VariantDoku Daily Puzzle: August 12
(Published on 12. August 2026, 11:27 by Brandy New)
Normal sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1-6 once each in every row, column, and 2x3 box.
Killer: digits inside a caged region must not repeat and sum to the total shown in the corner.
Renban: digits along a pink line are a set of consecutive non-repeating digits in any order.
Palindrome: digits along a grey line read the same forwards and backwards.
Between line: digits on a line between two circles are strictly between the values in those two circles.
Lockout line: the two diamonds hold different digits, and every digit on the line between them is strictly outside the range spanned by the diamonds.
Kropki: digits separated by a black dot are in a 1:2 ratio (i.e. one digit is double the other). Not all dots are necessarily given.
Cells connected by an X sum to 10. Cells connected by a V sum to 5. Not all Xs and Vs are given.
Solve in VariantDoku (iOS, macOS, Android) or on SudokuPad.
Solution code: Enter the digits of row 6.
Comments
on 16. August 2026, 00:34 by bhambells
Interesting fact: If you solve with the between line as a double arrow, you still get a unique solution! I must have missed something obvious, I found that quite tough with a lot of case testing to disambiguate the end.
on 13. August 2026, 03:38 by SanFranSam
Sorry i ended up having to bifurcate. (>_<)
on 12. August 2026, 22:30 by geronimo92
I totally understand the low rating...
