The Devil Eludes Death
(Published on 19. August 2022, 16:39 by FKlauser)
- Odd/even: Cells with grey circles contain odd digits. Cells with grey squares contain even digits.
- Kropki: Cells connected by a white circle contain consecutive digits. Cells connected by a black circle contain digits with a 1:2 ratio. Not all possible circles are given.
- Diagonal: Digits along each indicated diagonal do not repeat.
Solve online: F-puzzles, CTC
Author's note:
The title is a somewhat complex pun related to the puzzle. You can try to figure it out as a bonus puzzle within the puzzle. :P I hope you enjoy(ed)!
For those who would like some hints on the title, some clues:
One noun refers to a number, the other noun refers to a person and their famous contribution to sudoku
And for the answer:The Devil refers to sudoku setter Phistomephel and his famous "ring". Death refers to the number 4, which is pronounced similarly to the word "death" in Chinese and Japanese. The title as a whole refers to 4 not being inside the Phistomephel ring in this puzzle.
Solution code: Row 8 from left to right (9 digits)
Comments
on 25. August 2022, 12:04 by FKlauser
Thanks for the kind words everyone! I'm glad you enjoyed.
As for the pun, I have added some hints and the solution to how I went about naming the puzzle in white.
on 21. August 2022, 15:25 by Fool on Hill
Loved this puzzle and the different phases of logic
on 20. August 2022, 18:31 by PepperWood
The grid at first was more deceptive than I anticipated. Loved this! Fun challenge, nifty construction
on 20. August 2022, 17:41 by DaniK
Nice puzzle! I quite enjoyed it.
on 20. August 2022, 11:19 by drbs
The title refers to the inventor of the one thing that was destroyed on a 25 March.
on 19. August 2022, 21:23 by Arlo Lipof
Diabolically clever! ;-) Thanks.
on 19. August 2022, 18:28 by Johannes Quack
Great!
