The Minimum Compass
(Published on 17. February 2026, 11:05 by Rab3aron)
The Minimum Compass
Rules:
Standard Sudoku: Place the digits 1–9 so that each row, column, and 3×3 box contains each digit exactly once.
Diagonal Sudoku: The two main diagonals also contain digits 1–9 with no repeats.
Arrows: Digits along an arrow sum to the number shown in the circled cell.
Double Arrows: The sum of the digits along the red line is equal to the sum of the digits in the circles at either end of the line.
Minimum Cells: Each purple cell is smaller than all of its orthogonally adjacent neighbors.
Thermometers: Along each thermometer, digits strictly increase from the bulb to the tip.
Happy solving!
Solution code: Enter Row 4 from left to right.
Comments
on 19. February 2026, 08:04 by HopperSmith92
2* for me.Starting is easy and the whole logic is smooth
on 18. February 2026, 09:39 by Snookerfan
Very nice symmetrical puzzle! There was one stip midsolve that was quite tricky, overall very smooth. Thanks
on 18. February 2026, 09:25 by wuc
2* break in. One tougher step along. Beautiful construction thx.
on 17. February 2026, 22:20 by Chaka
Nice puzzle, 1,5* overaĺl difficulty for me with a slightly harder mid solve step. Thanks for sharing!
on 17. February 2026, 19:46 by wuc
2* break in. One tougher step along. Beautiful construction thx.
on 17. February 2026, 19:09 by keesh
Loved the symmetry of this puzzle. The solve path isn't to hard to find and flows very nicely.
on 17. February 2026, 17:45 by Ragna
Fun puzzle! Tank you. :-)
on 17. February 2026, 15:36 by VitP
the opening is easy enough ... you can get a handful of digits and candidates, but then you hit a brick wall.
definitely not level 2
