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The Yellow Jester (with aqjhs)

(Published on 16. October 2025, 14:20 by ChinStrap)

Set for a Scojo Setting Saturday prompt challenge given by Calvinball about making new mirror puzzles. My initial version was not really good, but upon showing it to aqjhs we had an extremely fast collaboration that turned out a very nice puzzle. Thanks to all that tested!

Initial inspiration for the combination came from the excellent puzzle Croma by Nordy and Math Pesto. Their beautiful setup with double arrow between line duality made me want to explore the slightly looser connection that mirrors could offer.

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Rules
  • Normal sudoku rules apply.
  • Entropy Mirror:

    • Each cell has a digit in the same set from [123], [456] or [789] as the cell reflected along the marked yellow diagonal (e.g. if r2c6 is in the [456] class, r6c2 is also in the [456] class).
  • Double Arrows:

    • The digits on a solid blue line between two circles must sum to the same total as the digits in the two circles.
  • Between Lines:

    • Digits on a hollow red line must be strictly between the digits in the circles at the ends of the line.
  • For clarity, the diagonal line from r2c2 to r5c5 is both double arrow and between line.
  • Kropki Dots:

    • The white dot separates consecutive digits.
    • The black dot separates digits where one is double the other.

All feedback (positive or critical) appreciated!

Solution code: Column 2, top to bottom (9 digits)


Solved by tuturitu, NEWS, MSDOS, Piff, aqjhs, bansalsaab, SKORP17, sujoyku, mathpesto, palpot, Elliott810, sze, Sotehr, Snookerfan, Dentones, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, samuel1997, sorryimLate, bianbianPEI, x3y2z1, zeniko, Exigus, Malakree, karlmortenlunna, mezeji, Nordy, Calvinball, MattYDdraig, MxTery, lfm, dimension7, ViKingPrime, Scojo, Nell Gwyn, paranoid, Crusader175, joelth
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Comments

on 21. October 2025, 02:14 by Nordy
Crazy puzzle! Very hard but very rewarding

on 20. October 2025, 20:02 by mezeji
great puzzle. made an error had to start over but i learned where the weak point is.
sehr gut

on 19. October 2025, 13:30 by Exigus
Tough break in but very very nice. Thanks!

on 17. October 2025, 14:36 by Snookerfan
Beautiful puzzle! Hard to really break into, but quite smooth afterwards. 3.5 stars probably for me. Thank you

on 16. October 2025, 23:57 by mathpesto
A challenge but a real beauty!

on 16. October 2025, 21:28 by sujoyku
The start of this puzzle is really tough, but then the power of the Entropy Mirror kicks in with all its force. Thank you for this fun challenge, ChinStrap and aqjhs!

Difficulty:4
Rating:97 %
Solved:37 times
Observed:1 times
ID:000PQC

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