The Shining Loop Sudoku
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A debut on the channel (and what a debut!) for ElChiglia and their Shining Loop sudoku. This has SO many lovely logical ideas and yet can be solved relatively smoothly. Just wonderful.
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Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Draw a single non-intersecting loop into the grid by connecting centres of orthogonally adjacent cells. The loop must fulfill the following rules: i) The loop enters every cage exactly once; ii) Within a cage, the loop only passes through cells of the same parity but, when the loop crosses cage borders, the parity of the loop switches; iii) Within each cage, the loop must pass through at least one moon or sun. Each symbol (Moon or Sun) stands for a different parity. Each cell containing that symbol must have the respective parity. Which symbol refers to which parity must be determined by the solver. Digits within cages cannot repeat and must sum to the small clue in the top left corner of the cage (if given).
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