5 Hidden Thermos
(Published on 3. August 2020, 00:22 by CannyK9)
1) Normal sudoku rules apply
2) Normal thermometer rules apply - each thermometer increases value from the bulb end along the line
3) Every box entirely contains exactly 1 thermometer
4) The 5 hidden thermometers are all 9-length
Clarification: While thermometers do not cross box-boundaries, they can intersect themselves
This was a lot of fun to make, as I wanted the puzzle to involve thinking about thermo shapes on the fly but I wasn't sure what it might involve. I ended up enjoying how the given and hidden shapes feed into each other, and there are quite a few approaches as a result.
Let me know your thoughts, and happy solving! Link to f-puzzles.
Solution code: The top 2 rows.
Comments
on 3. August 2020, 18:24 by WsMontyG
Yes, it worked now. Thanks! Very nice puzzle :)
on 3. August 2020, 18:23 by CannyK9
No worries, I've changed the code now. Thanks for your patience! (and I hope it works~)
on 3. August 2020, 18:22 by CannyK9
Changing solution code
on 3. August 2020, 18:20 by WsMontyG
I tried a few more things...maybe I'm too stupid to understand what you mean by "the number of straight lines"... Or I just found a different solution?
on 3. August 2020, 18:07 by CannyK9
Sorry about that, I thought it might be nice having a solution code that ties into the puzzle. Before I change it, if I say the latter half should be _4_435___ does that help? I'll definitely change it if it's causing any friction, that's not a fun feature.
on 3. August 2020, 17:57 by WsMontyG
Man...I've solved the puzzle, but after trying to input the code several times and everything was wrong, I gave up...Why such a complicated solution code? Just ask for 2 Rows or something...I don't quite understand what you mean by plus the number of straight lines in each thermometer reading from left to right, top to bottom."
Apart from that,nice puzzle :)
(Just frustrating not being able to validate here...)
on 3. August 2020, 11:52 by marcmees
fun solving
on 3. August 2020, 08:06 by CannyK9
And sorry for the confusion Narayana. In my defense, it was tricky to make the 9-length thermos work at all so I had it in mind from the outset, and the software allows intersections, so it never occurred to me that it was an odd feature. It's pure chance that the givens do not intersect themselves. Hopefully you've saved others a similar headache and I'll keep in mind if I do anything else odd in future!
on 3. August 2020, 07:59 by CannyK9
Thanks for the comments! It's hard to know what should be left for the solver to figure out, and what should be clarified, but I think it's fair to mention these facts :)
on 3. August 2020, 07:55 by CannyK9
Added rule clarification
on 3. August 2020, 06:46 by edwinap
Thanks @willy wonka it does. I was for some reason trying to make them orthogonal like snakes and that was definitely not working!
on 3. August 2020, 02:08 by Willy Wonka
@edwinap "every box entirely contains exactly 1 thermometer" it says in the rules. So the hidden thermometers do not cross their box boundary and therefore cannot intersect any other thermometers. Hope this helps!
Also, I really enjoyed the logic of this puzzle! Not too difficult but not a brainless solve either.
I stuffed up the solution code a few times, so if anyone has the same trouble as me - straight lines include diagonal ones. So the top given thermo has 4 straight lines, and the middle one has 3.
on 3. August 2020, 01:35 by edwinap
can the hidden thermos intersect with the shown ones?
