Spinning Top (Renban Whisper Sudoku)
(Published on 14. July 2025, 19:43 by Phistomefel)
Here are the rules of this puzzle:
- Sudoku: In every row, column and outlined 3x3 box, each of the digits from 1 to 9 has to be drawn in exactly once.
- Renban: The cells on a purple line contain a set of non-repeating consecutive digits, but not necessarily in order.
- German Whispers: The digits in adjacent cells along green lines must differ by at least 5. Digits can repeat on green lines if allowed by other rules.
Solution code: 1st column
Comments
on 26. July 2025, 20:13 by Klausku
Ich habe knapp 3 Stunden gebraucht. Einfach keine Übung mehr in Phistomefel-Logik. Großartiges Puzzle. Danke!
on 24. July 2025, 23:33 by Jolly Rogers
Great to have you back. The secrets of the break-in seemed impenetrable to begin with. Glad I kept chipping away at this one, an enjoyable challenge!
on 19. July 2025, 08:09 by Norkas
Fun puzzle that really kept me on my toes. The next step rarely came from where I looked first.
on 18. July 2025, 22:47 by damo_89
New achievenement unlocked: Phistomefel puzzle solved unaided.
on 18. July 2025, 17:59 by madhupt
What a cool puzzle! The break-in came from a very unexpected place and it was very smooth thereafter. It is always very satisfying to solve a Phistomefel. Really felt a sense of great achievement after working this one out. Would love to see the solve path Simon takes on CtC. Thanks for sharing this and ending a rather long wait.
on 16. July 2025, 22:56 by Myxo
Lovely!
on 16. July 2025, 19:46 by Playmaker6174
It's such a warm feeling to see you back in this site and oh man, what an intricate and engaging puzzle this was for me!
I would agree that the opening sequence was the hardest to grasp the logic around but after that, the puzzle started to unfold faster and certain clues really helped for final one or two breakthroughs there x)
on 16. July 2025, 19:07 by ColleDK
A good 26:15 for me. Break-in was definitely the hardest part about the puzzle. The rest just started to align after that
on 16. July 2025, 18:02 by GeorgeTheToad2
Brilliant
on 16. July 2025, 06:22 by Crusader175
Neat interaction!
on 16. July 2025, 04:54 by TheNineElements
Solve Time: 69:48
I rated this 4/5 difficulty.
Excellent puzzle, and great to see a fresh puzzle from @Phistomefel!
This was definitely a tricky puzzle. I found the break-in quite difficult, and it was probably around 4-5* imo. It took me probably 15-20 minutes to make any real progress, but after I began making deductions/eliminations (and being able to limit cells to fewer than 3-4 candidates), everything began opening up nicely and the solve path (at least, the one that I found) went much more smoothly. I would say the rest of the puzzle was a fair 4*. The symmetry did help at times, since similar logic could be applied in the two different sides/areas.
Overall great puzzle, thanks for sharing!
on 15. July 2025, 23:31 by Exigus
Tricky, had me stumped for a bit but it was well worth it. Thanks!
on 15. July 2025, 22:21 by Phistomefel
Thanks a lot for the warm welcome back, everyone! :)
on 15. July 2025, 17:00 by Chelo
Thank you for setting this new puzzle, welcome back Phistomefel!..
on 15. July 2025, 15:05 by Franjo
Eine harte Nuss, aber man muss sich beeilen und lösen, bevor Simon merkt, dass „the great man“ wieder an Bord ist. Vielen Dank für das tolle Puzzle.
on 15. July 2025, 11:17 by ccotreau
Very enjoyable puzzle.
on 15. July 2025, 10:50 by Qodec
Good to have you back!
on 15. July 2025, 09:56 by Snookerfan
Welcome back Phistomefel! Thank you for this lovely gem.
on 15. July 2025, 04:56 by antiknight
Welcome back! That was a great puzzle. I’m looking forward to the new ones.
on 14. July 2025, 22:17 by avishai
Thank you! Very fun logic and beautiful symmetry!
on 14. July 2025, 22:10 by Ambrose
Lovely setting!
on 14. July 2025, 20:19 by Piatato
Cool interactions, thanks!
