Threes
(Published on 27. March 2023, 16:00 by Blobz)
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Killer: digits in cages must sum to the clue in the top left corner.
Renban: digits along the pink line are consecutive but in any order.
German Whisper: adjacent digits along green lines differ by at least 5.
Region Sum: for each blue line, digits on the line have an equal sum N within each box it passes through. If a line passes through the same box more than once, each individual segment of such a line within that box sums to N separately.
Modulo: Every three adjacent digits along the orange line must be drawn one from each modulo group: {1,4,7}, {2,5,8}, {3,6,9}.
Have fun, leave a comment if you enjoy the puzzle!
Solution code: Row 3 followed by Column 3
Comments
on 29. March 2023, 04:19 by dlandrum17
After breaking it several times thinking the orange line was entropic I finally solved it. Lol. Great puzzle.
on 28. March 2023, 17:33 by MarthaB
Great fun! Thank you.
on 28. March 2023, 14:41 by puzzlepandit
Like the idea of using 3 with all possible constraint. Good that German Whisper is still difference of 5 and not 3. :)
on 28. March 2023, 14:03 by farodin64
Indeed a very good training for beginner to understand the different line types, I'd really enjoyed it, thanks a lot!
on 27. March 2023, 20:06 by halftime
What a fun puzzle! I thought it was a nice showcase for these different rule types. Was gonna rate it 1* difficulty but a clever deduction near the end tripped me up so I'm bumping it up to a 2. Thank you for sharing!
on 27. March 2023, 20:03 by sujoyku
Thank you for this nice puzzle, Blobz! Figuring out all threes was a lot of fun. I also like that the puzzle showcases some nice ideas for the different constraints.
