Hot Diamonds
(Published on 7. May 2026, 01:04 by Dr Logic)
Preamble
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This puzzle was set for May's monthly puzzle prompt on the CTC discord, where we were challenged to make a sequel to an old puzzle. I chose to revisit the nabner/renban/GW crossover ideas and geometry that I set with a few years ago (linked below).
This was a fun challenge, as I had to remind myself of the central ideas behind these shapes
As always, leave a comment on your thoughts!
Happy solving!
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Rules:
- Normal 9x9 sudoku rules apply
- Adjacent digits along a green 'german whispers' line differ by at least 5.
- Digits along a gold 'nabner' line form a set of non-repeating digits where no two digits are consecutive.
- Digits along a purple 'renban' line form a set of non-repeating consecutive digits, in any order.
- Digits along a gold thermo rise in size from the bulb end. Treat every gold thermo as a nabner line also. For clarification, each thermo is also a 3-cell nabner line.
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Solution code: Column 5 of the finished grid (9 digits)
Solved by lianarox, pmays123, lina_hyena, biorycbyd, sss1145, Silentdodo, jordanza, efnenu, Ellien, Gilliatt, Tilberg, SKORP17, Moonsinh, Elliebot, Montinox, ManlyPebbles, jl_backflip, terrible_casserole, kehan628, Corey115, arielthreat, Wahaj, SimiC, b413x, BorisTheSnake, Exigus, Crul, chameleon, Sotehr, by81996672, dskaff, Elizy
Comments
on 9. May 2026, 22:47 by chameleon
Interesting pattern :)
Last changed on 7. May 2026, 16:01
on 7. May 2026, 03:07 by pmays123
Cool puzzle. Thanks!
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Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed.
- Dr Logic
