Dutch Angles
(Published on 14. May 2025, 16:20 by ChinStrap)
Set for a Scojo setting prompt for Dutch Whispers. My goal was to figure out what makes them more than just annoying German Whispers, so I settled on this. Thanks to all testers, and I hope you enjoy!
Rules:
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- Dutch Whisper Lines: Adjacent digits on an orange line must have a difference of at least 4.
- Numbered Rooms: All outside cells on a clue must contain a digit. That digit must also appear in the Nth position looking into the grid in the row/column, where N is the digit in the first position.
All feedback (positive or critical) appreciated!
Solution code: Row 3, left to right (9 digits)
Comments
on 2. July 2025, 03:27 by NotSoMagnifique
This felt like revealing the sculpture from the marble block!
on 25. May 2025, 16:13 by Morisenseiisgod
Took me a long time over a few sessions, but the interactions here are surprising, making for a sublime puzzle, logically as well as aesthetically. I would argue this is just as much a discovery as it is creation of a puzzle.
on 16. May 2025, 00:55 by ViKingPrime
This was sublime. An absolute joy to solve.
on 15. May 2025, 19:00 by marty_sears
This was fantastic! Just look at that unfilled grid. So elegant. This was my first numbered rooms puzzle, but I found it came quite intuitively to me. The way it all bounced around the triangles, inside and outside of the grid, was absolutely gorgeous, with many satisfying moments. The break-in stumped me for a while but was a lovely feeling of achievement once I'd had the relevant realisation. Possibly my new favourite ChinStrap puzzle, and not an index line in sight!
on 15. May 2025, 16:57 by Crusader175
Great used of both constraint!
on 15. May 2025, 12:40 by ChinStrap
Updated link to fix missing line issues some folks were having
on 15. May 2025, 05:52 by Nylimb
Nice puzzle, which I found rather difficult.
Maybe it's because I have an old computer, but for me SudokuPad doesn't show the orange lines; I had to add them using the pen tool. Does anyone else have the same problem?
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ChinStrap: I've fixed the link to remove the white outlines which should make it work for you. I had one other report like this. Can you give me browser details to help report a bug about this?
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Thanks; the new link works for me. I'm using Firefox version 78.150esr (64-bit) under Mac OS X 10.11, which is probably too old for anyone to care about a bug report.
on 14. May 2025, 23:09 by sujoyku
I still feel awkward when it comes to Numbered Rooms.
But with your help, I could do it. :)
Thank you, ChinStrap!
on 14. May 2025, 18:13 by StefanSch
Nice logic!
