Pick-up Sticks (Grey)
(Published on 15. May 2025, 13:18 by marty_sears)
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Each grey stick is a palindrome, reading the same in either direction.
A stick always has a lower total (the sum of its digits) than any stick which lies on top of it.
Solution code: Row 9 from left to right
Comments
on 4. June 2025, 16:09 by blackjackfitz
Super fun thanks Marty
on 31. May 2025, 16:40 by Klausku
Nice pile of grey sticks. Much easier for me than the orange one. Thanks!
on 30. May 2025, 15:07 by The Book Wyrm
Great puzzle, I loved the way the constraints worked together in this one and how all the lines interacted. Very cool.
on 26. May 2025, 16:24 by woody
Nice solve that required to combine different techniques to make significanr progress. Unfortunately I made mistakes along the way and had to restart, but that's on me. Thanks again.
on 22. May 2025, 10:35 by davidz32z
Probably the hardest of the set for me so far (including nabner since I'm going out of order), but really such a delight. Such a fun ruleset to explore with Marty while we wait for the next season of rat run ;)
on 18. May 2025, 16:46 by Ratfinkz
This took me a lot longer than I care to admit, but thoroughly enjoyed every second!
on 17. May 2025, 01:54 by avishai
Clever, inventive, and most importantly fun! Thank you for this delightful gift!
on 16. May 2025, 14:13 by mscha
More mikado!
Nice! I found it a bit trickier than the first one, but I got there eventually, in 87 minutes.
on 16. May 2025, 04:58 by cam
I'm surprised by how nicely these two simple rules complement each other. I can't put my finger on it, but this puzzle feels a little different than your usual puzzles, but that's neither good nor bad. Either way, I really enjoyed it :)
on 15. May 2025, 20:11 by dzamie
Surprisingly easy after the break-in. But an awful lot of fun! Palindromes work really well to narrow down your options for stick sums.
on 15. May 2025, 19:09 by hamosphere
Very cool puzzle. I was surprised how different the logic was from the Orange version!!
on 15. May 2025, 18:58 by wuc
Awesome puzzle. The break in so beautiful. Looking forward to more stick puzzles.
on 15. May 2025, 18:37 by jakestilesowen
Interesting logic. I like the continuation of the pick-up sticks series!
on 15. May 2025, 15:57 by oskode
Really nice new ruleset! Thank you for setting!
on 15. May 2025, 15:53 by sfield
Not sure what you changed from your previous version of this puzzle. But now it has a unique solution and it isn't the same solution that the solution checker validated the first time I solved it. I like the pick up sticks rule set. That's a nice new addition.
Marty: Thankyou, I had to fix something as I had made a mistake in the first version
