Balanced Whispers [YYJ Pack]
(Published on 2. May 2026, 01:00 by yttrio)
This was originally created for the Yin Yang Journey puzzle pack. Links to previous puzzles in the pack are below:
Go Yin Yang
Through the Caverns
Sandwich Break
Staircase Serpent
Roman Negativity
Into Chaos
At Odds with Where to Go
Twin Yang
Rules:
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Yin Yang: Shade some cells such that all shaded cells are orthogonally connected, all unshaded cells are orthogonally connected, and no 2x2 area is fully shaded or fully unshaded.
The shaded region acts as a German Whispers line: if two orthogonally connected cells are both shaded, then the digits in those cells must have a difference of at least 5.
All lines contain at least one shaded and one unshaded cell. For each line, the sum of digits in shaded cells must be equal to the sum of digits in unshaded cells on that same line.
6x6 Example:
The image below shows a sample 6x6 puzzle and solution with the same rule set.
Note: For 6x6 Sudoku, adjacent digits on a German Whispers line must have a difference of at least 3 (instead of the usual 5)
Play the example in SudokuPad.
Solution code: Digits in shaded cells in row 7 (left to right) followed by digits in shaded cells in column 7 (top to bottom)
Comments
on 6. May 2026, 14:14 by galium_odoratum
Wonderful puzzle! If you have some experience with YY & path construction puzzles it is 3.5* imo, otherwise a 4*. This was very fun to solve, thank your for setting this gem!
on 2. May 2026, 21:49 by wuc
Lovely. Flows very nice. Great setting thx.
on 2. May 2026, 19:38 by wuc
Lovely. Flows very nice. Great setting thx.
on 2. May 2026, 10:28 by Christounet
Lovely! Thanks :)
on 2. May 2026, 10:09 by Wuschel
Beautiful puzzle, thanks!
on 2. May 2026, 08:23 by Piatato
Sweet!
on 2. May 2026, 06:57 by VitP
yin yang yay
