Misslines
(Published on 30. September 2026, 14:41 by blackjackfitz)
Misslines
I made this for a setting saturday prompt for Hitlines, but I seem to have missed the mark. Here is my take on the Hitlines genre first developed by Marty Sears and Ratfinkz.
Rules
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Digits separated by a white dot are consecutive.
A mint green square is the starting position for a missline and its digit gives the 'miss total' for that line. A 'miss total' is the sum of all of the positions where the digit does not match the position number. Digits may repeat on misslines if allowed by other rules. e.g. 927496 is a valid missline as positions 1, 3, and 5 are missed and 1+3+5=9.
Solution code: Row 9
Comments
yesterday, 23:09 by damo_89
Baffling, but so well telegraphed I uncovered the key themes like the layers of an onion. Lovely
on 30. September 2026, 22:03 by pmays123
Beautiful execution! Thanks for sharing
on 30. September 2026, 20:53 by Franjo
Thank you very much for creating and sharing this fantastic puzzle. What a funny idea!
on 30. September 2026, 19:11 by pep9
Very nice and enjoyable! Loved the concept!
on 30. September 2026, 18:42 by jordanza
Very interesting concept and quite approachable.
Great construct!
on 30. September 2026, 17:24 by Saltensity
Very nice new constraint! Definitely needed some thinking about what the ruleset implies, and a smooth solve follows. Thank you for this amazing puzzle blackjackfitz, and I wonder if this would be incorporated into other future puzzles :)
on 30. September 2026, 16:26 by Fool on Hill
Excellent! Took a bit of getting my head round the twist in the rules, but then very clean logic.
on 30. September 2026, 15:41 by ViKingPrime
I mean, if no one else is gonna say it... Huzzah! A really tricky start, an intriguing idea and a beautiful finish. Loved it.
