Pairometers (6x6 Pack 1)
(Published on 3. February 2026, 15:00 by SennyK)
Today we have puzzle pack created for Scojo's prompt, as redeemed by Juggler, to invent a new type of clue and set a single-variant puzzle using only this clue :-)
Tommorow at the same time I am going to publish second, more challenging part of Pairometers 6x6 Pack, stay tuned!
I am aware that probably someone has already done puzzle with this constraint, however I have never seen a puzzle like this and invented it myself.
I hope you will enjoy and I would be really grateful for all the comments and ratings.
Second part: Pairometers (6x6 Pack 2)
Third part: Pairometers (6x6 Pack 3)
9x9 Puzzle: Pairometers
#1 German Pairometer
★☆☆☆☆
Normal 6x6 sudoku rules apply.
German Pairometer: A digit in a green circle indicates how many orthogonal pairs of digits with a difference of at least 3 exist within all its (up to 9) surrounding cells.
#2 Renban Pairometer
★☆☆☆☆
Normal 6x6 sudoku rules apply.
Renban Pairometer: A digit in a pink circle indicates how many orthogonal pairs of consecutive digits exist within all its (up to 9) surrounding cells.
#3 Ratio Pairometer
★★☆☆☆
Normal 6x6 sudoku rules apply.
Ratio Pairometer: A digit in a grey circle indicates how many orthogonal pairs of digits in a 1:2 ratio exist within all its (up to 9) surrounding cells.
If you liked this puzzle, I recommend trying out my other puzzles: The Erica Series:
★☆☆☆☆: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 12, 15, 17, 23, 26, 27, 31, 32
★★☆☆☆: 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 25, 29, 30
★★★☆☆: 9, 19, 21, 22, 28, 33 Shading/Ying-Yang:
★★☆☆☆: Pretty Odd Shaded Area
★★★☆☆: (+5)-Yang, Negative 8 YY
★★★★☆: Aim High! (YY)
★★★★★: Why-Why? Modifiers:
★★★☆☆: Modified Flat Mates, Neighbourhood Watch Fog of War:
★☆☆☆☆: Erica 12, Erica 17
★★☆☆☆: It's What You Do in the Dark That Puts You in the Light, Find It All, What the Fog?, Erica 20, Erica 29
★★★☆☆: Broken Flashlight in the Dark Pencil Puzzle/Sudoku Hybrid:
★★☆☆☆: Masyu (Short) Sudoku, Heyawake Sudoku (Given Regions)
★★★☆☆: Tetromino Sudoku
★★★★★: Heyawake Sudoku
Various Puzzles:
★☆☆☆☆: Blown Fuses in Electrical Installation, Let Me Introduce Myself, French Wrench, GAS Regional Constraints, Quadsumes
★★☆☆☆: Symmetrical Fan, Night Club, Important Hour on the Clock, What Was the Sum Again?, Disgroup Joints, 10-Arrows, Antiking Dutch Skyscrapers, (Not so) Little Killers, Indexing Sword
★★★☆☆: Cops & Robbers, Positive Symmetry, Doppelgänger Killer 1-25, Region Whisper Line, Christmas Chaos
★★★★☆: Liars. Liars Everywhere., Sandwiched XV Squishmates, Fireworks 2025, (Yin)German Pairrows
Solution code: A digit in R3C5 of each puzzle in order (3 digits).
Comments
on 18. February 2026, 02:10 by DubiousMobius
Very interesting new constraint, implemented with a nice variety of logic. Loved them, thanks for setting!
on 11. February 2026, 20:52 by Nell Gwyn
The Ratio one felt like a steeper difficulty spike than going from one star to two? I might have missed something obvious though.
on 3. February 2026, 17:33 by gdc
Very fun pack! Looking forward to the more challenging episode tomorrow!
