Évier de Cuisine
(Published on 22. September 2025, 13:03 by gdc)
This weeks setting challenge is by dorlir and about creating a puzzle that uses many different constraints but only once each. I decided to go for (more or less) standard variants only. Thanks to the testers. Hope you enjoy!
Line Constraints
ESL: The "=" dot in box 6 splits the equal split line into two segments with the same sum. Digits may repeat on the line but not within its segments.
REN: Digits on the renban line don't repeat and form a single consecutive run (like 234) when sorted.
ZIP: Digits an equal distance to the center of the zipper line sum to its central digit (e.g. 123-9-678).
GW: Adjacent digits along the German whisper line differ by 5 or more.
PAL: Digits on the palindrome line read the same forwards and backwards.
Other Constraints
MAX: The central cell in box 1 is larger than all its orthogonal neighbors.
ARR: Digits along the arrow (box 2) sum to the the digit in its attached circle.
XV: Digits on the X (box 3) sum to 10. Digits on the V (box 9) sum to 5.
Solution code: Bottom row (row 9) left to right (9 digits)
Comments
on 22. September 2025, 19:26 by Exigus
Perfect showcase of variant sudoku and how fun it can be. Thanks!
on 22. September 2025, 15:39 by Calvinball
This puzzle had me smiling the entire time. I had to start over once due to a severe case of badsolverism, and I still had that grin on my face for both times.
on 22. September 2025, 14:26 by wuc
Brilliant puzzle. The break in is a bit distracted by all the constraints and definitely 2*-2.5*. The rest is very fluent with many clever ideas. Great setting thx.
on 22. September 2025, 13:21 by sujoyku
All the logic comes together super-nicely and it has a great flow. Thank you for this fun puzze, gdc!
on 22. September 2025, 13:05 by ChinStrap
Lots of nice interactions here, well telegraphed too.
