Pick-up Sticks (Yellow)
(Published on 20. May 2025, 15:17 by marty_sears)
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply.
No two digits anywhere on a yellow stick may be the same or consecutive.
A stick always has a lower total (the sum of its digits) than any stick which lies on top of it.
Solution code: Column 7 reading downwards
Comments
on 18. June 2025, 21:36 by dkfan9
2 down, 6 to go in the series... The interplay between the stick sums and other constraints is very well executed. Thanks!
on 14. June 2025, 21:59 by Klausku
Great puzzle. I stopped 3 times because the puzzle left me confused. But on the 4th attempt I found the break-in. The hardest stick puzzle so far for me. Looking forward to the next one. There are some stick colours left. Thanks Marty.
on 26. May 2025, 08:31 by woody
Very nice as usual. Thanks for setting and sharing!!
on 22. May 2025, 17:10 by jakestilesowen
Another fun addition to the series. Great job and thanks for the puzzle!
on 21. May 2025, 15:10 by bboom
This one took me longer than the previous three combined, but I think that's mostly because I seem to have some blind spots when it comes to nebnar lines where I keep missing obvious exclusions.
on 21. May 2025, 14:05 by da-hans
This one was trickier than the others for me. I looked at the wrong places several times.
on 21. May 2025, 11:44 by Ratfinkz
Thoroughly enjoyed this brain work out! Loving this series!
on 21. May 2025, 10:57 by mscha
Mikado again!
Nice one. Trickier than the last one, but very doable.
I wonder how many more if these we're going to get... When the single colours are done, will we get combinations of colours?
on 20. May 2025, 20:12 by Franjo
Brilliant - as expected. I make a guess what’s next - wanna play the Blues… Thank you so much for creating and sharing this lovely puzzle.
on 20. May 2025, 17:35 by Prince Myshkin
Loved it! Thanks, Mr. Sears!
on 20. May 2025, 15:43 by Flinty
Birds Eye Potato Waffles, they're ... taking over Box 5!! Lovely puzzle, Nabner is a wonderful constraint.
