VariantDoku Daily Puzzle: July 15
(Published today, 11:37 by Brandy New)
Normal sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1-6 once each in every row, column, and 2x3 box.
Thermometer: digits must strictly increase along each thermometer, starting from the bulb.
Kropki: digits separated by a black dot are in a 1:2 ratio (i.e. one digit is double the other). Not all dots are necessarily given.
Cells connected by an X sum to 10. Cells connected by a V sum to 5. Not all Xs and Vs are given.
Digits may not repeat along marked diagonals.
Solve in VariantDoku (iOS) or on SudokuPad.
Solution code: Enter the digits of row 3.
Comments
today, 16:55 by Anthony
I did not need to use anything like a skyscraper or two string kite to solve this. In fact, I found it to not really be any harder than any of the rest of these, and I solved it in similar time. Probably the trickiest part was seeing where the 1s go in boxes 1, 3, and 5, but that was still pretty straightforward.
today, 15:10 by JVA
I'm at a point with these puzzles where I just try bifurcation as soon as it seems feasible
today, 14:00 by Brandy New
There are a couple of tricky steps needed to break the wall. Like skyscraper or two-string kite. But I am sure these eliminations can be done without knowing what these techniques do.
The computer generated tag means this puzzle was created with the help of a computer tool.
today, 13:46 by RockyRoer
I'm not sure what the computer intended our solve path to be on this one, but I couldn't find it. Harder than usual.
What's the title mean?
