Double the Trouble
(Published on 3. December 2025, 00:15 by ebiggie)
RULE SET:
Normal Sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1 through 9 in each row, column, and box.
V-PAIRS: Cells separated by a "V" must sum to 5. All V-pairs are given. There is a negative constraint for V-pairs in this puzzle.
KROPKI: Cells separated by a black dot are a 1:2 ratio. All black dots are given. There is a negative constraint for black dots in this puzzle.
ENTROPIC (GREY): Any set of three sequential cells along a grey line must contain a low digit (1,2,3), middle digit (4,5,6) and high digit (7,8,9).
DIAMONDS (RED): The set of three red diamonds sum to 20.
(R1C2 + R3C7 + R8C9 = 20)
Click the Link to Play: Sudokupad
Solution code: Please provide the digits from column 9 (top to bottom):
Comments
on 4. December 2025, 03:12 by Exigus
I really liked it, found a nice break-in, but there were a few tricky steps. Thanks!
on 3. December 2025, 05:48 by Marshal on Mars
I think I missed something critical in the break-in, as I ended up doing some (I think) pretty obscure elimination for it to finally crack. Once it did, the rest rapidly solved, so giving this a proper difficulty rating is itself tricky to me. I'd give it a 4-star break-in the way I went about it and a 2-star remainder of the solve.
Fun puzzle, but I definitely believe I went off the intended course.
on 3. December 2025, 01:51 by Ragna
Fun puzzle! Thank you. :-)
on 3. December 2025, 00:21 by ebiggie
completion message quote from Shakespeare's Macbeth. Enjoy :)
