Thermosn8kes
(Published on 5. August 2022, 08:00 by Nordy)
This puzzle should be fairly approachable as long as you do a little Sudoku along the way. Enjoy!
Rules:
Normal Sudoku: Place the digits 1 to 9 in every row, column, and 3x3 box.
8-Cell Long Thermosnakes:
- Draw five orthogonally-connected, 1-cell wide snakes that do not branch, do not loop, and do not touch themselves orthogonally (but may touch themselves diagonally).
- Snakes may touch other snakes (orthogonally or diagonally), but they do not cross, overlap, or share cells.
- Each snake is exactly 8 cells long.
- The head (starting cell) of each snake is marked with a white circle in the grid.
- Digits along snakes increase from head to tail (Thermosnakes!).
Example: Below are two 8-cell long Thermosnakes.
Solve online:
Solution code: Row 8
Comments
on 28. August 2022, 18:03 by Samish
Great fun, even though I left some easy deductions unspotted for embarrassingly long. The cleverness of the construction was very enjoyable all along the solve
on 15. August 2022, 07:45 by kjholt
I cannot get anywhere in this puzzle without bifurcation and I'm not sure what I'm missing but I don't want to give up on it!
Nordy: I promise it’s possible without it! (Although in snake puzzles you often have to look a little bit ahead). Feel free to message me on the CTC discord @Nordy
on 14. August 2022, 01:10 by filuta
very cool (as thermosnakes can be), completely agree with Piatato's "not too hard as long as one is careful", sadly I wasn't careful enough on my first try :o).
on 11. August 2022, 20:09 by SHERAX
Great Fun And Highly Original Also The Solve Is Trial & Error Until Result:-)
on 10. August 2022, 10:04 by Piatato
Very nice puzzle! Fun, and not too hard as long as one is careful.
on 8. August 2022, 20:53 by Bankey
Fun puzzle. Thanks, @ Nordy :)
on 5. August 2022, 13:07 by Snookerfan
Very nice and approachable puzzle, thank you so much!
