Pickles (Ichikara)
(Eingestellt am 18. Juli 2026, 10:27 Uhr von juggler)
ICHIKARA
• Divide the grid into regions. A region contains the numbers from 1 to N once each, where N is the largest number in the region.
• "?" stands for any number.
• Regions may also contain empty cells.
Lösungscode: The region size (largest digit in region) of each cell in row 5 of both puzzles (15 digits)
Kommentare
am 20. Juli 2026, 17:24 Uhr von Winterbeard
Thank you for a great puzzle! Lots of fun and lovely flow….thanks to quiltyascharged
am 20. Juli 2026, 00:56 Uhr von fitzie
i don't understand how this puzzle is that simple. i wonder what something more complex would look like.
am 19. Juli 2026, 02:40 Uhr von SennyK
Very nice! :-)
am 18. Juli 2026, 21:21 Uhr von QuiltyAsCharged
Very nice concept! And there is a logical way to draw the regions. Also, now I want a pickle.
Tip 1: You're not placing any digits, just drawing the regions.
Tip 2: Look at the largest given digit. Suppose it's a "5". You need to make an orthogonally connected region including that 5, plus exactly one each of (1,2,3,4), plus any number of blank cells as connectors.
Tip 3: A region of all blank cells is not allowed because it wouldn't contain "numbers from 1 to N".
am 18. Juli 2026, 20:40 Uhr von Miatc
So, for the record, this puzzle does NOT include placing digits, just drawing the regions, do I understand correctly? (Understanding this I solved pickle 1, about to do pickle 2)
am 18. Juli 2026, 20:14 Uhr von JVA
I don't understand how these puzzles aren't broken. If the empty cells in regions can determine region size, that just seems to allow for multiple valid solutions, including arbitrarily large regions of nothing but empty cells
am 18. Juli 2026, 19:42 Uhr von Franjo
Thank you very much for creating and sharing another lovely two Ishikara-puzzles.
