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Yin Yang Doubler Uniqueness

(Published on 3. April 2026, 19:22 by Oddlyeven)

Rules: Normal Sudoku rules apply. Put the digits 1 to 9 once each into every row, column and box.
Yin Yang Doublers: Shade some cells in the grid such that all shaded cells are orthoganally connected and all unshaded cells are orthogonally connected. No 2x2 may be all shaded or all unshaded. A shaded cell has a value equal to twice its digit. An unshaded cell has a value equal to twice its digit minus one (double the digit first, then subtract one).
Uniqueness: On each of the constraints below, values do not repeat anywhere in the puzzle. For example, if there is a shaded 5 (value 10) on a renban, shaded 5 can't appear anywhere else on a renban, but unshaded 5 could because it has a value of 9.
Renban: Values on a purple line form a set of consecutive numbers with no repeats.
Arrows: Values along an arrow sum the value in that arrow's circle.
X: Two cells joined by an X have values that sum to 10.
Black Dots: Two cells joined by a black dot have values where one is double the other.

Links:
SudokuPad: https://sudokupad.app/yl0n45rfll

Solution code: Column 8, top to bottom (9 digits).


Solved by Manta-Ray, Nurator, SKORP17, tuturitu, Douglass, wuc, palpot, samuel1997, Mr_tn, Crusader175, Dcs, rameshsrivats, SudokuHero, kehan628, Altynbek , AKernel, 6rank, Sherif, Isael, Vodakhan , SPring, ... Mr. Happy, Tompzini, WvdWest, PippoForte, 379475229, Lyouke, Andrewsarchus, Asphodel, elpadrinoIV, CareBaer, LabRat, pmatos, mercierus, h5663454, chenlu, karlmortenlunna, ArkansasJones
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Comments

on 9. April 2026, 11:35 by mercierus
Very nice, I made the same mistake twice on the double arrow thinking there was only one way of doing it and once I realized it, it became a smooth solve. Thank you for this puzzle!

on 5. April 2026, 02:43 by polcat
Incredible puzzle! Thank you

on 4. April 2026, 05:30 by rameshsrivats
Mindbendingly magnificent

on 4. April 2026, 03:57 by Crusader175
Really nice construction!

on 3. April 2026, 23:49 by wuc
63 very joyful minutes. Awesome setting thx.

on 3. April 2026, 21:38 by Douglass
Majestic puzzle

on 3. April 2026, 19:32 by Nurator
Mind bending fun!

on 3. April 2026, 19:29 by Manta-Ray
Lots of very interesting logic, great puzzle!

Difficulty:4
Rating:95 %
Solved:50 times
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ID:000S5U

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