Even my Thermometer is Odd
(Published on 16. February 2025, 22:00 by Sotehr)
PUZZLE
RULES
Sudoku: Normal Sudoku rules apply; place the digits 1-9 once in every row, column, and 3x3 box.
Odd/Even Thermometers: Odd digits along an orange thermometer and even digits along a blue thermometer strictly increase from the bulb. Each thermometer type must contain a majority of their polarity, i.e. >50%.
Odd/Even Thermometers: Odd digits along an orange thermometer and even digits along a blue thermometer strictly increase from the bulb. Each thermometer type must contain a majority of their polarity, i.e. >50%.
NOTES
Expected Difficulty: 2.5 stars
This was set for Scojo's Setting Saturday Prompt: Thermometers.
This ruleset was originated by PhysicistFromFunen.
Play Even my Thermometer is Odd on SudokuPad.This was set for Scojo's Setting Saturday Prompt: Thermometers.
This ruleset was originated by PhysicistFromFunen.
Solution code: Box 2, in normal reading order.
Last changed on on 16. February 2025, 22:24
Solved by SKORP17, Piff, Myreque, Joyofrandomness, Ambrose, whtshername, DanishDynamite, rictech, mathpesto, repechague, TaeChi, pythonssssss, anyeyeball, Scojo, palpot, aqjhs, karlmortenlunna, johncj, ... neverlucky, Carolin, pollyparrot, Pfanni, galium_odoratum, zrbakhtiar, tinkerer_2, teuthida, Ye Nay Myo Han, phs, Jasura, tgstar, abihummel, CSStead, Jensa, kirstytortoise, gxorgx, JoBerlin, Selsted
Comments
on 23. February 2025, 07:53 by Carolin
When coloring in puzzles, I always use orange for even and green for odd numbers, so with this one I was more confused than I should have been, haha. But the puzzle itself was great!
Last changed on 20. February 2025, 19:59
on 20. February 2025, 19:58 by gadgetgreen
Great! At first I couldn't find a starting point but it turned out to be a smooth solve. Unique ruleset!
Last changed on 17. February 2025, 19:29
on 17. February 2025, 05:47 by rainingfish
Can digits repeat along a thermometer (eg two 5’s on a blue thermometer)?
- Yes, odd digits on an even thermometer can repeat, as they aren't counted, if allowed by other rules. (And vice versa.) - Sotehr
