Pointer Arrow Sudoku
(Published on 4. August 2026, 17:45 by Piatato)
Rules:
Sudoku: Every row, column, and box must contain the digits 1-9 with no repeats.
Pointer Arrows: Digits along an arrow must sum to the digit in that arrow's bulb. Additionally, arrow tips point towards a cell containing the digit within the arrow's bulb. The digit in the arrow tip indicates the distance from the arrow tip to the pointed-to cell.
Solution code: Column 7
Comments
on 19. August 2026, 09:41 by Piatato
I did a little bit more digging and found a few more pointer arrow sudokus: 000FXN and 000FX8 by Arbitrary, and 000IOD (pointer arrows + dutch flat mates) by Flinty. Can recommend all of them! :D
on 18. August 2026, 22:55 by Myxo
Awesome!
on 8. August 2026, 17:19 by damo_89
Lovely. Quite approachable if you are able to count cells accurately, unlike me :D
on 7. August 2026, 15:23 by cyddrdrd
Beautiful break in!
on 5. August 2026, 19:59 by dumediat
I loved the pointer arrows! The break-in was fun and tricky, and the rest of the puzzle flowed very smoothly from there. Thank you!
on 5. August 2026, 14:25 by Franjo
Thank you very much for creating and sharing this beautiful puzzle. Great setting!
on 5. August 2026, 10:57 by Cane_Puzzles
He's back! Had to go exactly 365 days without a Piatato variant Sudoku.
on 5. August 2026, 05:43 by Crusader175
Fun puzzle!
on 5. August 2026, 00:31 by wuc
Great puzzle. The break in is 3* to me. Rest flows nicely. Great setting thx.
on 4. August 2026, 23:21 by Lithium-Ion
I really like the pointer ruleset, which should be used more often. Great puzzle, thanks.
on 4. August 2026, 23:21 by SennyK
Great puzzle! :-)
on 4. August 2026, 22:34 by nunc
Brilliant!
on 4. August 2026, 21:55 by sujoyku
What a beautiful construction! Thank you, Piatato!
on 4. August 2026, 19:42 by Piatato
As I mentioned in my previous puzzle, these arrows were as far as I know pioneered by yttrio in some of his loop sudoku hybrids. Can recommend checking his puzzles out!
on 4. August 2026, 19:18 by Chilly
Smooth and sweet :)
on 4. August 2026, 18:03 by Christounet
Very nice interactions in this puzzle! Thanks :)
