Thermo variant #28: Up the Creek Without a Thermo
(Published on 1. February 2022, 14:00 by djorr)
I've made a few thermo variants. All are standard thermo sudokus + an extra rule. Check out the others using the following link:
Thermo Variant Series puzzles
Rules: Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits along thermometers increase from the bulb end.
Variant: The thermos are hidden! Only the bulbs and tips are shown. The bulbs are the larger circles and the tips are the smaller dots. A bulb and tip must connect if they share the same color. It is up to the solver to determine how they are connected. Thermometers must not cross each other. Thermometers cannot share any cells with other thermometers. A thermometer cannot touch itself, even diagonally.
Uniqueness constraint: For each thermometer, there must be only one way to connect the bulb and tip to each other. There cannot be any ambiguity in the thermometer's size or shape.
F-puzzles link: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=y49c6j2z
CTC link: https://tinyurl.com/2p88dv3t
(Colorblind-friendly version: bulbs = uppercase letters, tips = lowercase letters)
F-puzzles link: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=y67f23w5
CTC link: https://tinyurl.com/2p8umx5k
Thermo Variant Series puzzles
Rules: Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits along thermometers increase from the bulb end.
Variant: The thermos are hidden! Only the bulbs and tips are shown. The bulbs are the larger circles and the tips are the smaller dots. A bulb and tip must connect if they share the same color. It is up to the solver to determine how they are connected. Thermometers must not cross each other. Thermometers cannot share any cells with other thermometers. A thermometer cannot touch itself, even diagonally.
Uniqueness constraint: For each thermometer, there must be only one way to connect the bulb and tip to each other. There cannot be any ambiguity in the thermometer's size or shape.
F-puzzles link: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=y49c6j2z
CTC link: https://tinyurl.com/2p88dv3t
(Colorblind-friendly version: bulbs = uppercase letters, tips = lowercase letters)
F-puzzles link: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=y67f23w5
CTC link: https://tinyurl.com/2p8umx5k
Solution code: Row 8 Column 7 (18 digits, no spaces)
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Solved by kublai, Raistlen, mrgadget, Jeet Sampat, sloffie, KNT, zuzanina, marsigel, Vebby
Comments
Last changed on 2. February 2022, 17:07
on 2. February 2022, 16:58 by ArchonE-mobile
Would it be possible to give the coordinates of the matching colors? I’m color blind and can’t quite figure out the right way to pair the bulbs to the tips. Thanks, and I’ve been really enjoying this series :)
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Yeah of course! I'll write "bulb --> tip"
r2c2 --> r5c2
r2c8 --> r2c6
r3c2 --> r4c3
r3c6 --> r1c9
r3c8 --> r6c5
r4c1 --> r2c3
r5c3 --> r2c1
r7c4 --> r9c1
r7c9 --> r8c9
