Record Highs
(Published on 16. February 2023, 16:00 by ViKingPrime)
PUZZLE:
RULES:
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
• Thermometer: The value of digits along a thermometer must increase from the bulb to the tip.
MODIFIERS:
• Möbius: Each separate instance of the digit 1 may be considered as having the value of either 1 or 10 (but not both).
INTRODUCTION:
I'll let the puzzle speak for itself. I really hope you have as much solving it as I did in making it.
Solve in f-puzzles!
Solve in SudokuPad!
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- "Ouroboros" (Arrow)
- "Stay On Target" (Killer)
- "...Stay On Target!" (Look-and-Say)
- "Hang Ten" (Region Sum)
- "Sword from the Stone" (Kropki)
- "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (Between-Line)
Solution code: The digits along Row 8, left-to-right, then the digits along Column 8, top-to-bottom.
Comments
on 29. January 2025, 20:48 by bpRobbo
Thought I would really struggle with the mobius, but managed it! 18:20
on 12. December 2024, 20:24 by Riccardo
Lovely! First time using the Möbius constraint, it made for a really interesting solve. I liked it.
Time: 21 min
on 7. December 2024, 16:29 by jakestilesowen
A cute little puzzle. Could perhaps use another with similar rules and higher difficulty. :)
on 15. July 2024, 21:15 by cozoq
First time trying a Möbius rule puzzle. It was quite nice! Thanks for sharing!
on 11. June 2024, 10:50 by wuc
Cool twist. Bit harder than typical 1 star to me. Great fun thx.
on 16. August 2023, 23:13 by silent_rob
Great, fun puzzle; first time I've encountered the mobius modifier and I found it really interesting.
on 4. July 2023, 09:08 by Nebu
The instructions in the CTC version say "Mobius: for all of the above rule-sets, the digit 1 may be considered as having the value of 1 and/or 10" which confused me, because I thought a 1 could simultaneously act as a 1 and a 10, meaning a termometer with "567891234" would be valid. I think it would be clearer to say that any individual 1 in the puzzle can have a value of either 1 or 10, but not both.
on 30. April 2023, 20:12 by Pipsiundarno
not played for a while, was a fun one!
on 24. April 2023, 20:56 by brennan77
Beautiful puzzle!
on 3. March 2023, 02:39 by PinkNickels
Dope!
on 3. March 2023, 00:35 by Syzygy
Thank you! A fun and very straightforward solve! I loved it!
on 2. March 2023, 06:42 by SudokuHero
First time encountering this rule set, and in a very approachable puzzle no less. Very fun solve. Thank you.
on 26. February 2023, 16:18 by Klausku
Very nice.
on 25. February 2023, 22:42 by SimplePurpleFrog
Very approachable and very enjoyable, thank you.
on 17. February 2023, 22:40 by espindolaa
Really fun! Got a little stuck at the end but, overall, flows very nice :)
on 17. February 2023, 02:12 by RussKozerski
Lots of fun. Thank you.
on 17. February 2023, 02:00 by thoughtbyte
Great intro to this constraint, loved it. Thanks!
on 16. February 2023, 23:45 by anyeyeball
What a fun puzzle! Long live the Möbius. Thank you for setting it.
on 16. February 2023, 22:46 by topoi
Fun times! Very approachable. Good introduction to variant sudokus for someone trying them out.
on 16. February 2023, 22:44 by sacklunch
Very cool puzzle! I hadn't solved one with that mobius modifier before, interesting logic and well-implemented here. Thanks @VKP!
EDIT: Thank you! The Mobius thing is just something I came up with but I'm really hoping to see other people try it out in their own puzzles. - VKP
on 16. February 2023, 18:56 by Goofy
Really nice Thermo Mobius Sudoku. I like the Idea with the 2 Long thermos interacting with another
on 16. February 2023, 16:50 by Ceedrich
Wow, really beautiful with some unexpected turns. Thank You!
on 16. February 2023, 16:29 by GorgeousNicko
Wham Bam, Thank You, Möbius!
on 16. February 2023, 16:28 by rictech
Very nice! Good intro to the Mobius constraint. Thanks!
on 16. February 2023, 16:19 by Rawcoder
Very interesting and fun solve. Not too difficult. I would rate it 1-1,5.
EDIT: Thank you so much! I wasn't sure where to set it, 1 or 2, since it's not a hard puzzle but not super straightforward. I'll set it to 1-star and hopefully that will be a better indication of the challenge. - VKP
