5: The Odd Man Out
(Published on 12. February 2023, 07:10 by Tingo)
Normal Sudoku Rules Apply
Cells connected by Xs sum to 10. Cells connected by Vs sum to 5. Not all Xs or Vs are given.
Cells with gray circles contain odd digits
Cells with gray squares contain even digits
Cells separated by white dots are consecutive in value. Not all white dots are given.
Gray Lines are palindromes and must read the same both forward and backward. Additionally, palindromes contain only odd digits.
All 5s in the grid must be orthogonally adjacent to odd digits.
The puzzle can be played at F-Puzzles here!
The puzzle can be played at CTC here!
Questions, comments, concerns and jokes are all welcome! Thanks for playing!
Solution code: Row 9 followed by Column 4, no spaces
Comments
on 21. February 2024, 07:01 by cascadeshiker
Nice puzzle. Thanks for setting. I completely forgot about palindromes only containing odd digits, but solved it anyway. Perhaps this constraint is unnecessary?
on 24. September 2023, 01:22 by Johan111
Nice puzzle! But please add the clarification, that 5s must be adjacent to ONLY odds, to the rules. I had a double solution case at the very end and just experimented to see which one is correct.
on 18. April 2023, 01:13 by alyssa
I struggled with this quite a lot until I realised I had missed one small detail in the rules, about palindromes being odd, doh! A clarification on the 5's rule would be helpful too, I checked the comments to get that one right.
Otherwise a nice puzzle, thank you :)
on 27. March 2023, 22:02 by TJReds
Idk why but I absolutely loved this puzzle. Probably one of my favorites you've published!
on 12. February 2023, 21:55 by tsc
Nice variant with the rule around 5s.
- Thanks for the feedback and thanks for playing! - Tingo
on 12. February 2023, 19:20 by MarthaB
I really enjoyed solving this puzzle. Thank you for providing it for us.
- I'm gratified that you enjoyed it. Thanks for playing! - Tingo
on 12. February 2023, 18:54 by BenTen
I've always thought 5s miss out. Not allowed on Vs and Xs, not invited to German whisper lines. I'm glad you have given them the recognition they deserve!
Similar rule restriction to a puzzle I published yesterday. Great minds think alike (and fools seldom differ!)
Thanks for the fun puzzle. :)
- I attempted to solve your puzzle, Even S7evens, ( https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000CXG ) and unfortunately was not smart enough to get the break-in, but I absolutely loved the concept of it. You're puzzle was the inspiration for me to build this one. I'm honored that you enjoyed my offering. Thanks for the kind words and thanks for playing! - Tingo
on 12. February 2023, 17:37 by asp1310
This puzzle is amazing. Probably one of the most interesting colouring puzzles I've done in a long time!
- Thank you for playing. I'm glad you enjoyed it! - Tingo
on 12. February 2023, 15:31 by Tingo
For all who have played this puzzle already - I had a typo in the puzzle-page solution code. Please reenter your code now - the issue is resolved. Thanks for playing and I apologize for the inconvenience.
on 12. February 2023, 15:29 by Tingo
Fixed Solution Code
on 12. February 2023, 13:02 by Fisherman
Love both the puzzle and the title. Very smooth and funny.
- Thanks for the kind words! - Tingo
on 12. February 2023, 11:31 by timyoth
Small rule clarification request: Must all 5s in the grid be orthogonally adjacent to ONLY odd digits or just to multiple odd digits?
- Only odd digits. If a cell is orthogonally adjacent to even digits, it cannot contain a 5. - Tingo
on 12. February 2023, 11:06 by jcgodart
Nice. But, as others have experienced, CtC reports the solution is correct, but the solution code here does not match
- My apologies, this should be resolved now. - Tingo
on 12. February 2023, 10:21 by Briks
Should I write it here in the comments?
on 12. February 2023, 09:53 by jalebc
code?
on 12. February 2023, 09:29 by Briks
I'm sure I've got the solution but it is marked as wrong.
- My apologies. I had a typo in the solution code on the page. It should work now. Thanks for playing! - Tingo
