Xs and Os [Parity, Whispers, Palindromes]
(Published on 5. December 2022, 01:42 by Malrog)
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply.Tic Tac Toe: Each box in the grid is a filled tic tac toe board (Odd vs Even), with exactly one winning line (3 in a row horizontally, vertically or diagonally), and that winning line contains the box number.
Parity Whispers: Adjacent digits on a green line differ by at least 5, and must have different parity.
Parity Palindromes: Digits along a grey line read the same from either end, and adjacent digits must have different parity. For clarity, both palindromes are straight lines through r3c3.
F-puzzles link
CtC Wep App link (has solution check)
SudokuLab link
Solution code: The digits on the winning lines in each box (in order from box 1 to 9). Digits should be read left-to-right, or top-to-bottom if the line is vertical. There should be 27 digits, with no spaces.
Comments
on 16. October 2024, 16:32 by The Book Wyrm
Great puzzle! Very impressive minimal grid, and an interesting ruleset for some neat logic.
on 10. October 2024, 20:16 by mnasti2
Very fun and unique!
on 19. December 2022, 02:34 by Malrog
Thank you everyone for your lovely comments, I'm proud of this puzzle, so it's great to see everyone enjoying it! Thank you again :)
on 9. December 2022, 17:22 by Pibonacci
The breakin felt like a little math proof, beautiful.
on 8. December 2022, 23:21 by cam
Wow!
on 6. December 2022, 11:34 by Crusader175
Very nice!
on 5. December 2022, 20:25 by Niverio
Absolutely fantastic! The concept is intriguing and executed perfectly! Had tons of fun with this one.
on 5. December 2022, 12:07 by Raumplaner
Wow, that's a beautiful, elegant, cool and fun puzzle! Absolutely top-notch!
on 5. December 2022, 10:49 by cair
Fantastic puzzle! thank you for sharing :)
on 5. December 2022, 07:29 by Playmaker6174
Super interesting and fantastic puzzle! Figuring out the proper way to articulate my logical thoughts was such an engaging experience for me, and I was truly delighted at the end ;)
on 5. December 2022, 06:15 by Bjd
Absolutely brilliant! Thanks.
on 5. December 2022, 03:44 by ClashCode
Just solved this puzzle and I'm just in awe. Definitely one of most interesting puzzles I've solved to date.
on 5. December 2022, 02:09 by Wessel Strijkstra
It's now been around six months since I solved this, and I've still not found a better puzzle:(
