Bicycle Station
(Published on 10. July 2025, 16:47 by sujoyku)
I like to thank all testers and wish you joyful solving!
- Normal sudoku rules apply, i.e. each row, column, and 3x3 region has to contain the digits from 1 to 9 once each.
- Global Entropy: In the finished grid, each 2x2 box has to contain at least one low (1, 2, 3), one middle (4, 5, 6) and one high digit (7, 8, 9).
- Split Pea Lines: The sum of the digits on a line strictly between two circles is equal to a concatenation of the two values in the circles, in some order. For instance, 3_346_1 could be a valid split pea line, as 3+4+6=13, which is 1 concatenated with 3.
Here you can solve the puzzle online:
Solution code: Column 1 from top to bottom (9 digits in total)
Comments
on 21. July 2025, 05:01 by MSDOS
Really nice set up and flow! Great puzzle, thanks for sharing!
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Thank you for your comment, MSDOS! It is great to hear you enjoyed the flow in this one.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 11. July 2025, 14:43 by madhupt
This was a very very nice puzzle as usual from @sujoyku. There was a very nice flow in the logic. Very enjoyable. Thanks a lot for sharing this.
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Thank you for your kind words, madhupt! I am glad you liked the flow and enjoyed the puzzle.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 11. July 2025, 14:27 by Snue
This felt like 3* for me, but I am not experienced with global entropy either. Once I realised some ideas, the puzzle flowed nicely.
Thanks for the puzzle :)
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You are much welcome, Snue, thank you for your comment! Also thanks for sharing your perspective on difficulty. It is great to hear you liked the puzzle.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 11. July 2025, 09:28 by Snookerfan
Very nice! Probably 2 stars if you are used to global entropy. Thank you
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You are much welcome, Snookerfan, thank you for commenting! I am glad you liked the puzzle. I agree with your take on difficulty: Prior experience/practice with Global Entropy helps a lot.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 11. July 2025, 01:55 by BevG
A very enjoyable puzzle, not too difficult at all and quite straightforward to move through. Thank you :)
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You are much welcome, BevG, thank you for your comment! I am glad that you enjoyed the puzzle.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 10. July 2025, 19:56 by Franjo
Die gestellte Aufgabe wurde gelöst, und das Ergebnis verdient die Bestnote! (Schon wieder…) Ein dickes Dankeschön für dieses herrliche Puzzle, sujoyku.
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Ooh, vielen Dank für deinen herzlichen Kommentar, Franjo!
Ich freue mich immer von Dir zu lesen und natürlich auch, dass Dir das neue Rätsel gefallen hat.
Herzliche Grüße, sujoyku
on 10. July 2025, 17:57 by SamuPiano
Really fun puzzle and very clever use of global entropy! Thank you, sujoyku!
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You are much welcome, SamuPiano, thank you for your comment! I am glad you enjoyed the puzzle.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 10. July 2025, 17:46 by Sinuit
Thanks @sujoyku! Another great puzzle from you. I really loved how the two constraints worked together. There were some harder steps, but my solving time was closer to 2 stars difficulty.
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You are much welcome, Sinuit, thank you for your comment! I am glad you liked the puzzle. Considering difficulty, I mainly put it at 3 stars due to the Global Entropy scanning. But I am also happy if it ends up as a 2 stars, so let's see. :)
Kind regards, sujoyku
