The Dark Side of the Moon
(Published on 6. June 2025, 14:02 by juggler)
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Along all white lines, adjacent digits have consecutive values.
Colored lines are standard line types (cells partially on a colored line count as being on the line).
PARITY (red) - Digits alternate between even and odd.
DUTCH (orange) - Adjacent digits differ by at least 4.
NABNER (yellow) - No two digits have consecutive values.
GERMAN (green) - Adjacent digits differ by at least 5.
REGION SUM (blue) - A box border splits the blue line into two sections with the same sum.
RENBAN (pink) - Digits on the line form a consecutive non-repeating set in any order.
Solution code: Row 9
Comments
on 15. June 2025, 01:45 by ViKingPrime
To future solvers, you may or may not benefit from turning off "Outline on Elements" in Sudokupad settings (your preference of course but I would still recommend you flip from one to the other to see).
Beautiful puzzle, beautiful tribute. I love the link you've included to The Wall, too, subtle but I like it.
on 13. June 2025, 22:00 by Sudopera
Fun solve, nice trick with signature.
on 11. June 2025, 20:16 by PancakePie
WILDly creative and fun. Thank you for this gem :ahem: prism!
on 8. June 2025, 12:54 by WildEnte
Your Sudokus really Speak To Me. I Breathe in deeply, and set off On The Run, taking my Time. Many of them feel like a Great Gig In The Sky, and no Money in the world will find the solution. These sudokus are a treat for Us And Them, with lines of Any Colour You Like indicating some brilliant twisted logic (caution, might cause some Brain Damage). This particular Sudoku truly was a mysterious and captivating event, awe inspiring like an Eclipse.
Big fan :-)
on 7. June 2025, 16:52 by henter
Stunning construction from start to finish.
on 7. June 2025, 13:11 by Franjo
What a wonderful idea to put this iconic cover into a puzzle! (Though I colored the box borders to make it a bit more user-friendly…) Absolutely incredible how the constraints work here. Simon surely will fall in love with this piece of puzzle-artwork. Thank you so much for creating and sharing.
on 7. June 2025, 11:31 by QuiltyAsCharged
Astounding. Conspiracy theory: you've been working behind the scenes of the sudoku community for years, subtly suggesting which colors would be chosen for the standard line types, all to make this puzzle possible :D
on 6. June 2025, 20:47 by Exigus
Beautiful.
on 6. June 2025, 19:35 by shartus
what a start. what an ending
on 6. June 2025, 19:22 by wuc
Awesome. I simply love it. Thx.
on 6. June 2025, 18:34 by mihel111
How fun. This must be your signature puzzle.
on 6. June 2025, 18:34 by Morisenseiisgod
Great puzzle, great theme, cheeky ending.
on 6. June 2025, 17:00 by zeniko
This puzzle started with a WOW and ended with a LOL. Thanks for setting this intricate piece of art.
on 6. June 2025, 15:42 by emwmasu
Very nice but does this puzzle really have a unique solution? When I had used all the clues (and the solution checker said ok) I found at least one deadly pattern in the final sudoku. I could of course have made an error but I don’t think I did. E.g. the numbers 5 and 6 in rows 7 and 9 seems to be interchangeable. Edit: dkfan9 is right ofcourse, my bad!
on 6. June 2025, 15:11 by Puzzle Weasel
I'm impressed you managed to get the rainbow to work with the standard constraint colours. You couldn't just use Any Colour You Like!
