of the considered cell.
- Diplomat (Value = 4X): To become a Diplomat a cell has to be orthogonally and or diagonally touched by at least X different other regions.
3. Clues:
- A black number in the top-right corner of a cell gives the value of that cell.
- A black letter in the bottom-right corner of a cell gives the role of that cell (F = Farmer, M = Merchant, D = Diplomat).
Have fun solving!
Solution code: The 9 digits from column 5 (top-to-bottom) separated by (+) for borders between regions
on 26. September 2025, 05:02 by Ppaatt
Amazing! One of my favorite puzzles ever! I love the feeling of just barely having enough information to move forward.
on 4. September 2025, 21:55 by Mad-Tyas
Formatting
on 4. September 2025, 21:46 by Mad-Tyas
Re-wording of the rules for better comprehensibility.
on 4. September 2025, 08:50 by MagnusJosefsson
Great puzzle, very fun!
on 2. September 2025, 20:02 by marcmees
Very nice & fun. I don't know if that prepares me for the previous ones. Some more of the "easier" ones first may be necessary. Thanks
on 2. September 2025, 17:31 by Mad-Tyas
Wording of the Merchant Condition
on 2. September 2025, 17:12 by marcmees
@ piff: thanks for pointing out.
on 2. September 2025, 17:02 by Piff
@marcmees
I thought the same thing, but then interpreted the rules for merchant that there must be one neighbouring region with at least x cells adjacent/diagonal to the merchant
So if there were two neighboring regions totaling more than x cells adjacent/diagonal together, but not alone, the cell was not necessarily a merchant