Cure
(Published on 12. July 2025, 19:10 by anotherpaulistring)
This is the first Sudoku puzzle I have ever set. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. I hope you find the logic enjoyable.
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
German whispers: Along the provided green lines, adjacent digits must differ by at least 5.
Kropki dots: The digits in two cells connected by a white dot must have a difference of exactly 1. The digits in two cells connected by a black dot must have a ratio of 2:1.
Renban lines: Along the provided purple-pink (and hollowed-out) lines, digits form a set of consecutive, non-repeating digits. Two more constraints, given below, also apply to the provided Renban lines.
"Doubled set": Each digit from 1 to 9 must appear on exactly two of the Renban (purple-pink) lines.
"Extremal endpoint": The digit in the uppermost (i.e. lowest row number) endpoint of a Renban line must contain either the minimum or maximum digit on that line.
Solve on SudokuPad
Solution code: Column 4 (top to bottom) followed by Row 5 (left to right).
Comments
on 13. July 2025, 15:16 by rameshsrivats
Brilliant puzzle. Great debut. Well done. Since you asked for feedback, I had 2 things - a) Personally, I thought it was closer to 4* difficulty. And b) There really is no need for an 18-digit solution code. It's not anyone here has any incentive to cheat.
on 13. July 2025, 01:39 by Kazeyoubi
Great design!
on 12. July 2025, 23:20 by anotherpaulistring
Clarified that the Renban lines are hollowed out (in case solver is colorblind and cannot distinguish between green and purple lines)
