Disorienting Hits
(Published on 5. March 2026, 15:03 by TrivialHomology)
This puzzle is very much inspired by
Marty Sears'
wonderful Hitline series, particularly by the amazing
Rat Run Ep. 26
Rules
Rules
- Standard Sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1-9 once each in every line, column and 3×3 box.
- Kropki. Digits separated by a black dot are in a ratio of 1:2.
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Hitlines. Beige lines are hitlines: Digits along a hitline do not repeat. One end of a hitline (to be determined by the solver) is the starting point. The digit N in the starting point indicates that exactly N digits along that hitline match their position along the hitline, counting from the starting point.
Eg: A valid hitline of length 6 could be given by: 4 - 2 - 3 - 9 - 5 - 6, where 4 is the starting point of the hitline.
Click on the picture to open the puzzle in Sudoku-Pad
Solution code: The digits in column 9, in descending order.
Solved by vollbesonderbar, SKORP17, anton_anton, salientropy, Silentdodo, strangelyinsane, marty_sears, Scojo, Manta-Ray, Oddlyeven, SennyK, LunchEntity, Lyouke, eladv, Potsch, olsonadr, dellC, firespire, ... vorash00, Lithium-Ion, jf1l17, tyfus, evlas, jinkela114514, Andi97531, tome_coelho, OGRussHood, Illuminated, WvdWest, Uhu, MusicGusto, OuyangZheng, redfoot, asynchronous, alta1r, DarkPaladin, annnz
Comments
on 26. May 2026, 15:49 by Lithium-Ion
Lovely puzzle. It is cool to see that it solves even though the starting point of each line has to be figured out.
on 22. May 2026, 01:21 by Elliott810
Absolutely brilliant puzzle! Thank you:)
