Out of the Frying-Pan...
(Published on 29. September 2025, 16:00 by Blobz)
The Hobbit Puzzle Pack
VI : Out of the Frying-Pan...
Image with kind permission from Ted Nasmith
"What shall we do, what shall we do!" Bilbo cried. "Escaping goblins to be caught by wolves!" he said. "Up the trees quick!" cried Gandalf; and they ran to the trees at the edge of the glade, hunting for those that had branches fairly low, or were slender enough to swarm up.
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Begin by entering the Column, Row, and Digit of the discovered Magic Ring from the previous puzzle.
Bilbo, Gandalf and the dwarves climbed the trees marked with circles. A digit in a circle indicates how many circles contain that digit.
Wolf cells (marked with "W") contain the same digit.
Shade the forest (grid) using two colours such that each colour forms an orthogonally connected region, and no 2x2 area is a single colour.
Digits in Tree cells indicate how many cells of the same colour are seen orthogonally from that position, including itself. The other colour blocks vision.
Have fun, leave a comment if you enjoy the puzzle!
- I : An Unexpected Party
- II : Roast Mutton
- III : Thror's Map
- IV : Goblin Cave
- V : Riddles in the Dark
- VI : Out of the Frying-Pan...
- VII : Beorn
- VIII : Flies and Spiders
- IX : Barrels Out of Bond
- X : Lake-Town
- XI : When the Thrush Knocks...
- XII : Smaug
- XIII : Mithril Coat
- XIV : The Dragon's Wrath
- XV : Barricade
- XVI : Beyond Price
Solution code: Row 1
Comments
on 21. November 2025, 09:22 by Aronana
Did this one with the Ying to my Yang <3
on 12. November 2025, 23:53 by sparkymanu
Hardest one for me yet (First time I do a yin yang puzzle to be fair) but still so enjoyable to go through it! Thank you so much for the serie, up to next one!
on 10. November 2025, 00:25 by NotSoMagnifique
I must admit to leaning way too much on the solution check here - one day Yin-Yang will click for me!
on 31. October 2025, 19:34 by Grecolons
Had to use two weeks worth of brainpower to start this one. After that it starts flowing.
on 28. October 2025, 18:16 by Snookerfan
What a journey, thanks!
on 14. October 2025, 19:32 by therealsillypenguin
Beautiful puzzle, with a satisfying solution and a nice step up in difficulty!
on 9. October 2025, 19:00 by eap314
Glad I know the tricks to yin-yang! Very nice puzzle.
on 7. October 2025, 04:44 by muchiquillo
me tomó bastante tiempo
on 30. September 2025, 20:48 by VitP
shade the forest using the 2 colours green and brown.
on second thought, use light grey and yellow, the 2 palest colours in the standard grid. otherwise, you will be unable to see the trees on account of the forest.
hint: in the fellowship at that time, there are 4 hobbits, 3 humans (at least by appearance), and 2 non-humans.
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The Hobbit pre-dates the Fellowship of the Ring by 61 years. The party (at the time this puzzle is set) consisted of 1 hobbit, 13 dwarves, and 1 wizard.
~Blobz
