Thermarrows [YYJ Pack]
(Eingestellt am 30. Mai 2026, 01:00 Uhr von yttrio)
This was originally created for the Yin Yang Journey puzzle pack. Links to previous puzzles in the pack are below:
Go Yin Yang
Through the Caverns
Sandwich Break
Staircase Serpent
Roman Negativity
Into Chaos
At Odds with Where to Go
Twin Yang
Balanced Whispers
Rules:
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Yin Yang: Shade some cells such that all shaded cells are orthogonally connected, all unshaded cells are orthogonally connected, and no 2x2 area is fully shaded or fully unshaded.
Circled cells may be either shaded or unshaded, and each line (outside of the circled cell) must contain at least one shaded cell and at least one unshaded cell.
Circled cells combined with shaded cells along the attached line act as a valid thermometer clue with the circle as the bulb: digits must strictly increase along the line from the bulb to the tip. Any unshaded cells (other than potentially the circle) are ignored for the purposes of the thermometer.
Circled cells combined with unshaded cells along the attached line act as a valid arrow clue with the circle as the bulb: all unshaded digits along the line must sum to the digit in the circle. Any shaded cells (other than potentially the circle) are ignored for the purposes of the arrow.
6x6 Example:
The image below shows a sample 6x6 puzzle and solution with the same rule set.
Note: For 6x6 Sudoku, adjacent digits on a German Whispers line must have a difference of at least 3 (instead of the usual 5)
Play the example in SudokuPad.
Lösungscode: Digits in shaded cells in row 6 (left to right) followed by digits in shaded cells in column 6 (top to bottom)
Kommentare
am 29. Juni 2026, 14:40 Uhr von wuc
What a fight until i completly understood the rules. One hour of pure joy thx.
am 6. Juni 2026, 16:37 Uhr von Agent
Great fun!
am 2. Juni 2026, 00:17 Uhr von dzamie
Wow, moving from the 6x6 to 9x9 was a really big jump in difficulty. Got stuck at the start for a good while, but once I finally found my break-in, it was pretty satisfying. I'd been looking at the wrong arrow to figure out where to start.
am 1. Juni 2026, 18:31 Uhr von DaniK
Really great puzzle, I enjoyed it a lot.
am 31. Mai 2026, 10:20 Uhr von Exigus
Beautiful, thanks!
am 31. Mai 2026, 07:28 Uhr von Piatato
Awesome!
am 30. Mai 2026, 16:36 Uhr von marcmees
very nice. Thanks
am 30. Mai 2026, 14:40 Uhr von BG03
Wonderful wonderful 100% rating puzzle. 51 mins and so 3* difficulty. Thank you yttrio!
am 30. Mai 2026, 12:54 Uhr von Enchanter73
Beautiful puzzle. Loved every step from start to finish. Like other people also said, it felt like 3* difficulty.
am 30. Mai 2026, 11:07 Uhr von Snookerfan
Brilliant puzzle! 3 stars for me. Thanks
am 30. Mai 2026, 10:45 Uhr von Wuschel
Very cool puzzle. Thank you!
Maybe I was lucky and found the crucial deductions quite fast, so it felt more like 3*.
am 30. Mai 2026, 05:07 Uhr von mihel111
Quite challenging but beautifully set.
am 30. Mai 2026, 04:45 Uhr von earthpuzzles
Had fun solving this — and I especially appreciated the wording of the rules and choice of clues!
