Anti-meme v.2.0.2.5
(Published on 21. November 2025, 06:39 by Pianist15)
Anti-meme v.2.0.2.5 by Pianist15
My first puzzle!!! This came together surprisingly quickly after considering the implications of the main rule, which was itself inspired by crotchety annoyance at the most recent hip meme.
RULES
Normal sudoku rules apply, and all clues are standard (each indicated diagonal sums to the total shown, and digits on thermometers increase from the bulb).
Additionally, this puzzle is devoid of merriment and joy: no 6 can be a king's move in chess away from a 7 or a 9, and no corner cell in the puzzle may contain a 3.
Solution code: Enter row 9 from left to right (no spaces)
Comments
yesterday, 00:16 by Phandor
Love this one. At first I thought I'm not going to make it. Resolving the 358 by coloring was the cherry on top. Thanks for this nice puzzle.
on 22. November 2025, 18:36 by ClarityC
This one flowed quite smoothly for me start to end! Took a second to notice how to resolve the 3/5/8 at the end but I saw the solution pretty swiftly, so I really think this one's difficulty level is going to be very specific per person. A little less than 2* for me!
on 22. November 2025, 17:53 by Joyofrandomness
Congrats on your first puzzlement. Really wonderful puzzle. Unfortunately despite your best efforts it was full of merriment
on 22. November 2025, 01:23 by Scorps
Agree with a couple of the others that the final deduction with the 3s, 5s and 8s is more than 2*, so 3* for me but still a very enjoyable puzzle, thanks for sharing!
on 21. November 2025, 21:31 by therealsillypenguin
Very fun puzzle! I got briefly stuck near the end because I completely forgot the three in the corner rule, but the puzzle flowed very nicely when I actually remembered the rules
on 21. November 2025, 15:27 by flutchman
Despite your promise, there was lots of merriment and joy in this puzzle :)
Lovely puzzle, thanks.
on 21. November 2025, 14:13 by SennyK
Fantastic puzzle, except of the fact what is required to resolve deadly pattern in the end, I do not agree with the 2* difficulty rating.
on 21. November 2025, 13:13 by zalaklab
Fantastic construction.
