Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Two adjacent cells along a red stick must contain one even digit and one odd digit.
A stick always has a lower total (the sum of its digits) than any stick which lies on top of it.
Lösungscode: Column 1 reading downwards
am 22. Juni 2025, 03:57 Uhr von Jackler
It took me 2 attempts. First one, about 30 minutes in I was in a situation with endless bifurcate options and I don't like that. I tried again then found my initial very stupid mistake. So 22 minutes later it all solved smooth, no bifurcation needed, luckily.
Well done and way harder than you would expect it to be.
am 18. Juni 2025, 22:04 Uhr von Klausku
That was quite challenging, took me over 90 minutes. Again a brilliant construction with very nice logic. Thanks Marty. Can‘t wait to see a green Mikadoku.
am 18. Juni 2025, 18:49 Uhr von npinguy
This is the first one in the stick series that did not spark joy. Had to bifurcate several times :(
Marty: sorry to hear that. As usual though, no bifurcation is needed
npin: Absolutely, shouldn't have implied it was required. Just found this one too hard without it in 2 places where after I caused the contradiction I couldn't see an alternate way to have deduced it...
npin: final edit - i decided to try it again and spotted the logic deductions i missed!
am 18. Juni 2025, 13:31 Uhr von mscha
More mikadoku!
Very nice, as always. Opening took me a while, but I didn't get stuck in the midgame, like on the last one.
(@dkfan9: it counts on both sticks.)
am 18. Juni 2025, 13:03 Uhr von dkfan9
Are overlapping cells, such as the board's center cell, on both sticks or only the top stick?
Marty: both; a digit is included in the sum of any stick passing through that cell
am 18. Juni 2025, 11:59 Uhr von Franjo
Picking up these red ones was a bit trickier than expected (3* for me), but again a funny and beautiful episode. Thank you very much for creating and sharing. And now I’m hoping for - well, what’s the color of hope?
am 18. Juni 2025, 02:50 Uhr von Mr. Happy
I'm loving the pick up sticks series. Very fun!
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