Renban Thermo
(Published on 11. February 2022, 15:09 by PDN777)
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits on a thermometer must strictly increase from the bulb end. Digits on a purple renban line must be consecutive, but can be in any order. Digits may not repeat on a renban line. Colored highlights are used to clarify three renban lines: there is a 4-cell orange, a 4-cell blue, and a 5-cell green line. I think this puzzle is 1.5 out of 5 stars for difficulty for many solvers. As always, comments welcome!
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Solution code: First row of puzzle, and fourth column of puzzle (read top to bottom). Enter as a string of 18 digits, no spaces.
Comments
on 17. December 2022, 17:54 by chain.reader
very smooth solve,
difficulty is just a tad above GAS level
** Thanks so much for giving several of my puzzles a try!
on 15. May 2022, 04:34 by Montinox
Very satisfying solve! Thank you!
** Thanks for giving it a go. :-)
on 1. April 2022, 00:53 by haligonian
Took a few tries, but I'm very pleased to have solved this! Another great puzzle.
on 13. February 2022, 10:43 by rhodri
Loved this! Thank you
** Well thank you! Be well, and more later! :-)
on 13. February 2022, 00:34 by Hozenrider
This was an amazing puzzle. Decided to solve it on my birthday and lets just say that this was perfect
** What a lovely thing to say! Thanks so much, and of course, Happy Birthday! :-)
on 12. February 2022, 21:27 by linux203
No deadly pattern. It has a logical solve path.
** Yeah that's what I was thinking. Thanks for the confirmation! :-)
on 12. February 2022, 14:19 by puffy2005
Nice puzzle PDN.
And btw: I had no issues with deadly patterns
** Thanks for the feedback, and for letting me know. :-)
on 11. February 2022, 17:40 by Prince Joffrey
Had to avoid a deadly pattern in the end, (box 1 & 3) was that intended?
** Um... I never want a deadly pattern in my puzzles. But I'm not sure its on my end, as there have been several solves with no issue...
