Chinese coin (double digit thermometer sudoku)
(Published on 18. June 2021, 14:59 by Aspartagcus)
Edit: This puzzle was featured on Cracking the Cryptic :)
If you like this, check out Garford's double digit thermo puzzles here, here, here and here.
RULES:
- Standard sudoku rules apply.
- The thermometer is a double digit thermometer, that has to be populated by double digit numbers. Each number starts with the tens-digit followed by the units digit seen from the bulb (tens and units digits alternate along the line). The numbers have to strictly increase moving away from the bulb.
Here is a 4x4 example, which can be solved here: Penpa+ link
And this is the puzzle:
Enjoy!
Link to solve it online:
Penpa+ (with answer check)
f-puzzles
Solution code: Row 8 and column 7 in succession.
Comments
on 17. September 2024, 13:52 by itsid
one of the most elegant and beautiful puzzles I've seen,
all the information you'll ever need packed in a simple line. very glad I stopped the ctc video after reading the rules.
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Thanks! :) That means a lot to me.
on 13. November 2022, 22:40 by Rollo
Nice idea!
on 18. August 2021, 22:08 by Aspartagcus
Added tags
on 26. June 2021, 18:13 by Klausku
I really like this one. No givens, one clue and an unique solution. Wow. The solution was also quite nice.
on 25. June 2021, 09:19 by Playmaker6174
Very nice and fun puzzle, it's astonishing to see how one line can produce such puzzle like this :)
on 24. June 2021, 16:48 by MattWCompton
Great puzzle! Now to watch Simon's crack at it.
on 24. June 2021, 13:55 by Aspartagcus
Added link to CtC.
on 24. June 2021, 02:42 by Nylimb
This is my favorite type of sudoku puzzle: You take one additional rule and then ask if that rule can give a puzzle with a unique solution, without adding any extra information like given digits or killer cages, etc. Finding a puzzle like that can be hard, and finding one that can be solved smoothly is even harder. Well done!
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Thank you! :)
on 24. June 2021, 01:26 by Ragna
Very tricky and smooth puzzle. One devil was blinking, but I like devils.
;-))
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Not sure what that means, but thanks! :)
on 19. June 2021, 10:15 by kolot
A puzzle with a simple rule set and a pure grid with no givens. Very nice achievement. Great puzzle!
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Thank you! :)
on 19. June 2021, 02:50 by elpadrinoIV
Very nice puzzle! Just avoid making mistakes at the beginning like I did :D.
Thank you Aspartagus for the help!
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No worries, your mistake was an easy one to make. Glad you enjoyed it, still. :)
on 18. June 2021, 16:16 by cdwg2000
Beautiful design! It does look like ancient Chinese coin, thank you!
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Thanks, I'm happy I managed to keep the design I went for in the beginning. :)
