Campfire Whispers
(Published on 1. May 2026, 01:06 by ZagOnEm)
This is my first attempt at a variant Sudoku with what I believe is a novel ruleset. Please enjoy!
Special thanks to users "sanabas," "The Pi Guy," and "curlingclips" on the CTC Discord server for helping me transform my idea into a playable puzzle.
Rules:
- Normal Sudoku rules apply.
- Kropki: A white dot sits between a pair of consecutive digits.
- Tents: The grid contains 16 trees. Each tree is paired with an orthogonally adjacent tent, in a 1-to-1 relationship. Tents may not touch, not even diagonally. (For clarity, there is no restriction on placing multiple tents next to a single tree, or vice versa.)
- Counting Tents: Any digit in a tent indicates exactly how many tents contain that digit.
- German Whispers: Each tent differs from its paired tree by at least 5.
Click here to play on Sven's SudokuPad
Solution code: The negative diagonal, beginning in the top left corner.
Last changed on on 1. May 2026, 01:10
Solved by aturtledoesbite, sanabas, SKORP17, data_free, apothycus, lianarox, dodo, bulguline
Comments
on 1. May 2026, 16:55 by apothycus
Congrats on your first puzzle! I found it very smooth and approachable, the use of the tents rule worked very well.
on 1. May 2026, 01:10 by ZagOnEm
Credited several people without whom the puzzle would not have been made.
