Carnival Games - Dart Balloons (Fog)
(Published on 9. January 2026, 13:00 by BartoktheMagnificent)
Welcome to the Carnival!
Today's Carnival Game will be Dart Balloons, pop different colored balloons to reveal more of the board, pop all balloons to win!
Normal sudoku rules apply.
The puzzle is filled with different colored balloons (distinguished by the outline) which correspond to different rules given below. Digits cannot appear more than once on a balloon color.
Red balloons contain a digit that corresponds to it's row, column, or box number (e.g. a red balloon in R2C3 must contain a 1, 2, or 3).
Green balloons contain an even digit.
Blue balloons contain an odd digit.
Pink balloons contain a digit that is strictly less than every digit within a king's move in chess.
Purple balloons contain a digit that is strictly greater than every digit within a king's move in chess.
Gold balloons are both row and column indexers. The digit on a gold balloon in row X and column Y indicates the row within column Y where X appears, and the column within row X where Y appears (e.g. a gold balloon in R7C8 containing a 2 indicates that the 7 in column 8 will be in the second row (R2C8) and the 8 in row 7 will be in column 2 (R7C2)).
Gray balloons have no additional restriction.
The dart board is covered in fog. Popping balloons (by filling in the correct digit) will clear fog from the board.
Puzzle can be played online here: Dart Balloons
Solution code: Please enter the digits of row 5.
Comments
on 10. January 2026, 14:16 by jagh123
Nice puzzle
I don't think you need a gray balloon in the bottom right corner, I solved without using it
on 9. January 2026, 20:57 by Adrian71
Lovely puzzle, such a great joy to solve!
on 9. January 2026, 15:19 by philolologue
Are the balloons in R6C4 and R5C6 blue or purple?
ANSWER* They are blue! I appreciate the feedback.
on 9. January 2026, 14:47 by anthe95
awesome puzzle, great work! just one tiny tip: at the start i wasn't sure if the balloon i was looking at was pink or purple, because at that moment i could only see one of the colors (and they can seem quite similar at first sight, even if i'm not colorblind). Not much of a hurdle though, i was able to guess correctly :D
Thank you! I appreciate the feedback!
