Crudely Drawn Stickman
(Published on 5. November 2025, 10:30 by Wiggel)
The creation of this puzzle was like butter.
From the idea, to finding working patterns, to making them fun to solve, every step of the way was smooth and enjoyable.
I hope you have at least a fraction as much fun solving this puzzle, as I had setting it.
Solve on SudokuPad (Colored Version)
Rules:
- Normal sudoku rules do NOT apply.
- Fill every cell in the grid with digits from 1 to 6.
- Digits on a thermometer strictly increase from the bulb to the tip.
- Each row, column, black line and both of the main diagonals all contain a UNIQUE set of 4 non-repeating digits. (Eg. No two groups can have the same composition of digits, and no digit can repeat within a group.)
- All black lines are 4 cells long and pass through the center of all affected cells. One line is thicker to make it easier to distinguish.
- Scanning for unique sets in the grid is NOT required.
Solution code: Rows 2 and 4 (left to right, 8 digits total)
Comments
on 10. November 2025, 23:24 by Wiggel
Fix solution checking
on 10. November 2025, 23:10 by Wiggel
Add Colored Version
on 9. November 2025, 21:53 by Wiggel
Rewrite Disclaimer
on 9. November 2025, 04:14 by Wiggel
Clear up wording in Disclaimer
on 9. November 2025, 03:40 by Wiggel
Add Disclaimer
on 8. November 2025, 23:26 by Wiggel
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on 6. November 2025, 21:17 by dzamie
A little tricky to read, though I eventually got used to where the lines went. I really enjoyed this! Took me a good long while to figure out which numbers could be the same. I'd love to see more of this style, though it looks like it'd be a nightmare to set up.
on 6. November 2025, 17:19 by sfield
It wasn't hard to solve using colors or letters, but for the life of me I can't find any way to deduce more than 1 digit. I found a bunch of possible solutions and can't figure out what's wrong with any of them.
on 5. November 2025, 22:50 by drbs
This is a hard puzzle. 5*
on 5. November 2025, 21:06 by Wiggel
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