Bonus Twos (A very silly modifier puzzle)
(Published on 8. May 2025, 02:02 by damo_89)
This puzzle was set to celebrate the second anniversary of Scojo's Setting Saturday puzzle prompts, with a puzzle celebrating the number 2. This is a very silly modifier cells puzzle to get as many twos as possible into the grid, specifically I have put 22 2s into this puzzle, 9 modified, 8 natural, and 5 in the shapes of the clues. Consensus difficulty estimate was 3 stars. Good luck!
- Normal sudoku rules apply: Place the digits 1 to 9 once each in every row, column, and 3x3 box
- Bonus Twos: 9 cells in the grid are bonus twos, one in every row, column, and 3x3 box, each containing a different digit. The value of a Bonus Two cell is 2 regardless of the digit in that cell
- Arrows: Values along an arrow sum to the value in the attached circle
- Region Sum Line: Box borders divide the blue line into segments with the same sum (of values)
- German Whispers: Adjacent values on a green German Whisper must differ by at least 5
- Dutch Whispers: Adjacent values on an orange Dutch Whisper must differ by at least 4
Solution code: VALUES in column 9
Comments
on 17. May 2025, 18:06 by puma17
This is indeed a very proper celebration of the number "2". The break-in is nice. the "middle chasm" is tricky, and the finish is beautiful, including 2 attempts when entering the solution code :) Very well done!
on 15. May 2025, 22:56 by PancakePie
What a beautiful build! And such a fun solve. Thank you for this!
on 8. May 2025, 23:25 by Exigus
Great silly modifier, loved it. Thanks!
on 8. May 2025, 21:11 by Allagem
Pippin: “What about 2 in this box?”
Aragorn: “You’ve already had it.”
Pippin: “We’ve had one, yes. What about BONUS 2?”
Aragorn: …
Merry: “I don’t think he knows about bonus 2, Pip.”
on 8. May 2025, 11:45 by Snookerfan
Stunning puzzle! Approachable and fun, thank you
on 8. May 2025, 10:49 by VitP
knowledge bomb: {2,3,4} = {T,3,4}
you will need this important factoid mid-solve
on 8. May 2025, 06:22 by damo_89
Corrected typo in preamble
on 8. May 2025, 04:45 by therealsillypenguin
Felt I had an easy time starting, but I was stumped for a good bit in the middle. Great puzzle!
on 8. May 2025, 02:06 by Bethoth
That was a very fun puzzle!
