Erica 21 (Phistomefel Ring Edition)
(Eingestellt am 4. Dezember 2025, 17:15 Uhr von SennyK)
You will need to notice tricky things to solve today's Erica :-)
I hope you will enjoy and I would be really grateful for all the comments and ratings.
Normal sudoku rules apply.
German whisper: Neighbouring/adjacent digits along a green line have a difference of at least 5.
X/V: Digits in cells joined by an X sum to 10. Digits in cells joined by a V sum to 5. Not all Xs and Vs are given.
The Erica Series:
Episodes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
If you liked this puzzle, I recommend trying out my other puzzles:
Symmetrical Fan
Night Club
Cops & Robbers
Broken Flashlight in the Dark
Blown Fuses in Electrical Installation
Important Hour on the Clock
Let Me Introduce Myself
Positive Symmetry
Pretty Odd Shaded Area <- Recommended for you!
It's What You Do in the Dark That Puts You in the Light
What Was the Sum Again?
(+5)-Yang <- Recommended for you!
Disgroup Joints
Find It All
What the Fog?
10-Arrows
Negative 8 YY <- Recommended for you!
Why-Why? <- Recommended for you!
French Wrench
Tetromino Sudoku
Doppelgänger Killer 1-25
Masyu (Short) Sudoku
Lösungscode: Ninth (9th) row of the grid from left to right.
Kommentare
am 6. Dezember 2025, 16:07 Uhr von Ste1729
This puzzle is probably 1* if you're familiar with Phistomefel ring, but it's 3* otherwise.
I didn't know about Phistomefel ring, and I started solving normally. After around 1 hour, (I had only placed 8 digits) one of my friends joined me, told me that rule and together we finished the sudoku in just 10 minutes.
am 6. Dezember 2025, 08:30 Uhr von Snuggles
I found phistomefel useful in this solve
am 6. Dezember 2025, 06:02 Uhr von VitP
anyone claiming this is a 5 min puzzle, or level 1, is either trolling, or worse.
there ARE a couple of easy steps that break this puzzle open, but actually FINDING them without extensive testing - not going to happen.
other than that, as long as you use standard gw procedures plus basic sudoku, it's straightforward.
phistomefel gives no advantage.
hint: the 67 pair, and the row 7 4s
am 6. Dezember 2025, 03:20 Uhr von QuiltyAsCharged
I had to find some pretty subtle things to break the symmetry of the grid. Nothing overly difficult, but I'm surprised to see people saying it could be 1* difficulty! Very nice puzzle
am 5. Dezember 2025, 21:21 Uhr von APigthatflys
Nice set as always, although I didn't fond myself needing to use The Secret at all. Just took a keen eye and lots of colouring
am 5. Dezember 2025, 21:09 Uhr von UnknownDjinn
I'm new to variant sudoku. I normally stick to 1 or 2* puzzles. I would say (maybe because I know of the Phistomefel Ring) that this puzzle was on the lower side of 2* maybe even 1*. I had a great bit of fun solving this though. Thank you for the treat!
am 4. Dezember 2025, 18:59 Uhr von PinkNickels
Really fun, but it took a bit over 5 minutes. I would say this is a 1*. But still very nice! Maybe a 2* if one isn't familiar with the secret?
am 4. Dezember 2025, 18:46 Uhr von Martina
Very nice!
