A Walk Through the Tulips
(Published on 2. November 2025, 08:00 by Kaktuslav)
Rules: Normal sudoku rules apply.
Dutch whisper path: Draw a one-cell-wide path connecting two non-adjacent cells in the grid. The path moves only orthogonally and may not touch itself, not even diagonally.
- The path functions as a Dutch whisper line — any two adjacent digits on the path must differ by at least 4.
- Every cell marked with a square lies on the path and contains the sum of the digits in all orthogonally adjacent cells that are not on the path.
- Each digit from 1–9 must appear at least once on the path.
Solution code: All digits ON the path in Column 1 (from top to bottom), followed by all digits NOT ON the path in Row 9 (from left to right).
Comments
on 4. November 2025, 17:30 by Franjo
Amazing! I had a wonderful time solving this gem. Thank you very much for creating and sharing this lovely puzzle.
on 3. November 2025, 15:29 by harwiltz
Felt absolutely hopeless at first, but this turned out incredibly smooth and satisfying :)
on 3. November 2025, 09:46 by Snookerfan
Very nice! Thank you
on 2. November 2025, 16:36 by kasperd
Nice puzzle.
The hardest part for me was that I kept making mistakes because I incorrectly assumed the sum rule applied to some cell on the path without a square.
The final rule about the path containing all digits I had completely forgotten about once I made it far enough in the puzzle to need it.
on 2. November 2025, 13:13 by zonny
What an awesome puzzle! Many, many thanks! I feel really proud of myself for figuring it out! :D
