Let's Talk About Six
(Published on 3. June 2025, 13:05 by sshrpe)
Hope you enjoy this one, do leave a comment if you like it! Further 'six' puns and silly rule suggestions are more than welcome.
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.
- Let's Talk About Six, Baby: A 6 must appear on every constraint (line, dot, or cage).
- Let's Talk About Two & Three: A 6 must always be orthogonally adjacent to exactly one 2 and exactly one 3.
- Index lines: On an index line, the digit in the Nth cell along the line (starting from the diamond) indicates the position along the line where the digit N appears. Eg: 3214 would be a valid line; the 1st digit, 3, indicates that the 3rd digit is a 1, and so on. Index lines do not merge or cross.
- Killer Cages: Digits cannot repeat within a cage, and sum to the small number in the top left corner, if given.
- Ratio dots: A black dot separates two cells where one digit is double the other. Not all dots are given.
- The Sixth Sense: The grid is covered in fog. Placing a correct digit in any cell will clear fog from that cell. Placing a 6 correctly will also clear fog elsewhere on the grid.
THE NUMBERWANG PUZZLES
If you enjoyed this and would like to try some similar puzzles, check out the previous puzzles in this set:
Solution code: See the completion message
Comments
on 17. June 2025, 02:15 by LewkForce
Absolutely loved this puzzle! Great use of the dynamic fog, lovely ruleset. I had the song stuck in my head the whole time, haha!
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sshrpe: Thanks very much! I'm really glad you enjoyed it :D
on 10. June 2025, 13:37 by mowi12
Hi there, great puzzle!
But for me, the password doesn't show as well ...
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sshrpe: this is really confusing, I wonder if it’s different devices doing different things? Either way, thanks for the kind words
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mowi12: Thanks!
Yes, could be. I used Firefox and have some JS-Blockers installed. Maybe this causes some issues.
on 6. June 2025, 18:57 by NotSoMagnifique
Hi there - I've been attempting to register my solve, but I don't seem to see the password that's alluded to for the solution code - please advise?
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sshrpe: oh no! Sorry to hear that, I'm not sure why that is, and it's definitely showing up for me :/
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NSM here - submitted and edited, thank you! The puzzle itself is great!
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sshrpe: You’re very welcome, glad you enjoyed the puzzle :)
on 4. June 2025, 15:06 by kublai
Whatta Puzzle!
Very Six-y.
on 3. June 2025, 22:09 by Arkthelox
Very good puzzle with a nice flow, glad i got to test it.
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sshrpe: Thank you for the testing, it was very much appreciated :D
on 3. June 2025, 21:11 by CitrusGremlin
That's Numberwang!
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sshrpe: Well done! Let’s rotate the board!
on 3. June 2025, 19:13 by AngusWBA
Very nice! Thanks
on 3. June 2025, 16:36 by AlSina
Nice puzzle, thanks for sharing!
Loved the solution code ;-)
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sshrpe: haha thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed, I wasn’t sure how far I could push it :)
on 3. June 2025, 15:35 by Freegerator
6/6 thank you
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sshrpe: much appreciated! That one extra makes all the difference :D
