Measuring Cup
(Published on 12. March 2023, 11:00 by ViKingPrime)
PUZZLE:
RULES:
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
• Odd/Even: Digits within Circle cells are Odd.
• Renban (purple): Digits along each Renban line must be consecutive and may appear in any order.
• Sandwich: Clues outside the grid give the sum of the digits between 1 and 9 in the indicated Row or Column (disregard the '/' symbol for the bottom sums).
INTRODUCTION:
This puzzle taught me a lot, about the tension between logical setting and trying to have a puzzle tell a story. It's easy to lean too hard one way or the other but the most enjoyable puzzles, at least for me, have both - an interesting enough hook, with logic that's tricky enough to unwind to be satisfying. I hope you find a bit of both here.
Have fun!
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Solution code: The digits along Row 7, read left-to-right, then along Column 7, top-to-bottom.
Comments
on 30. June 2023, 14:48 by abadx
great puzzle. Nice logical path and challenge
on 25. May 2023, 09:25 by Christounet
Lovely thematic puzzle ! Thanks :)
on 26. April 2023, 16:53 by Timwi
Play this puzzle on Zinga: https://zinga.timwi.de/axbe7dbg9tAeqKawOt3Yh2
I liked this puzzle a lot! Very straight solve path, and a cool interaction between the sandwich and the Renbans.
on 24. April 2023, 21:26 by brennan77
Excellent puzzle! Very cute grid :)
EDIT: Thank you, and thank you for the solve! and, congratulations on your CtC feature, well earned. I hope you'll give "Reversing Valve" a try sometime; I had so much fun solving your puzzles I had to give a go at making one of them with your rule-set - VKP
on 17. April 2023, 23:54 by Paquet Voleur
Cute design and a delicate balance between the effect of the clues. I think it is the easiest one I've done so far among your puzzles, and I rated it one star difficulty. Thank you for the nice snack!
on 16. March 2023, 09:00 by josemadre
It's a work of art!
EDIT: Flatterer <3 - VKP
on 14. March 2023, 15:31 by Syzygy
Great puzzle - thank you!
EDIT: Deleted the duplicate comment. Thank you for your solve! nothing makes me happier than knowing someone enjoyed the puzzle - VKP
on 12. March 2023, 23:18 by Gregory
I'm not used to comment in LDM, but this time I have to.
I can say that it's one of the most beautiful puzzle I've ever solved myself or watched someone solve, especially when I found the correct upmost "bread" for the 2/3 clue and the implications of having the wrong digit there, then some others nice deductions came along.
Thank you for that and congrats!!!
EDIT: Thank you for saying so! and thank you as well to everyone else for the kind words. There really is something about uncovering a bit of logic, that epiphany moment, there's really nothing like it. Glad you enjoyed! - VKP
on 12. March 2023, 22:01 by anyeyeball
This is a great puzzle. Fun to solve. Tricky enough and an interesting hook. I'd say you accomplished your goal.
on 12. March 2023, 18:27 by Flycatcher
Beautiful design. So nice, I solved it twice!
on 12. March 2023, 15:39 by Ragna
Very nice and fun puzzle. Thank you for sharing. :-))
