The House of Cy Reb, Jr.

Analytical Systems @ 01:07 pm

Introducing Charles Babbage and his Amazing Calculating Machines!

Babbage's Engines

This is a cryptic KenKen. Each digit is replaced uniformly by a different letter from A-K (skipping I). If you choose to print out the puzzle to solve it, you can write the decrypted clue numbers to the right of the operations.

Edit: To be sure, the spectrum (the numbers in each row/column of the Latin square) is indeed 1-7.

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From:	motris
Date:	June 28th, 2009 04:30 am (UTC)

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I've been taking a look at this and having a problem with the meaning of E. Does this puzzle use the digits 1-7 in the row/columns (whatever the crypto key) or is there a different rule for what elements appear in the cells?

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From:	motris
Date:	June 28th, 2009 04:54 am (UTC)

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Never mind the last comment - I figured my problem out, and then the puzzle solved rather smoothly. Very nice design!

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From:	cyrebjr
Date:	June 28th, 2009 04:36 pm (UTC)

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Well, good! I'm glad you liked it! (Clarified that last bit.)

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From:	ericberlin
Date:	June 29th, 2009 01:51 pm (UTC)

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I absolutely loved this puzzle. Thanks!

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From:	jeffurrynpl
Date:	June 29th, 2009 04:42 pm (UTC)

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How does a three-box minus work?

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From:	cyrebjr
Date:	June 29th, 2009 05:31 pm (UTC)

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You start with the largest number and subtract the other two. For example, a 2- cage with 2, 5, and one other digit could have a 1 (2=5-2-1) or a 9 (2=9-2-5). It's a workaround for noncommutativity that

motris there came up with.

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