Microdoku
(Published on 20. June 2026, 15:53 by pmays123)
Microdoku, by pmays123
Backstory: Scientists researching 6x6 sudoku discovered something strange when they placed a solved 3x2 box under a microscope. Incredibly, a new puzzle came into focus waiting to be solved!
- CHAOS CONSTRUCTION: Divide the grid into six orthogonally connected 6-cell regions. Place the digits 1-6 once in each row, column, and region.
- DIGIT SHAPES: Blue, grey, and connected blue and grey lines form the shapes of the digits 1-6. None of these digit-shapes may be fully contained within a single region.
- REGION SUM LINES: Region borders divide blue lines into segments with the same sum.
- KROPKI: *All dots sit on region borders*. White dots sit between consecutive digits. Yellow dots sit between non-consecutive digits. Black dots sit between digits in a 1:2 ratio. Not all dots are necessarily given.
Link to Puzzle: SudokuPad
I've been wanting to set a region construction puzzle for a while and I'm very happy with how this turned out. Thank you playtesters for your feedback. Good luck, have fun, and have a great day! :)
Solution code: Column 4 from top to bottom with dashes to represent region borders (example solution code: 1-234-56)
Solved by mellowrobinson, Arralune, SPOU1, prismic911, SKORP17, marcmees, qmxqmx123, dogfarts, ArkansasJones, Ftown778, karlmortenlunna, misko, jkuo7, shifman23, LabRat, Janie, bernhard, lsw770770, kangaroo
Comments
on 20. June 2026, 19:02 by marcmees
Fun little CC. Had to remind me that the grey lines are NOT region sum lines. Thanks
