Ernst the Elephant
(Published on 27. July 2025, 16:00 by NotSoMagnifique)
Ernst kind of appeared to me from a palindrome idea I was working on, and I'm so glad he did! I hope you like him too!
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Rules:
- Normal Sudoku rules apply.
- Palindromes - digits along a gray palindrome line read the same backwards and forwards.
- German Whispers - neighboring digits on a green German Whisper line must differ in value by at least 5.
- Renban - digits on a purple renban line form a consecutive set in some order.
- Ratio Kropki dots - digits separated by a black Kropki dot have a ratio of 2:1. No negative constraint.
- XV sums - digits separated by X sum to 10; digits separated by V sum to 5. No negative constraint.----
Puzzle:
Solution code: Row 4 digits left to right
Comments
on 9. August 2025, 08:44 by Jen118266
Loved it thank you
on 31. July 2025, 17:45 by davidz32z
I love Ernst <3
on 29. July 2025, 07:59 by dajoey
combined of 59+ mins, also big assistant from member of CTC discord, i found the breakthrough :)
on 28. July 2025, 10:37 by Franjo
Here in Germany the children love an elephant called Benjamin Blümchen. Looking at this grid he surely would shout out his famous „Törööö!“ Thank you very much for creating and sharing this lovely puzzle.
>>>NSM here - Benjamin sounds like a charming fellow! Maybe Ernst is his cousin?
on 28. July 2025, 04:40 by h1dd3ntrip7e
Tons of fun! Got my crayons out and started colouring.
on 28. July 2025, 00:30 by RussKozerski
100% true story: When I was a kid growing up in Dover, Delaware, my mother worked for a really nice man named Ernst Dannemann. He once threw a party at his house for all his employees, and as a special treat for the kids, he arranged for a baby elephant to attend the party. First time I ever touched an elephant. It was surprising to 8-year old me not only that they had hair, but that the hair was sharp like little needles. How's that for an unexpected juxtaposition between Sudoku and real life?
>>>NSM here - I went searching for information on your Mr. Dannemann, and I found his memorial page. I'm not surprised that a man of his background, especially with family members surviving the Holocaust, wanted to make sure that the children of Dover had happy childhoods! I would have been surprised by the baby elephant too, I think.
on 27. July 2025, 17:46 by Onkel_Dagobert
Not so easy Ernst is.
