Open Rules

Limited Digits

The marked cells contain at most the stated number of different digits.

Parameters

Parameter Meaning Default
line The cells in order, for example r1c1-r1c2-r1c3. Required.
max The greatest number of listed rules or different digits allowed. Required.

Maths

Class: with aggregates.

The shared predicates define the notation and every named predicate.

|faceDigits(line)| ≤ max

The number of distinct D values in cells is at most max.

Example

---
format: open-rules
title: Limited Digits example
setter: Example
source: ""
case: ""
library: https://rules.sudoku-sleuth.com/
status: read
---

```rules
sudoku 9x9
limited-digits r1c1-r1c2-r1c3 max 2
```

Satisfies the rule: r1c1=1, r1c2=2, r1c3=1. Only two different digits occur.

Breaks the rule: r1c1=1, r1c2=2, r1c3=3. Three different digits occur, exceeding the limit 2.