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 17. April 2026, 20:30 by vtable
I read "within all its surrounding cells" as that the orthogonal pairs would be only in the surrounding cells, not including the marked cell itself. The Renban one even works with that wonderfully at the beginning, good that there is the checkmark function.. After I convinced myself that the pairs could occur within the whole 3x3 box including the marked cell, I don't even know how to start. Even the corner allows for up to 4 pairs, edges allow for 7 in their 2x3 box.
SK: Thank you for trying the puzzle! 4 clues combined in box 5 are very restricted, and upon careful study they allow you to insert digits.
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!
