Indulgence
(Eingestellt am 7. August 2025, 05:00 Uhr von ViKingPrime)
PUZZLE:
RULES:
Normal
SUDOKU rules apply.
Normal
GERMAN WHISPER (
green) and
RENBAN (
pink) line rules apply
(
digits along each green German Whisper line must differ by at least five [5];
digits along each pink Renban line form a set of consecutive, non-repeating digits in any order).
Digits within a black
KILLER cage must sum to the number given in the upper-right corner;
digits within a purple
CLONE cage are the same.
Two cells separated by a
WHITE KROPKI dot must contain consecutive digits;
two cells separated by a
BLACK KROPKI dot must contain digits where one is double the other.
Digits appearing in a white square outlined in grey must be
EVEN;
digits appearing in a white diamond outlined in grey must be
ODD.
Digits separated by an
X must sum to ten;
digits on the corner of four cells must appear somewhere in the surrounding
QUAD cells.
Digits along an
ARROW must sum to the cell with the attached circle;
a
CIRCLE around a digit counts how many circles contain that digit.
Each of the above clue types have
TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE;
each occurs exactly three times in the grid and for each, exactly two of the appearances of that clue are correct and the other is incorrect.
...and as a treat,
you're permitted to choose which two Killer cages are correct.
INTRODUCTION:
In honour of one of my biggest (or maybe only?) fans:
on 21. May 2024, 05:33 by vitaminz
This may be my favorite series not just from you but from anyone
...thank you for being a kind soul, a generous tester and for having such impeccable taste in puzzles.
Happy Birthday!
The
Two Truths and a Lie Series
Lösungscode: This is all on the honour system, anyways; just go ahead and type ' happybirthdayJustin '.
Zuletzt geändert am 8. August 2025, 18:39 Uhr
Gelöst von LehanLehan, jalebc, vitaminz, SKORP17, ole-1995a, marty_sears, tuoni2, gdc, illegel, bulguline, QuiltyAsCharged, bansalsaab, Exigus, dorverbin, jordanza, abadx, Julianl, ChinStrap
Kommentare
am 9. August 2025, 07:24 Uhr von Exigus
Love this kind of puzzle, thanks!
am 8. August 2025, 18:03 Uhr von QuiltyAsCharged
Brilliant, crazy, fun! Not as hard as it first appears. I wonder if the difficulty changes much based on one's choice of killer cages. I admit I chose the cages that seemed to give the best head start.
The counting circles rule had me scratching my head for a bit. ("Are the counting circles missing? Or do I count the double circles at the start of each arrow separately?") But then the answer just clicked, which was very satisfying.
I'm also a big fan of yours and of this puzzle series. I marvel at how you were able to set this with three different paths!
It was a lovely treat to choose the correct cages, as if you handed out virtual slices of birthday cake to each solver. (Happy birthday Justin!) (Oops, solution code spoiler)
am 7. August 2025, 11:20 Uhr von vitaminz
An absolute pleasure to test this one (jk of course). The solution code really got me :’)
An absolutely excellent trio of puzzles. I’m flabbergasted at how you got that to work (I’ve tried)!