Cool Skyscrapers Puzzle - Cut-the-Knot

[fourier jr]

http://www.cut-the-knot.org/Curriculum/Games/Skyscrapers.shtml

I wonder of they could make it more like sudoku where there's a 9x9 latin square made out of 3x3 subsquares where only certain numbers of skyscrapers are visible in each rown & column of each subsquare. & beware the creepy eyes watching your every move. Anyway I've found that it's easier when the numbers on the edge are either 1 or n for an nxn, which means there's only one possibility.

 

[Borek]

Nice one.

 

[fourier jr]

I think I've also found that if the sum of the numbers on either end of a row or column is n+1 then it's easy to figure out where n goes in that row/column. It takes some practice. I'm still trying to get through the 7x7 square

 

[fourier jr]

woohoo just solved my first 8x8, & I only had to guess twice

 

[LudusRex]

This is an interesting idea to incorporate elements of sudoku into a skyscraper puzzle. It could add another layer of challenge and complexity to the game. It would also be important to consider how the numbers on the edges would affect the visibility of the skyscrapers in each row and column, as well as how the "creepy eyes" would fit into the puzzle. Overall, this could be a fun and unique twist on the traditional skyscraper puzzle.