Moving On Up
(Published on 1. October 2025, 15:45 by ChinStrap)
Thanks to all the testers! Made for a Scojo setting prompt about using each clue type once only.
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply in the inner 9x9 grid.
- Slow Thermometer:
- Digits on the slow thermometer must not decrease starting from the bulb.
- Numbered Rooms:
- Outside clues represent the digit placed in Nth position looking into the grid in the row/column, where N is the digit in the first position.
- Other Clues:
- The white dot separates consecutive digits.
- The black dot separates digits where one is double the other.
- The X separates digits that sum to 10.
All feedback (positive or critical) appreciated!
Solution code: Row 5, left to right in the inner grid (9 digits)
Comments
on 5. October 2025, 07:46 by AdarshN
Absolutely gorgeous puzzle! Probably about a 3.5* for me for difficulty, but an absolute 5* for quality. What a discovery!
on 4. October 2025, 21:59 by antiknight
Cool puzzle!
on 4. October 2025, 15:52 by bboom
Very cool. Visually minimalist, but also very functional. Nice mix of a bit of brain crunching to understand the implications of the combination of restraints, and from there it is a fairly smooth solve without falling apart too easily.
on 3. October 2025, 23:53 by Fool on Hill
Wonderful puzzle - every clue does its job. Thanks for having the imagination to believe it ...
on 2. October 2025, 09:36 by Exigus
Amazing. Thanks!
on 2. October 2025, 09:34 by Andrewsarchus
Awesome discovery, and very well executed!
on 2. October 2025, 05:12 by MSDOS
Really enjoyable concept here, beautiful logic, excellent setting! Thanks
on 2. October 2025, 05:02 by Playmaker6174
Nice discovery and a cleverly constructed puzzle overall!
on 2. October 2025, 03:44 by glum_hippo
You have become one of my two favorite pinguid setters!
on 2. October 2025, 03:28 by Calvinball
It's your first day at Hogwarts, you've watched your parents and read your books and you think you know a little something something about magic. And then out of nowhere, the cat turns into Proffesor McGonagall and you realize you don't know jack.
on 2. October 2025, 00:11 by reformist
Beautiful puzzle with epiphanies spaced out through the entire solve.
on 1. October 2025, 23:33 by damo_89
What a brilliant idea and great execution.
on 1. October 2025, 21:19 by Bankey
"Very nice" is such an understatement for this puzzle!! Amazing concept, fantastic execution. Many thanks for setting and sharing, @ ChinStrap :).
on 1. October 2025, 20:53 by miranda_9
Easier than I first thought. Very clever and fun to solve. Thanks
on 1. October 2025, 20:43 by Mennoo_
Absolutely brilliant puzzle.
Very clever idea, and brilliant execution. Loved it
on 1. October 2025, 20:38 by marcmees
Very nice. Thanks
on 1. October 2025, 20:12 by mathpesto
Lots of fun! And more approachable than I expected.
on 1. October 2025, 18:23 by Crusader175
Very cool discovery! Enjoyed solving it a lot.
on 1. October 2025, 17:49 by ViKingPrime
I'm with Sotehr on this one, one of those puzzles you wish you'd thought of first.
on 1. October 2025, 16:30 by marty_sears
What a brilliant concept, expertly executed, and the most ludicrous thermo I have ever seen. I wholeheartedly approve
on 1. October 2025, 15:47 by Sotehr
Very fun discovery, I'm jealous I didn't think of it. :)
