Diamonds in the Rough
(Published on 28. April 2025, 00:02 by ebiggie)
RULE SET:
Normal Sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1 through 9 in each row, column, and box.
RENBAN (PURPLE): Digits along a purple Renban line must be a set of consecutive non-repeating digits, and may appear in any order.
ENTROPIC (GREY): Any set of three sequential cells along a grey line must contain a low digit (1,2,3), middle digit (4,5,6) and high digit (7,8,9).
DIAMONDS (RED and BLACK):
The set of three red diamonds sum to 20.
(R2C8 + R7C3 + R8C8 = 20)
The set of three black diamonds sum to 16.
(R3C8 + R6C3 + R7C7 = 16)
For our color blind friends:
Grey entropic lines are thick and purple renban lines are thin. There are areas where both lines overlap.
Click the Link to Play: Sudokupad
Solution code: Please provide the digits from column 3 (top to bottom):
Comments
on 30. April 2025, 21:07 by Overkill
I cannot recommend this puzzle enough! It is a moderate challenge coupled with sublime logic. I hope Simon does a video with this puzzle soon :) I suspect some "Bobbins!"es and at least one "TAKE A BOW!"
on 28. April 2025, 18:53 by AnebodaSlatorp
Thank you!
on 28. April 2025, 04:29 by gnidan
lovely puzzle!
on 28. April 2025, 00:08 by ebiggie
modified another typo. :)
on 28. April 2025, 00:06 by ebiggie
made a modification to cell location for one of the diamonds (was incorrectly annotated).
