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Stairway to seven

(Published on 9. January 2023, 20:57 by sujoyku)

This puzzle features numerous Sudoku variant elements like entropy lines, German whispers, palindromes, arrows and XV. But don't let the long rule set intimidate you. The puzzle should be approachable and may have a difficulty between 1/5 and 2/5. I wish you a joyful solve!

- Normal Sudoku rules apply.

- Entropy line: Each set of three consecutive digits on the orange line has to contain a low (1, 2 or 3), a medium (4, 5 and 6) and a high digit (7, 8 or 9).

- German Whisper lines: Adjacent digits on a green line must have a difference of at least 5.

- Palindrome: The digits on the grey line form a palindrome, i.e. they read the same forward and backward.

- Arrows: Digits on an arrow sum to the digit in the circle from which the arrow emerges.

- XV: Digits joined by a V sum to 5. Digits joined by an X sum to 10. (Not all V and X are given.)

Here you can solve the puzzle online:

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Solution code: Row 6 followed by Column 8, from left to right resp. from top to bottom (18 digits in total)


Solved by Iluvsodah, SirRand, nmmc123, efnenu, OutOfMyMindBRB, Arlo Lipof, Jlrice2, Dermerlin, Mr.CHEN, Onkel_Dagobert, SKORP17, jguer, asver, VeTaurus, syyyth, AN_not_IO, Askloomok, StopAndChat, Nairi, ... drf93, Bconner5, diziet, chain.reader, botteur, dmgciubotaru, Montikulum, GurKeSaLaT, dingledork, nikka240, SpecSheets, EmX68, apendleton, AParliamentofOwls, PinkNickels, asii, noodlehead, vmirandaa
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Last changed on 21. June 2023, 22:56

on 21. June 2023, 06:37 by botteur
Very satisfying solve. Thanks for setting.

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Thank you for your kind comment, botteur! I am glad you had a satisfying solve.
Kind regards, sujoyku

Last changed on 30. January 2023, 19:23

on 29. January 2023, 17:04 by walaura
Omg this was great!! Stumped me for an hour but I was grinning like an idiot every time two rules would overlap and give me digits

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Thank you for your nice comment, walaura! I am glad that the solve gave you a good time. Of course, the variety of the rule set makes it harder to focus on the right things at the right time.
Kind regards, sujoyku

on 29. January 2023, 16:51 by walaura
Omg this was great!! Stumped me for an hour but I was grinning like an idiot every time two rules would overlap and give me digits

on 13. January 2023, 21:53 by Redmuunk
The entropy line is key

Last changed on 10. January 2023, 21:24

on 10. January 2023, 21:02 by sacklunch
Absolutely fun! Beautiful setting and a really enjoyable solve. Thanks so much!

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Thank you for your kind words, sacklunch! I am glad you had fun with the puzzle.
Kind regards, sujoyku

Last changed on 10. January 2023, 17:45

on 10. January 2023, 06:50 by LehanLehan
Sssssssmooth. Thank you very much.

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You are very much welcome, LehanLehan! :)
Thank you for your comment.
Kind regards, sujoyku

Last changed on 9. January 2023, 22:49

on 9. January 2023, 22:12 by SirRand
Nice collection of rules working together in harmony. Thank you for setting the puzzle.

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Thank you for your kind comment, SirRand! I am glad that you enjoyed the puzzle.
Kind regards, sujoyku

Difficulty:2
Rating:93 %
Solved:120 times
Observed:4 times
ID:000CK6

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