Sticks and Stones
(Published on 19. April 2025, 00:19 by ebiggie)
RULE SET:
Normal Sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1 through 9 in each row, column, and box.
GERMAN WHISPER (GREEN): Adjacent digits along a green German Whispers line must differ by at least 5. Digits may repeat if other rules allow.
RENBAN (PURPLE): Digits along a purple Renban line must be a set of consecutive non-repeating digits, and may appear in any order.
KROPKI: Black dots are a 1:2 ratio. White dots are consecutive. Not all dots are given.
For our color blind friends:
Renban lines (8 total): The circles completely in boxes 2,4,6, and 8. lines R1C3-R3C3, R1C7-R3C7, R7C3-R9C3, R7C7-R9C7.
All remaining lines are German whisper.
Click the Link to Play: Sudokupad
Solution code: Please provide the digits from column 9 (top to bottom):
Comments
on 21. April 2025, 11:12 by Exigus
Felt very smooth.
on 19. April 2025, 19:51 by keenbowl
Great puzzle, definitely a tough one for me, but I probably just missed something obvious.
Thanks for setting & sharing!
on 19. April 2025, 05:03 by rameshsrivats
Quite a brilliant puzzle
on 19. April 2025, 01:06 by ebiggie
Modified to 3* based on feedback.
on 19. April 2025, 00:55 by avishai
Delightful! Very fun interaction between the sticks and stones (Felt like a 3* to me!)
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Thank you avishai and glad you enjoyed the puzzle. I am going to modify the difficulty level based on yours and sanabas's feedback. Very much appreciated! :)
on 19. April 2025, 00:52 by sanabas
Good fun, felt a lot easier than 5*. Some colouring, one slightly tricky bit to determine the parity, then smooth and easy the rest of the way.
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Thanks sanabas! I really appreciate your comment. Yeah, I thought the break-in might be a bit tough and i knew the remainder flows easier, but I guess overall not to difficult :) I'll go ahead and modify the difficulty level.
