Half-Baked
(Published on 24. August 2022, 10:41 by tesseralis)
You've heard of doublers, negators, and maybe even double-or-nothing cells. Now here's... half-baked!
Rules
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Digits on a thermometer strictly increase from the bulb.
One cell in each row, column, and box is "half-baked" and counts as half its value for the purposes of ordering on thermos. For example, 2(5)3 is a valid thermo order when 5 is half-baked.
Each of the digits 1-9 is half-baked exactly once.
Solution code: Row 1 followed by Row 8
Comments
on 25. July 2023, 09:24 by Christounet
Tasty half baked puzzle ! Crusty at the beginning, smoothy in the heart ! Loved the logic with the 2 first thermos. Clean design too. Thanks :)
on 5. October 2022, 15:07 by bansalsaab
Thus was my first half puzzle and it was full beauty!
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Thank you so much :) ~tess
on 11. September 2022, 00:43 by tesseralis
@SKORP17 is there any way to contact you? I have a question for you.
on 28. August 2022, 16:34 by BHUNTER47
Not half-baked at all - this is up there with the best puzzles I've ever solved. Absolutely needs a feature from Simon on CTC.
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Oh wow! Thank you for the kind words. Feel free to send it in as a recommendation if you so desire :) ~tess
on 26. August 2022, 02:32 by Agent
2.5 stars.
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...i see what you did there ~tess
on 25. August 2022, 23:19 by Gnosis66
Very clever and fun. I really like this branch of puzzles that Zetamath started--what I'm calling the "one-off" puzzles. This one might be my favorite.
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haha, I think there are too many of them for it to be called a "one-off"! I'm glad I could contribute to the variant ^_^ ~tess
on 25. August 2022, 22:51 by peacherwu2
Absolute genius!
on 25. August 2022, 15:04 by Niverio
Mind bending logic!
on 25. August 2022, 11:52 by polar
Very enjoyable, thanks!
on 25. August 2022, 11:27 by DVFrank
Brilliant! :^)
on 25. August 2022, 03:29 by RJBlarmo
Very nice logic in this, and a really elegant grid as well! Great puzzle!
on 24. August 2022, 22:10 by Bootenks
What a heck of puzzle. Jesus. It took me a while to understand the interactions, but after I got it, it became easier.
Beautiful puzzle.
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thank you! I was really happy to find those interactions as well. glad you enjoyed it! ~tess
on 24. August 2022, 22:02 by henrypijames
Wow, that is some puzzle. Couldn't believe it would solve until I actually did it.
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thanks henry! ~tess
on 24. August 2022, 19:51 by DaniK
What a fantastic puzzle. It broke my mind several times, but it was an absolute pleasure to solve. Great work!
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Thank you! I hope your mind didn't break too badly :D ~tess
on 24. August 2022, 17:51 by Lizzy01
Why is this so mindbending...?!
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thanks for pushing through it! ~tess
on 24. August 2022, 16:33 by kjholt
I knew there could be more twists on this concept! Can't wait to see the next one :)
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oh believe me, i have some ideas cooking in the oven :) ~tess
on 24. August 2022, 12:08 by Jesper
Very nice, thanks!
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Thanks jesper! ~tess
