Archer's Defense
(Published on 17. June 2026, 23:47 by Vythic)
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Descension Arrows: Digits along an arrow sum to the digit in the circled cell, and they must descend away from the circle (digits cannot repeat).
Summit Lines: Digits along a blue line must be ascending or descending, with 1 and 9 reversing the ascension/descension. (eg if digits along a blue line are 2-4-5-7-9-8-5 in that order, the sequence is ascending until the 9 causes a descension).
Kropki Dots: Cells separated by a white dot are consecutive.
Solution code: Row 9
Comments
on 18. June 2026, 11:12 by Wuschel
Very nice, thank you!
on 18. June 2026, 07:04 by rocky
lovely puzzle - i don't know if these summit lines are original or not but i find them quite fun!
on 18. June 2026, 06:59 by Evan
Very fun and clever, thank you.
on 18. June 2026, 03:23 by GorgeousNicko
Seems to me that summit lines are most interesting when they are closed, summit loops if you will. I like them and I wear my eventual victory over the sister puzzle involving chaos construction (highly recommended for a much harder challenge) as a badge of honour.
on 18. June 2026, 00:22 by APigthatflys
The Ascension/Descension Lines are neat but felt really unintuitive to solve. Seems like a good restriction to crack a puzzle late in the solve, but building it around them feels really weird to try and parse out.
