Thermo variant #9: Friendly Thermos
(Published on 2. September 2021, 14:00 by djorr)
Thermo Variant Series puzzles
Rules: Normal sudoku rules apply. Along thermometers, digits must increase from the bulb end.
Variant: For any combination of two thermos in the puzzle, they must have at least 1 digit in common.
(in German, mostly from SKORP17: alle Kombinationen aus jew. 2 Thermos müssen mindestens 1 gemeinsame Ziffer haben)
F-puzzles link: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=yzb4m83w
CTC link: https://tinyurl.com/3j99keae
Solution code: Row 3 Column 4 (18 digits, no spaces)
Comments
on 8. September 2021, 04:30 by ceevio
Sorry for my ignorance, but I don't understand the variant rule. As far as I can see, all thermos will have every digit in common with the big thermo, so what am I missing? Can someone explain the variant in another way? Thanks in advance.
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Hey ceevio, it's all good. So yes you are right that each thermo will have all of its digits in common with the 9-cell thermo. But the key to this variant is the word "any". For *any* two thermos, they must share at least 1 digit.
This means the thermo in box 3 and the thermo in box 8 must share at least 1 digit. Also the thermo starting in R3C7 and the thermo starting in R5C7 must have at least 1 digit in common. And the thermo starting in R1C6 and the thermo starting in R9C3 must have at least 1 digit in common. And the list goes on... Any two thermos in the puzzle must have at least 1 digit in common. Not just the 9-cell thermo. I hope this helps! Let me know if you need more clarification :)
on 5. September 2021, 14:35 by DynastyMaven
Got a legal solution according to fpuzzles but solution code wont work, very nice puzzle anyway.
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F-puzzles will not look for the extra variant rule! Can you provide your solution code in a hidden comment? Then I can help you out!
on 5. September 2021, 11:15 by cdwg2000
Very nice!
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Thanks cdwg2000! And thanks for the solve :)
