VariantDoku Daily Puzzle: July 15
(Published on 15. July 2026, 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
on 15. July 2026, 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.
on 15. July 2026, 15:10 by JVA
I'm at a point with these puzzles where I just try bifurcation as soon as it seems feasible
on 15. July 2026, 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.
on 15. July 2026, 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?
