Annie (Hitlines)
(Published on 18. March 2025, 14:39 by Ratfinkz)
Hi there, thanks for checking out my latest puzzle!
This was inspired by the recent Collab I did with : Marty Sears where we invented hitlines.
Thanks so much to Chinstrap and LMDemasi for the test solves!
Constraints used
- Normal sudoku rules apply. (Place the digits once each into every row, column and box.)
- Hitlines! Digits along a beige 'hitline' do not repeat. The number on a blue circle (or two-digit pill reading from left to right) points to the first cell ('position 1') along a hitline, and indicates the total of any digits that equal their position number along that hitline.
Solve on Sudoku Pad
Please feel free to leave me a comment I read and appreciate every one
Solution code: Row 6
Comments
on 19. April 2025, 13:19 by SHERAX
This One Is Not Extremely Hard But It Takes A Lot Of Nice Time To Solve…WOW
on 9. April 2025, 14:29 by FifthWorld
I kept forgetting digits on lines don't repeat. It's possible apparently to solve the puzzle while forgetting about that for 95% of the solve.
on 20. March 2025, 17:44 by jakestilesowen
The intro to hitlines was cool, but this is top notch! Thanks for the excellent puzzle.
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Thank you so much! I'm very glad you enjoyed!
on 19. March 2025, 17:14 by Lorena
I learned a lesson from this puzzle: when you waste an hour and can’t make any headway on a 3*… double-check your math. Just because it says right there in your notes that 1+2=2, it doesn’t make it true. Anyway cool puzzle, I hate maths now.
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lesson number two ...Ratfinkz isn't evil...well, not always!
on 18. March 2025, 18:55 by marty_sears
Brilliant! You have really taken this ruleset a step further - some really lovely interactions in here and satisfying things to spot. The overall flow was really nice, and it reminded me a bit of a ChinStrap puzzle in that respect. I think this is one of my favourites of your puzzles. I am really happy we did that collaboration together, these lines have loads more magic to explore
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Thanks for the lovely comment! I'm so glad we did that Collab too, I'm slightly in love with Hitlines, they have some fabulous logic associated with them!
on 18. March 2025, 15:57 by Ratfinkz
Cosmetic update to puzzle
on 18. March 2025, 15:26 by lmdemasi
What do you call a public coach that drops people off at the wrong destination?
A blunder bus.
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This should not have made me laugh out loud, but...it did!
on 18. March 2025, 15:04 by ChinStrap
This was a great follow up to the first hitline puzzle. Love how sudoku really impacts the options of pill values in this.
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Thank you! Thanks for testing and for figuring out pills!
