Smoke on the Water (Broken 159, Thermo, German Whisper)
(Published on 29. November 2021, 01:19 by Chilly)
This is a puzzle that Casey asked me to look at with him, and this was the result of us working together. Enjoy.
The Rules:
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- Digits in red cells in columns 1, 5 and 9 indicate the position of the 1, 5 and 9 respectively in their corresponding row. All possible red cells have been given - i.e. a negative constraint applies. So, a cell in column 1, 5 or 9 that is NOT red MUST NOT be the correct index for the 1, 5 or 9 in the corresponding row.
- Adjacent digits on a green German whispers line must differ by at least 5.
- The digits on thermometers must increase from the bulb end.
Smoke on the Water
Collaboration by Casey and Chilly
Solution code: Row 6 and row 8
Last changed on on 21. January 2025, 16:08
Solved by Steven R, OhHeyGuysItsMax, tenaliraman, jalebc, mlkj, Julianl, SKORP17, Statistica, ___, butch02, RickHoffman, Vorox3, Mad-Tyas, ScatterBrain, jhernandezc, amirbeirat, kublai, jhuijts, DamnedLight, ... ghosting, AN_not_IO, LehanLehan, Tom-dz, karen_birgitta, Colonel, apwelho, chanelaw, Just me, zrbakhtiar, humaLautema, Askloomok, m_busuttil, sandmoppe, Migu, givee10, MysticMan, quinnikins, abadx
Comments
Last changed on 2. March 2026, 13:38
on 2. March 2026, 12:08 by abadx
Short CTC link with solution checker: https://sudokupad.app/osto6k08su.
It is curious how a 3 star puzzle rated in 2021 should become a 2 star puzzle now by current standards
on 9. December 2022, 08:16 by LehanLehan
Beautiful and fun interactions. Thanks a lot.
Last changed on 30. November 2021, 11:15
on 29. November 2021, 22:58 by Vorox3
The logic between the thermos and 159s is quite fun, especially with the negative constraint! The interactions with the german whispers lines made it all the better!
Great job and great fun!
Hi Vorox3 - thanks for your kind comments - glad you enjoyed :)
