My First Sudoku!
(Eingestellt Gestern, 06:52 Uhr von BlueToast001)
Normal sudoku rules apply. Put the Digits 1 - 9 in every row, column and 3x3 box.
Entropic: Any set of three consecutive cells along a peach entropic line contains one low digit (1–3), one medium digit (4–6), and one high digit (7–9).
White Kropki: Digits separated by a white dot are consecutive. Not all possible dots are shown.
Black Kropki: Digits separated by a black dot indicate one digit is double the other. Not all possible dots are shown.
Thermometer: Digits on thermometers increase from the bulb to the tip.
Grey Square: Digits in a grey square are even.
Killer Cages: Digits in killer cages sum to the number in the top-left corner. Digits may not repeat within a cage.
Alternating Region Sum German Whisper Line: Digits on the blue and green line must differ by at least 5 from adjacent digits. The line is divided into segments by 3×3 boxes. The sums of these segments alternate between two values as the line passes through boxes.
For example, if the segment in one box sums to 18 and the next sums to 14, then the following segment will again sum to 18, then 14, and so on.
I hope this is easy enough to understand. That is all the rules! Good luck!
Lösungscode: Enter the digits in row 1 (from left to right) - 9 digits total.
Kommentare
Heute, 01:54 Uhr von BlueToast001
Added the colour of the German sum line (blue and green) in the ruleset. Sorry for any confusion.
Heute, 00:06 Uhr von Rosie_eisoR
Great solve! Very fun; good work on your first puzzle!
Gestern, 17:58 Uhr von samuel1997
Nice debut! I quite like the idea of alternating sum.
A trivial opinion: the color of the Whisper line should be mentioned in the rulset to avoid confussion.
-I updated the wording of the rules, thank you!
-Bluetoast001
Gestern, 17:27 Uhr von pshubes
Very enjoyable, great debut!
Gestern, 15:13 Uhr von Ragna
Beautiful debut! Thank you for the very nice puzzle. :-)
Gestern, 14:46 Uhr von Dr Logic
Lovely debut puzzle! Keep setting and you'll improve super quick. To add to the comments, I personally see no issue with longer solution codes, if you have committed the time to solve a puzzle surely you can spend an extra 5 seconds to put in a solution code, at least one that is harder to guess. Just my 2 cents. Can't wait for your second puzzle!
Gestern, 12:48 Uhr von BlueToast001
Made the solution code shorter :D - Apologies for the long annoying one before <3
Gestern, 12:29 Uhr von superkinkel
NIce one, my feedback as requested:
- An 18 digit solution code is simply annoying and unnecessary
- The alternating region sums are a bit of an overpromise. I don't know if they are needed as a constraint at all (I only used them to quickly figure out the numbers in Box 1, as the numbers in the boxes for the other constraints had already come together otherwise)
- For a variant Sudoku with som may different constraints, there is still surprisingly much regular Sudoku left, which was maybe a tad harder than the constraint based deductions.
- I appreciate the feedback and it's been taken onboard. Code has been shortened :) I'd also like to try this again and other funky concepts in the future. I have a lot of learning to do before I'm able to set 10/10 puzzles. Thank you!
-BlueToast001
Gestern, 10:19 Uhr von Gribba Bibba
Nice puzzle! The special constraint is interesting, but falls a bit flat in its use, as I thought figuring out the values on the different sections was going to be the hard part.
- I couldn't agree more. I do think I done too much helping, and with another attempt, I would love to make a similar puzzle that's less cluttered and has the German sum line more in the focal point.
-BlueToast001
Gestern, 10:15 Uhr von L00ping007
Nice puzzle ! I dit not use the Alternating Region Sum Line rule, btw
- Oh no... D: I fear I got a little too excited in publishing my idea too soon. Maybe a little more research in making puzzles could've made the idea shine a little more. Good job solving and thank you for the comment. I hope to try this concept again soon!
-BlueToast001
Gestern, 10:07 Uhr von VeTaurus
I really liked the alternating region sum lines.
I don´t agree about the puzzle having too many rules but agree that an 8 digit solution code would have been enough.
Thanks for setting and I´m looking forward to your next puzzles!
Gestern, 09:23 Uhr von Dermerlin
Thx for the nice puzzle.
Just one advice.
Pls use at most 9 digits solution code
Gestern, 07:34 Uhr von Dag H
Nice puzzle, congrats on your first one :) I hope you make many more.
You said you wanted feedback - generally, I prefer easier sudokus to also have less complicated rules. For your next puzzle, see if you can use just one or two different constraints. That forces you to be more creative in how you use them, too!
- Thank you for the feedback! I didn't have any difficulty in mind when creating the puzzle. I came up with an idea that I had never seen before and thought was worth a try. So I do agree with you. The idea is certainly more complex than the finished puzzle. I do plan on experimenting with less constraints and more simple rules! Thanks again for the feedback!
-BlueToast001
