Hook or Crook
(Published on 28. February 2025, 03:00 by Sotehr)
PUZZLE
RULES
Sudoku: Normal Sudoku rules apply; place the digits 1-9 once in every row, column, and 3x3 box.
Entropic Line: Peach lines contain values that alternate in value between the sets of {1,2,3}, {4,5,6}, and {7,8,9} in the same, continuous order.
Modular Line: Teal lines contain values that alternate in value between the sets of {1,4,7}, {2,5,8}, and {3,6,9} in the same, continuous order.
Black Kropki: Cells separated by a black dot have values in a ratio of 1:2.
Anti-Diagonal: Each main diagonal is constituted from a set of three digits.
Entropic Line: Peach lines contain values that alternate in value between the sets of {1,2,3}, {4,5,6}, and {7,8,9} in the same, continuous order.
Modular Line: Teal lines contain values that alternate in value between the sets of {1,4,7}, {2,5,8}, and {3,6,9} in the same, continuous order.
Black Kropki: Cells separated by a black dot have values in a ratio of 1:2.
Anti-Diagonal: Each main diagonal is constituted from a set of three digits.
NOTES
Expected Difficulty: 2 stars
Play Hook or Crook on SudokuPad.Solution code: Row 2, left to right.
Last changed on on 28. February 2025, 13:21
Solved by stramosk, gdc, jalebc, wang, flaemmchen, SKORP17, Tinnifer, dickey, Scojo, MontanaPearl, ICHTUES, AN_not_IO, Nagesh, lmdemasi, mezkur7, DiMono, mcs131313, joelth, asver, anotherpaulistring
Comments
on 4. March 2025, 22:10 by ICHTUES
Usually I'm not a great fan of entropy and modular, here I'm proved wrong. Nice use of the constraints.
on 28. February 2025, 19:14 by Tinnifer
I really enjoyed this puzzle, it was very interesting!
