Deconstruction N-Sumscrapers
(Eingestellt am 8. Oktober 2026, 07:00 Uhr von Flinty)
I've been having a lot of fun with Chaos Construcion lately (solving and setting), and a lot of fun with Deconstruction (solving); and I've been wanting to make this idea for a few weeks. N-Sumscrapers is also the constraint for the latest
Dutch Flat Mates (7 Oct 26), albeit without Deconstruction. It has been a lot of fun to work with.
Puzzle Link: Click Here
Initial Setter Difficulty: 4-4.5 / 5
Deconstruction:
Fill the grid with nine non-overlapping 3x3 square regions, such that each region contains the digits 1-9 once each and no digit repeats in any row or column. Cells outside regions do not contain digits.
N-Sumscrapers
Each digit in the grid represents a building of that height; taller ones hide shorter ones. Clues outside the grid indicate the sum of the first N
cells in the corresponding row or column, where N is the number of visible buildings.
Hint to start
The 5 clue in C1 is the most restricted, and the top left 3x3 can be placed with consideration of other clues on the left.
Solvable Example:
- For the 10 clue, the visible buildings are 1, 4, 5, 6
- Therefore N here is 4
- The first 4 cells are 1, 4, (empty), 5
- The sum would be 1 + 4 + 5 = 10
Example Puzzle Link: Click Here
Lösungscode: Column 9 digits (it's an 11x11 grid)
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Kommentare
Heute, 08:39 Uhr von Statistica
Großartig. Hat viel Spaß gemacht. Danke!
am 9. Oktober 2026, 23:04 Uhr von damo_89
Oof that was very tricky, so easy to make a mistake, but very beautiful when you see the intended step.
am 9. Oktober 2026, 10:09 Uhr von Snookerfan
Great puzzle! Very hard ruleset to internalize, beautiful solve path. Thanks!
am 8. Oktober 2026, 20:47 Uhr von mathpesto
Mind-blowing and brilliant!
am 8. Oktober 2026, 18:36 Uhr von gdc
Very fun! I've only seen N-Sumscrapers once (in the DFM) and still find them somewhat puzzling, but feel like I'm getting the hang of it now.
am 8. Oktober 2026, 17:32 Uhr von MagnusJosefsson
Great puzzle, very fun idea!