A Short Detour
(Eingestellt am 5. November 2025, 16:00 Uhr von Blobz)
Normal sudoku rules apply: Place the digits 1 to 6 in every row, column, and 2x3 box.
Draw a loop (using orthogonal line segments through the centers of cells) such that it visits every cell marked with a diamond. The loop may cross itself, but can only change direction (turn through 90 degrees) at a diamond. Thus, all "corners" of the loop are on diamonds. However, not all diamonds mark loop corners -- "non-corner" diamonds lay on a line segment _between_ two corners.
The loop has a specific direction, such that each digit in a "corner" diamond equals the number of cells needed to move along the line segment to reach the next corner. Each digit in a "non-corner" diamond must equal the sum of the two corner cells of its line segment.
Have fun, leave a comment if you enjoy the puzzle!
Lösungscode: Row 3
Kommentare
am 16. April 2026, 15:20 Uhr von kopo1
What a nice puzzle!
am 4. März 2026, 21:11 Uhr von zimmicks
What does "specific direction" mean? Example - let's say the top two diamonds are connected (R1C1 - R1C6), if we are to obey the step-counting rule, then both diamonds would contain the number 5, because there are 5 steps between each corner. If it's only 5 steps from a single direction, then which direction? Does that need to be determined by solver?
am 11. Februar 2026, 17:26 Uhr von mixus minimax
Detour ahead? Uh yeah, I sure hope it does!
am 14. November 2025, 10:32 Uhr von Aronana
Novel variant I think! Very funQ!
am 9. November 2025, 22:16 Uhr von e401
Fun, Blobz.
am 8. November 2025, 19:12 Uhr von wuc
Great snack. Refreshing constraint. Now on to the 9x9. Thx.
am 8. November 2025, 02:16 Uhr von Dee_Code
There was only one possible path, so guessing will get you there, and getting to the correct path felt easy and intuitive
am 6. November 2025, 20:56 Uhr von SanFranSam
I am not sure but i think i only guessed, rather than solved, the path and got it right.
am 6. November 2025, 15:43 Uhr von Spatzewind
Einsteigerfreundlich für Variant-Sudokus.
Beginner-friendly on variant sudokus.
