Greater Ring
(Published on 8. July 2026, 16:31 by Azvaril)
Hello. The idea for this puzzle came to me yesterday as I was going to bed. Today, while working, I played around with the constraints a bit and was happy with the result.
Have a good time solving!
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Normal Sudoku rules apply. The digits 1 to 9 must be placed in each row, column and 3x3 box without repetition.
Greater than: The digit on the open side of the ">" sign must be larger than the digit on the pointed side.
Thermometer: Digits along a thermometer must increase from the bulb.
Just to confirm: the ">" sign may look different, but it works the same :-)
Solution code: Row 5, 9 digits left to right.
Comments
yesterday, 10:50 by Kattorzeh
Fun and easy 2*
on 14. July 2026, 17:19 by PancakePie
Very fun and beautifully built!
on 14. July 2026, 10:24 by jez9999
Break-in isn't so bad but this becomes a tough nut to crack half way through.
on 10. July 2026, 10:26 by lmdemasi
Please make the comment from VitP hidden. It contains spoilers for solving the puzzle.
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Done
on 10. July 2026, 00:36 by rocky
The amount of fun deductions in this puzzle is much higher than you'd think for it's simplicity.
on 9. July 2026, 11:18 by XhcnoirX
Really enjoyable puzzle! Not too difficult but still challenging enough, with a very nice flow. My mind is blown on how you can create such a sudoko while working, haha.. Kudos!
on 9. July 2026, 01:48 by Moonsinh
Maybe me and my girlfriend missed something, but for us this was def not a 2*. closer to a 4* than a 2* if anything.
I think the types of deductions we needed to make would maybe fit into a 2* puzzle if the puzzle was very clear on where you needed to look, but given that the entire border of the puzzle is identical in terms of grid furniture, I think it takes a lot more careful searching than a typical 2* or even 2-3* puzzle.
