Broadbill
(Published on 22. March 2026, 23:12 by jwsinclair)
Broadbill, by James Sinclair
Normal sudoku rules apply, and all clues are standard.
Digits cannot repeat within the cage.
The sum of the digits along an arrow is equal to the digit in the connected circle.
Purple lines contain a non-repeating set of consecutive digits in any order.
Digits in cells with a shaded square are even.
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I'm setting the initial difficulty at 3* based on feedback from testers, but my own assessment was closer to 4*, for whatever that's worth.
If this puzzle looks familiar, it's probably because a version of it appeared in a stream on the SudokuCon Twitch channel featuring Niverio and ThePedallingPianist solving Just One Cell puzzles—so check that out if you want a nudge on the break-in (skip ahead to about 1:17:00). By the way, I just watched part of that stream back, and had a great time revisiting the absolute lunacy of my Just One Cell doubler puzzle, which is the next one in the order :)
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Solution code: row 4
Comments
on 8. April 2026, 01:34 by KMD
That was tricky. But very enjoyable nonetheless. Thanks James.
on 24. March 2026, 17:22 by hundertzwoelf
Very nice, really had to think outside the box for this one (literally).
on 23. March 2026, 20:14 by polcat
Just a gorgeous puzzle. Thank you! It had the strange (and pleasing!) property of making me feel clever as I solved it. It felt hard but actually I managed to solve it in 32 minutes, which is (for me) quite fast for a 3* puzzle.
on 23. March 2026, 20:12 by Exigus
A beauty. Thanks!
on 23. March 2026, 10:32 by Snookerfan
Very nice! One key observation required to open up the puzzle, not too hard to spot in my opinon and then a minor one to finish. Thanks
on 23. March 2026, 09:15 by Krisonium
One tough cookie. Probably 3.5?
on 23. March 2026, 08:50 by VitP
this puzzle is not just "experts only", but "ABSOLUTELY no beginners"
on 23. March 2026, 08:43 by damo_89
For me a 3* solve time and 3* logic. I spent too much time trying to do something more clever than required.
on 23. March 2026, 01:28 by killer_rectangle
I am not sure about the difficulty of this puzzle. I found one step tricky, but the rest of the puzzle was fairly straightforward.
