"Biohazard!" Thermo Sudoku
(Published on 3. January 2021, 12:46 by Rangsk)
BIOHAZARD!
Oh no! I've just dropped all my thermometers on the ground! It's made a mess and now the floor is a biohazard. During cleanup, I noticed that they are all leaking but still kind of work? Maybe? I hope they still work in my Sudoku puzzle...
Rules:
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- "Leaking" Thermometers (non-standard!):
- The digits on a thermometer strictly increase from the bulb end, except they are broken at one location, marked by a red circle and a greater than symbol.
- At that broken location, the digit decreases by exactly 1 (across the greater than symbol).
- Digits from the broken location strictly increase again from that new value, as if the red circle starts a new thermometer.
- "Leaking" Thermometers examples:
- Possible order with the broken digit in bold: 132368
- Example Image (just an example, not necessarily the correct solution for this thermo)
Puzzle link: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=yc9jm3t6
Solution code: The 9 digits in row 8 from left to right, followed by the 9 digits in column 3 from top to bottom, no spaces, for example: 123456789123456789
Solved by FloH, antiknight, Greg, SirWoezel, jchan18, edwinap, PixelPlucker, Fedo , Lisztes, StefanSch, abed hawila, NikolaZ, morgannamodeaura, zorant, geronimo92, cfop, Vebby, Zombie Hunter, LadyRuatha, SKORP17, OGRussHood, apwelho
Comments
on 29. June 2021, 00:29 by Vebby
Brilliant puzzle, both in terms of the logic and the aesthetics. Thanks Rangsk! :)