Whisper" "hit!"... points
(Published on 14. October 2024, 03:43 by Ratfinkz)
Hi there, thanks for checking out my latest puzzle!
This was created for the Skunkworks League Competition. The prompt was to set a puzzle using the lines in the given grid. We could add outside clues but nothing inside.
Constraints used
- Normal sudoku rules apply. (Place the digits once each into every row, column and box.)
- German Whispers. Each green line in the grid is a German Whisper line. Consecutive digits on the line have to differ by at least 5.
- Hit Points: clues outside the grid give the sum of all cells that contain a digit equal to the distance of that cell from that clue in the row column, or marked diagonal. For example, a 3 in Row 3, Column 2 would count towards a 15 clue in column 2, (if there were one) and any other number would not.
Sudoku Pad
Please feel free to leave me a comment I read and appreciate every one
Solution code: The 4 digits on lines in row 9 left to right
Comments
on 18. December 2025, 12:22 by Clementi
This one took me way longer than I care to admit...many hours. Felt a bit like trying to escape a maze, and somehow I kept ending up back in the same spot.
But very happy that I finally got there, and have now competed the full Ratfinkz back catalogue (at least until your next one drops). What a fantastic collection of puzzles, thank you very much
on 15. March 2025, 13:43 by Franjo
I just solved the Hit-Line from you and Marty. The concept was new to me - and I loved it. So I had to try this one, and I am glad I did. Thank you very much for creating and sharing this lovely puzzle.
on 31. October 2024, 16:40 by Geb
There's a lot of overlapping degrees of freedom to play with in solving this! Took me a while to untangle it and work out where to start. Persistence pays off though. Lovely puzzle once you get into it
on 14. October 2024, 13:30 by gdc
wohoo, more hitpoints from ratfinkz! I'm enjoying those :)
Thank you! I'm enjoying setting them
on 14. October 2024, 04:51 by japanoise_breakfast
Very fun puzzle, and the short solution code was much appreciated as a mobile user :)
As a fellow mobile user, I sympathise! Glad to be of help! And thank you for the solve!
