A Joyful Gift
(Published on 2. October 2026, 20:46 by The Pi Guy)
This is the puzzle I made as a present for sujoyku’s birthday this year, which pays tribute to the joy of solving sujoyku’s own puzzles. Hope you enjoy it. :)
Sudoku: Put the digits 1 to 9 once each into every row, column & 3 by 3 box.
Renban lines: The digits on a purple (normal) line must form a consecutive set of digits in some order, with no repeats (e.g. 1-3-4-2).
German Whispers lines: Each pair of cells along a green (dashed) line must contain digits that are at least 5 apart (e.g. 3-9-4).
Consecutive Sum lines: The box borders divide each blue (hollow) line into sections. The sum of the digits on sections that are neighbours on the line, must be consecutive (e.g. 1-3-5, 2-6, 9).
Cages: The digits in each cage can’t repeat and must sum to the value in the top left corner of the cage.
Puzzle link (SudokuPad)
Sudoku: Put the digits 1 to 9 once each into every row, column & 3 by 3 box.
Renban lines: The digits on a purple (normal) line must form a consecutive set of digits in some order, with no repeats (e.g. 1-3-4-2).
German Whispers lines: Each pair of cells along a green (dashed) line must contain digits that are at least 5 apart (e.g. 3-9-4).
Consecutive Sum lines: The box borders divide each blue (hollow) line into sections. The sum of the digits on sections that are neighbours on the line, must be consecutive (e.g. 1-3-5, 2-6, 9).
Cages: The digits in each cage can’t repeat and must sum to the value in the top left corner of the cage.
Puzzle link (SudokuPad)
Solution code: Row 2, left to right.
Solved by sujoyku, Myxo, ZornsLemon, doomedmageknight, MarthaB, maniacaljackal, lina_hyena, SeveNateNine, AllesUgo, jcgodart, damo_89, Franjo, Gunkan, XeonRisq, Fast_Runner, NEWS, cvil, Crul, Killer-Ly , ... Piatato, cmigas, ManuH, Orangezorki, SKORP17, josemadre, Calesch, Hizuriya, Nagesh, Elizy, Tompzini, DetroitPiston, mbumbee, kangaroo, Shmartus, BorisTheSnake, Lenivaya_Joppa, ofsmul, macronate
Comments
on 3. October 2026, 23:06 by Piatato
Very smooth!
on 3. October 2026, 21:56 by pmays123
Very fun and enjoyable. Thanks for sharing!
on 3. October 2026, 15:40 by damo_89
Smooth!
on 2. October 2026, 20:53 by Myxo
Wonderfully smooth!
on 2. October 2026, 20:49 by sujoyku
Thank you for this wonderful gift puzzle, The Pi Guy! As you know, I very much overcomplicated it on my first solve, but I really enjoyed it nevertheless. And even more so when I solved it in the intended way thereafter. :)
