Fahrenheit's Vision
(Published on 11. July 2022, 22:22 by Xenonetix)
- Every digit from 1 to 9 appears once in every row, column, and region. 9 regions are to be determined. Every region is a set of 9 orthogonally connected cells.
- Every arrow indicates X-Thermometers, where X is the first seen digit, which is also a thermometer bulb. The thermometer is of length X, which is straight, and self-contained within a region. Any digit seen immediately after the tip of the thermometer is found in a different region.
- Every arrow also indicates X-Regions, where X is the first seen digit, indicating the total number of region segments seen in the respective row, column, or diagonal. The same region can be counted multiple times if it leaves and returns to the line of vision.
Cracking The Cryptic (with answer check)
Penpa+ (with answer check)
Here's an example puzzle to demonstrate the rules:
Some really tricky region logic in this one, but very cool I think! Hope you enjoy playing 😄 - Any feedback and comments welcome!
Solution code: Row 7 (left to right) with dashes for region borders. (e.g. 123-4-56-789)
Comments
on 12. December 2022, 20:40 by Ekkojensen
Thank you very much for this puzzles. Some hard region logic towards the middle, and a difficult irregular sudoku in the end. Beautifully set! One of my favorite Chaos Construction puzzles so far.
on 4. December 2022, 22:26 by Vebby
Fantastic puzzle! Some awesome resolutions throughout the solve. :)
on 27. August 2022, 22:53 by Christounet
Phew... this one took me a while !! The region construction logic in the midsolve was really hard, unless I missed something subtle that would have made it easier. But i think i got the right logic. Also, that given 8 helped a lot at several stages, that must have been fun to discover during setting. I think it is one of your best if not the best of your CC puzzles. Thanks++ again !
on 21. July 2022, 23:38 by executive volleyball
this puzzle was the first 5-star I've ever managed to finish (in excess of 5 hours). Regardless, really fun and enjoyable
on 14. July 2022, 22:56 by Andrewsarchus
Very Fun! And a surprisingly minimal number of clues for a CC!
on 14. July 2022, 14:19 by marcmees
very hot. thanks.
on 12. July 2022, 21:28 by R3dD3vil2k6
wow. What an amazing sudoko. Took me a little bit over 3 hours to solve it.
on 12. July 2022, 16:06 by henrypijames
Another brutal sudoku finish - though in the end I did realize I'd missed something.
on 12. July 2022, 05:22 by Agent
Great minimalistic construction! It was also very hard, especially when most clues were already used. It almost took me 2 hours in total.
on 12. July 2022, 02:28 by twobear
Very nice one. Thank you!
on 12. July 2022, 01:47 by Playmaker6174
Wow, really interesting puzzle with a seemingly minimal amount of clues. I actually struggled with the mid phase the most but the whole puzzle was rewarding nonetheless :)
on 11. July 2022, 23:50 by RJBlarmo
Impressive construction! Solves nicely with few clues.
