Five renban dots
(Published on 18. March 2026, 02:07 by Lithium-Ion)
Normal Sudoku rules apply. Digits separated by a V sum to 5. Pink renban lines contain a set of non-repeating, consecutive digits in any order. Digits separated by a black dot are in a 1:2 ratio. Not all possible dots and Vs are given.
You can play this puzzle via the following link: https://sudokupad.app/gymqc2sxj3
Solution code: Digits in row 1, read from left to right.
Comments
yesterday, 02:45 by seven-seas
Very fun puzzle! I really liked the interactions; I was always pleasantly surprised with how it was coming together. I definitely rate this a two-star, since I don't think a beginner would have much of a chance without guessing/backtracking.
on 20. March 2026, 05:12 by Vaurien
Definite 2* at nearly 19 minutes (most 1* puzzles are 8-12 minutes for me), but still a really lovely puzzle, just not rated right. ????
on 18. March 2026, 20:39 by Anthony
I agree that this is on the upper end of 1*, but there was nothing in my solve path which required anything close to a guess. It was all very clear.
on 18. March 2026, 15:44 by JVA
Cool interactions but yes, 3-4 years ago this would have been rated 2*
on 18. March 2026, 10:35 by flutchman
Very smooth, ty.
on 18. March 2026, 10:35 by anothermember
I didn't have much trouble solving it myself, but I can see how someone could easily get stuck on this if you don't spot some subtle interactions early on, and maybe on a different day I would have missed it too. Harder 1* maybe but definitely not an "approachable". Enjoyed it though.
on 18. March 2026, 05:16 by ongel
Very enjoyable 20 minutes or so!!! Really enjoyable trying to deduce what could or couldn't go where, thank you very much for this puzzle :)
on 18. March 2026, 03:19 by SanFranSam
I'm giving it a 3* because i am not a genius like other solvers here who can chase down bad solutions in their heads. I made good progress for a while and actually used logic. But at the end i had to guess between two values for a cell and solve it through until i found the problem then went back and solved correctly. Just saying. ;)
on 18. March 2026, 02:55 by RussKozerski
I'd probably give it a 2-star rating, but sometimes I'm just slow. Still, very enjoyable solve. Thank you.
