Counting Thermos
(Published on 17. December 2023, 21:16 by Scojo)
- Chaos Construction Sudoku: Place the digits 1-9 once each in every row, column, and 9 cell orthogonally connected region. The location of each region must be determined.
- Counting Thermos: Along a thermometer, digits must increase from bulb to tip. The digit in the bulb of a thermometer indicates how many thermometer bulbs contain that digit. Additionally, the digit in the bulb of a thermometer indicates how many times that thermometer crosses a border between regions.
- Squares: A digit in a square indicates how many cells in its region are on a thermometer.
- Inequality: A V shape between two digits points to the lower digit.
Solve in SudokuPad
Solution code: Row 8
Comments
on 24. February 2026, 08:40 by Christounet
Lovely CC! Thanks :)
on 26. January 2025, 01:09 by Chaka
Mindblowing solve path! Thanks, Scojo!
on 21. January 2024, 01:18 by heliosfant
Thanks for the puzzle. I liked it a lot.
on 6. January 2024, 23:03 by madhupt
A wonderful puzzle! I also fell into the V-trap. Thought I had broken the puzzle many times before I read the rules again. Had great fun solving and enjoying the moments of epiphanies. Thanks for setting and sharing this marvellous chaosconstruction.
on 20. December 2023, 04:04 by shteev
Had a lot of trouble with this one until I read the rules properly and discovered the V was, in fact, an inequality ^_^
on 20. December 2023, 02:04 by BenTen
Thank you for the puzzle scojo. I found it tough but very rewarding.
on 19. December 2023, 21:04 by koba1917
The amount of times I said to myself how much easier this would be if there were 9 squares instead of 8....totally missing the one behind the thermo bulb lol. Awesome puzzle!
on 19. December 2023, 20:58 by cam
Incredible
on 19. December 2023, 13:36 by Bankey
Tough but fun. Thanks, @ Scojo :).
on 19. December 2023, 03:25 by Calvinball
The word "epic" comes to mind after finishing this, with some particularly rewarding pay off moments.
on 18. December 2023, 23:47 by yttrio
Very fun puzzle!
on 18. December 2023, 11:02 by marcmees
very nice. thanks.
on 18. December 2023, 10:59 by Snookerfan
Very nice and fun puzzle! Thank you
on 18. December 2023, 06:17 by Lavender Gooms
Very fun. I love the bulb constraints, a nice combination.
