The Tao Trilogy (6x6 Yin-Yang Puzzle Pack)
(Published on 26. September 2026, 03:15 by SennyK)
Today I am happy to share an approachable Yin-Yang puzzle pack :-)
Difficulty of the puzzles should be slightly increasing.
I hope you will enjoy and I would be really grateful for all the comments and ratings.
Please note that values of shaded cells are different in each puzzle, remaining rules are the same.
#1 Echoes of Tao
★☆☆☆☆
Normal 6x6 sudoku rules apply.
Yin-Yang: Shade some cells in the grid so that all shaded cells are orthogonally connected, all unshaded cells are orthogonally connected, and no 2×2 region is entirely shaded or entirely unshaded.
Values: A shaded cell containing digit x has value 2x; an unshaded cell has value equal to its digit.
Region Sum Line: Box borders divide a blue line into segments which have the same sum of values. Different lines may have different sums.
#2 Shadows of Tao
★☆☆☆☆
Normal 6x6 sudoku rules apply.
Yin-Yang: Shade some cells in the grid so that all shaded cells are orthogonally connected, all unshaded cells are orthogonally connected, and no 2×2 region is entirely shaded or entirely unshaded.
Values: A shaded cell containing digit x has value x-1; an unshaded cell has value equal to its digit.
Region Sum Line: Box borders divide a blue line into segments which have the same sum of values. Different lines may have different sums.
#3 Beams of Tao
★★☆☆☆
Normal 6x6 sudoku rules apply.
Yin-Yang: Shade some cells in the grid so that all shaded cells are orthogonally connected, all unshaded cells are orthogonally connected, and no 2×2 region is entirely shaded or entirely unshaded.
Values: A shaded cell containing digit x has value x+2; an unshaded cell has value equal to its digit.
Region Sum Line: Box borders divide a blue line into segments which have the same sum of values. Different lines may have different sums.
If you liked these puzzles, I recommend trying out my other puzzles :-)
Solution code: Third (3rd) column of each grid from top to bottom separated by the symbol "-" between grids, with the symbol "/" marking borders between shaded and unshaded cells (e.g., 123/456-12/34/56-1/234/56).
