Logic Masters Deutschland e.V.

One Is The Loneliest Number

(Published on 26. May 2025, 18:40 by sshrpe)

Today seems like as good a day as any to finally get round to publishing this, a sort of 'difficult second album' follow-up to my Three In The Corner puzzle, which I can now describe as 'As Seen on Cracking the Cryptic'. I am indebted to Garford on the CtC Discord for feedback and help getting the end of this one to work right. I hope you enjoy!

Play

Rules

  • Normal Sudoku Rules Apply. Fill the grid such that the digits 1-9 appear once each in every row, column, and 3×3 box.
  • One For All, and All For One: Every constraint (line, dot, or cage) must contain at least one 1.
  • One Is The Loneliest Number: A 1 must not be orthogonally adjacent to any 'friendly' cell. A friendly cell is a cell whose digit matches its row, column, or box number.
  • One Ring To Rule Them All: A 1 may not appear anywhere in the ring of cells immediately surrounding the central box.
  • Thermometer: Digits along a grey thermometer must strictly increase in value from the bulb to the tip.
  • Renban: Digits along a magenta line cannot repeat, and must form a set of consecutive numbers.
  • Dutch Whispers: Consecutive digits along a striped orange line must differ by at least 4.
  • Killer Cages: Digits cannot repeat within a cage, and must sum to a small number in the corner if given.
  • Kropki Dots: Cells separated by a white dot must contain digits which are consecutive
  • One Does Simply Walk Into Mordor: The very grid is shrouded by a poisonous fume. Placing a correct digit in any cell on the grid will remove fumes from that cell. Placing a 1 correctly will also remove fumes from cells elsewhere on the grid.

Solution code: Row 9, Left to Right

Last changed on on 26. May 2025, 18:45

Solved by jalebc, dragoond, SKORP17, Alce, MartinR, M8tyw31, mnhuik, Thepulgabic0, jhsa, CitrusGremlin, sudopa, cmigas, Sarhik, metacom, Fisherman, thoughtbyte, Chaossudokusplease, 85392, Md88keys, JohnLemon7, ... fca.felix.sudoku, cyddrdrd, zhugelianglongming, MaxSmartable, jkuo7, paranoid, liushong, jinkela114514, bellaquill, carrie1295, Topalai, Peppermint, ab3defc, Johanic, flaemmchen, Samiyenas, ankpress
Full list

Comments

Last changed on 5. June 2025, 09:24

on 4. June 2025, 14:24 by jinkela114514
Does the rules mean that a 1 may not appear anywhere in the Phistomefel ring
---

sshrpe: This is correct, yes. The One Ring To Rule Them All :)

on 28. May 2025, 09:47 by Deklok
Very nice puzzle! Thank you

Last changed on 26. May 2025, 23:26

on 26. May 2025, 22:25 by CitrusGremlin
Lovely followup to your previous puzzle. I wish you luck if you continue to make more, and I'll for sure solve them if you do.

---

sshrpe: thank you very much for the kind words! It really means a lot. I think I’ve still got at least a couple more in me, though I’m not promising a complete set of all of the digits :D

Difficulty:3
Rating:93 %
Solved:58 times
Observed:2 times
ID:000NJN

Variant combination

Enter solution

Solution code:

Login