Start From Where?
(Published on 1. July 2025, 08:33 by Tank)
Hello, for my fourth puzzle I decided to create something on the easier side but still fun and tasteful. Please let me know what you guys think. I know there are a lot of rules, but everything is standard and there are no negative constraints. Cheers!
Rules:
Normal Sudoku Rules: Place the digits 1-9 in every row, column and 3x3 box
Killer: Digits in a cage must not repeat and sum to the number in the top left corner
German Whisper: Adjacent digits along a Green line must differ by 5 or more
Renban: The numbers on a pink renban line form a set of non-repeating consecutive digits placed in any order
Kropki: Digits separated by a white dot must be consecutive (not all dots are given)
Arrow: Digits along an arrow must sum to the number in the arrow's circle
Little Killer: Digits along an indicated diagonal must sum to the given total. Digits may repeat if allowed by other rules
Min/Max: Cells with arrows facing inward must contain a number less than all orthogonal cells / Cells with arrows facing outward must contain a number greater than all orthogonal cells
Link to puzzle below
Link to sudokupad
Solution code: Row 1 digits from left to right
Comments
on 2. July 2025, 17:14 by varbrad
Nice puzzle! Thought I had got stuck in a deadly pattern but then realised I had completely forgot about one of the constraints!
on 2. July 2025, 03:30 by NotSoMagnifique
No clue felt extraneous, and that is not an easy feat! Well done!
on 2. July 2025, 00:39 by hardline35
simple puzzle, but clues work very well. thank you!
on 1. July 2025, 19:52 by PinkNickels
Very fun one! Enjoyed this as a speed run. 4:19 today. Thanks for sharing!
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Glad you enjoyed it!
on 1. July 2025, 18:02 by VitP
unable to resolve the deadly patterns ...
wait ...
my thumb was covering a corner of the grid ...
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Haha yeah, that's an important clue
on 1. July 2025, 17:40 by h1dd3ntrip7e
What a puzzle! Breaks in easily and then there's always lots to go on. Fun to jump around to the different constraints to check for new deductions as I reveal info.
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Thank you! My idea originally was to make it flow from box to box but I like the way it turned out.
on 1. July 2025, 08:56 by beano
As a complete beginner to variant sudokus, this has been one of the first full puzzles where I have been able to smoothly follow all of the logic within a decent time (for me!) 12:35. Thanks!
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That's so good to hear! Thank you for your input and good luck on your journey with variant sudoku!
