Originally published as part of Sudokuvania: Digits of Despair.
Rules:
Enlightningment by Skeptical Mario
Sudoku - Place digits from 1-9 in each cell without repeating in a row, column, or region.
Chaos construction - The regions are nine groups of nine orthogonally-connected cells which do not overlap and whose positions must be deduced.
There are three types of clues in the grid: zipper line, German whisper line, and ratio Kropki; see below for rules. For two of these clue types, each clue resides entirely in the same region (never crosses a region border). For the third type, adjacent cells on the clue are in different regions (always crosses a region border). A line following this rule can have multiple cells in the same region as long as each cell on the line is in a different region from its neighbours.
Ratio kropki - Black dots separate digits where one digit is double the other. Not all dots are given.
German whispers - Adjacent digits along a green line must differ by at least 5.
Zipper line - Digits an equal distance from the center of a red zipper line sum to the digit in the center of the line.
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I hope you enjoy the puzzle! :-)
Solution code: The region containing r4c4
on 30. May 2025, 18:37 by wuc
Too hard for me. Worked one hour on narrowing things down. Had one region and some digits. But still several constellations on several regions remained possible. 5* to me i can surely tell so far. I will pick it up later...
on 30. May 2025, 14:40 by marcmees
Lots of interactions between the clues to get the break in. Very tight solve path and exciting till the last digit. Thanks
on 30. May 2025, 12:39 by Snookerfan
Sublime puzzle! I really loved the start of the puzzle, which had some great logical steps. Thank you
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