the four greek gods in the fog of war
(Published on 1. April 2025, 20:05 by puppyvardy24)
The 4 Greek Gods in the Fog
A mysterious Sudoku puzzle shrouded in fog of war, where only a limited part of the grid is initially visible. As you progress, the mist clears, revealing the intricate web of constraints set by the four Greek gods, each influencing the puzzle in their own way.
Rules:
1. Normal classic Sudoku rules apply.
2. Green German Whisper – Athena’s Wisdom: - Along green lines, consecutive digits must have a difference of at least 5.
3. Orange Dutch Whisper – Zeus’ Thunder: - Along orange lines, consecutive digits must have a difference of at least 4.
4. Arrows – Apollo’s Guidance: - Digits in circles must equal the sum of the digits along their connected arrow paths.
5. Pink Renban Lines – Hephaestus’ Forge: - Digits along a pink line must form a consecutive sequence in any order. (their are two pink renban lines in this puzzle)
6. V - Digits separated by a 'V' sum to 5. - Digits separated by an 'X' sum to 10. - Not all possible Vs and Xs are given.
7. White and Black Kropki Dots – Hades’ Realm: - A black dot means one number is double the other. - A white dot means the digits differ by 1. - Not all possible dots are given.
8. Thermometers – The Fire of Hephaestus: - Numbers must strictly increase from the bulb to the tip.
9. Fog of War – Divine Mist: - Only a part of the grid is visible at the start. Solve to reveal the hidden paths!
Can you navigate through the divine fog and restore order to the grid? Good luck!
Solution code: column 7 from top to bottom
Comments
on 4. May 2025, 20:12 by Margrietina
The way of how fog of war opened in this one was unexpected, yet so very, very awesome. Thank you for a time well spent! :)
on 3. April 2025, 20:47 by alzika
Oh my god, I spent two hours trying to figure out why I kept breaking this puzzle at the end near the Renban step. The sudokupad instructions were not updated by the way.
You should VERY CLEARLY call out that those are two different lines, or even put them in different colors or add a white border around one of them to show they are separate.
Not only update the description of rules here, but also on the actual sudokupad itself. The instructions there are unchanged.
on 2. April 2025, 22:39 by giladooshlon
I liked that you really have to milk every bit of sudoku before you can advance to the next stage
on 2. April 2025, 12:40 by Garizon
I second the need for a clarification on the Renban.
Forgiving that this puzzle is excellent.
Potential solvers: There are two Renban lines revealed at the same time.
on 2. April 2025, 09:11 by puppyvardy24
i changed it
on 2. April 2025, 09:11 by puppyvardy24
i changed it
on 2. April 2025, 01:31 by proredfly
I really enjoyed this!
on 2. April 2025, 00:29 by Garizon
I second the need for a clarification on the Renban.
Forgiving that this puzzle is excellent.
Potential solvers: There are two Renban lines revealed at the same time.
on 1. April 2025, 23:43 by nunc
From the rules it is not clear that there's more than one renban ("along green lines": just one line, "along a pink line": more). This led to a non-unique puzzle. Please clarify the rules. Apart from that, I loved it.
on 1. April 2025, 21:05 by aerenhart
FoW that doesn't clear anything even when you put in the right numbers give me anxiety lol. Lovely puzzle, thanks!
on 1. April 2025, 20:45 by JadePhoenix
That was SO MUCH FUN, what a lovely fog of war. It had a good flow; I got stuck for a few minutes on the Renban because for a while I thought it was one single Renban, but then I realised my mistake and it went smoothly again. Took me almost 30 minutes total. Thank you for the fun set with lots of interesting ideas :)
