Thermogonal Deluxe [Thermo Shivers Sudoku]
(Published on 24. December 2022, 05:11 by wisty)
It went through a couple revisions, and it is quite tricky. Hope you enjoy!
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Digits on a thermo must strictly increase from the bulb end.
Place thermos in the grid such that all white cells are covered and no grey cells are covered. Thermos are at least length 3 and do not intersect. Thermos may only move orthogonally, and must always make a 90° turn on any cell they touch other than at the ends.
Some thermo bulbs are given, and a number in the corner of a cell marks the length of said thermo.
Cells with a white dot between them are consecutive.
Solution code: Row 5, followed by the digits on the r1c4 thermo in ascending order
Comments
on 24. July 2024, 20:08 by Mutx
One of the trickiest puzzles I've ever solved; the beauty flows when you stumble a few times :)
on 30. November 2023, 00:28 by Playmaker6174
Solving this when you’re supposed to rest like 1 hour earlier wasn’t the wisest decision of the day, but I would still be thankful for this delightful puzzle. Very tight and intricate solve, but very satisfying as well x)
on 30. November 2023, 00:20 by Myxo
This was awesome! Very intricate and fun :)
on 1. June 2023, 20:10 by ascension
Haha, about to start, and already like the hidden shivers :)
on 17. April 2023, 13:26 by SeveNateNine
Solved on my second attempt... nice puzzle, very tricky.
on 1. March 2023, 17:54 by Chilly
Very nice puzzle, and cool rule set. Enjoyed testing it :)
on 27. December 2022, 08:34 by Loktide
One of those rare puzzles where there's no real "break-in", it has a steady difficulty down to the last thermo. Rated it, Very Hard, because it's easy to make a mistake and difficult to locate it once made. Great puzzle but troublesome.
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Yeah, with a new and twisty ruleset like this I can understand why mistakes might be troublesome. When I first started solving ring-ring puzzles I remember breaking them sooooo much. Hope you enjoyed the puzzle nonetheless, and I do agree with your difficulty rating :) -wisty
on 24. December 2022, 15:42 by Snookerfan
Fantastic puzzle! This was one of the hardest I have ever solved, but finally arriving at the solution (after many hours) was very rewarding and satisfying. Thank you and happy hollidays!
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So glad you enjoyed our puzzle! Thank you for sticking with it :D
on 24. December 2022, 10:58 by Studernaldo
Hard but wonderful puzzle. Made me quite a fan of this ruleset :)
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Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed it, the ruleset is quite fun if also very tricky to set with haha. Happy holidays!
