Complimentary Interconnected Forces
(Published on 1. November 2024, 22:31 by HalfBakedLunatic)
The Rules:
• Normal Sudoku Rules Apply
• Digits along a thermometer must increase from the bulb end
• The digits in a cage must sum to the number printed in its corner, if given. Digits may not repeat within a cage.
• Shade some cells such that the shaded cells and the unshaded cells each form a single orthogonally-connected region. No 2x2 area can be completely shaded or unshaded (Yin-Yang rules)
• Even number digits in a cage are always shaded, odd digits are always unshaded
• Odd number digits on a thermometer are always shaded, even digits are always unshaded
Solve Online here (right-click and open in new tab):
Complimentary Interconnected Forces (Cracking The Cryptic)
Leave a comment and let me know how you like it!
Puzzle by David Workman (aka "HalfBakedLunatic")
Solution code: Row 9
Comments
on 13. December 2025, 07:59 by Katchoo
Hallo, leider bin ich noch sehr schlecht in Yin-Yang, aber ich habe mich durchgekämpft. Kannst du mir den Simon-Witz erklären? Die Videos sind ja leider nur auf englisch... Mir hat das Rätsel trotzdem sehr gut gefallen, und ich hoffe, ich lerne dazu.
--- Hi Katchoo, I'm glad you got through it. On the YouTube channel "Cracking The Cryptic", Simon always uses this pattern as an example of how Ying-Yang could work. I did this puzzle as a joke and submitted it - but then Mark ended up solving it instead of Simon! You can watch the video here:
https://youtu.be/0mzGiPdYsLc
on 9. November 2024, 00:24 by waffles_the_dog
I really enjoyed this, thank you very much!
on 3. November 2024, 18:22 by LehanLehan
Even if Simon wasn't laughing everyone else was))))
on 2. November 2024, 15:37 by mbrandtwls
This is hilarious! It's a great puzzle on its own, very smooth solution path - and the 'Simon Pattern' is a perfectly executed surprise. Absolutely wonderful.
on 2. November 2024, 00:33 by samuel1997
I burst out laughing when I saw the congratulation message! This is fantastic!
