Slithering Heights
(Eingestellt am 21. August 2026, 12:30 Uhr von marty_sears)
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Draw a loop that travels along cell edges, and does not touch itself.
Every cell is surrounded by eight dots. The digit in a gold circle indicates how many of its cell's dots are visited by the loop.
If two digits are joined by a black dot, one is double the other.
Lösungscode: Digits inside the loop in column 8, reading downwards
Kommentare
am 17. Oktober 2026, 15:56 Uhr von Angara
Brilliant puzzle! Thank you
am 18. September 2026, 20:42 Uhr von blackjackfitz
Huzzah!
am 16. September 2026, 20:00 Uhr von Nelyn
So elegant
am 16. September 2026, 03:47 Uhr von Ratzfaz
I like slitherlink Puzzles. And combined with Sudoku it's an absolute higlight in the world of puzzles. The only thing here i miss is Finkz ;-)
am 15. September 2026, 23:23 Uhr von VolpeRosso
Absolute delight, Marty! I've always been a big fan of Slitherlink puzzles, and this was a marvellous variant. Although I kept getting mixed up by the variant, and missing possibilities, and charging ahead with an error - I have to admit I had to wait for Simon's video to fully crack this.
That said, I think this would be a delightful format for a series - once one can get their head around how this variant works (and in particular how it is different from Slitherlink), it is extremely fun. More please! Perhaps a Bronte themed series XD
am 15. September 2026, 22:49 Uhr von kasperd
This might be your most original puzzle since Rat Run.
am 10. September 2026, 02:53 Uhr von ViKingPrime
I am once agan blown away by what feels like an otherworldly ability to set puzzles. It's not just your ability, it's the consistency... you will be remembered as the Mozart of our little niche hobby someday.
am 29. August 2026, 10:43 Uhr von Klausku
Brilliant idea and perfectly executed. First, I made a loop error in mid-solve but the rest of the puzzle didn‘t break. Only the loop was different. Thanks Marty for spotting my error. My second attempt after the error solved even smoother. I like this puzzle (and the ruleset) a lot. Thanks.
am 26. August 2026, 08:05 Uhr von Atticus837
Super good puzzle that one. Nice work!
am 25. August 2026, 01:07 Uhr von yuripuppies
This was so much fun! I wish there had been a way to keep track of which dots could and could not be crossed since the app doesn't allow for Xs at corners, but I managed with minimal mistakes lol
am 23. August 2026, 18:10 Uhr von emoney1374
Great puzzle!!
am 23. August 2026, 05:47 Uhr von Voidslime
Incredible and so much fun!
am 22. August 2026, 21:57 Uhr von Asparagus
Thank you for yet another wonderful puzzle!
I couldn't help imagining, maybe, a lab rat navigating around the grid. Perhaps an idea for a puzzle series? And the black dots could be blackcurrants for her to eat...
Marty: I don't know where you think up these crazy ideas ;)
am 22. August 2026, 01:15 Uhr von Myxo
Lovely!
am 21. August 2026, 23:35 Uhr von cybers
So much fun! Elegant all the way through.
am 21. August 2026, 22:44 Uhr von Elker
What a brilliant puzzle. Thanks ????
am 21. August 2026, 21:16 Uhr von Firmus
nice and smooth flow, relaxing to solve.
Thank You, Marty!
am 21. August 2026, 21:07 Uhr von Fool on Hill
Excellent - looking forward to people doing more with this combination
am 21. August 2026, 20:43 Uhr von Thanos13
Original and beautiful!
am 21. August 2026, 20:22 Uhr von Christounet
Great! With a very cool finish. Thanks :)
am 21. August 2026, 18:24 Uhr von highonlife
What an original puzzle
am 21. August 2026, 16:13 Uhr von mscha
That's a wonderful new ruleset, I hope we see it more often!
Lovely puzzle. Fairly tricky; a high 3 stars for me.
am 21. August 2026, 15:54 Uhr von Franjo
Again, thank you very much for creating and sharing another extremely original puzzle. Indeed there were a few other attempts in the past combining Slitherlink with Sudoku, but I think they used only the normal 0 to 3 clues.
am 21. August 2026, 15:34 Uhr von raaaaa
Interesting rules, problem solving process is very smooth and natural.
am 21. August 2026, 13:54 Uhr von PierreTombal
Easy to make mistakes if you lose track of "closed" paths. Marking points either on or off the path is likely easier if you print this on paper.
am 21. August 2026, 13:51 Uhr von amirs
Lovely puzzle. It’s amazing how the gold circles and a few black dots are sufficient for drawing the entire loop and filling in the digits.
