Whisper That Back To me
(Published on 19. March 2023, 15:50 by HalfBakedLunatic)
• Normal Sudoku Rules Apply
• Lines are Palindromes (digits are in the same order forwards and backwards)
• Digits along the Palindromes must differ by at least 5, but digits 4 and 6 are not allowed anywhere in the middle of the Palindromes, only on the ends
• Digits in cages sum to the total shown
Enjoy the puzzle, and please leave a comment to let me know how you like it.
Solve Online here:
Whisper That Back To Me (F-Puzzles)
Whisper That Back To Me (Sudokulab)
Whisper That Back To Me (CTC)
Note: None of the puzzle pages seem to like the overlapping Palindrome and German Whisper lines, so the 'rule checking' doesn't work.
Puzzle by David Workman (aka "HalfBakedLunatic")
Solution code: Row 4, left to right
Comments
on 15. July 2024, 09:25 by snuuba
My brain is not compatible with special whisper rule and it took way longer than it should have for a 2 star puzzle. Thanks for the challenge :)
CtC link with solution:
https://sudokupad.app/d0j8elivxb
on 22. January 2024, 07:37 by Bulkystapler
Wow, what a great puzzle. Loved it. Thanks for posting it.
on 20. March 2023, 17:55 by mbrandtwls
I saw your post on LinkedIn, always great to hear you have a new puzzle. Took me a few hours, but it's a beautiful solution path and a work of art!
on 20. March 2023, 03:10 by Bonehead
More difficult than your last puzzle to be sure. Some nice counter palindrome interactions. Thanks HBL.
on 19. March 2023, 23:02 by HalfBakedLunatic
I was intrigued by the idea of a palindrome that was also a 'German Whisper'. I toyed with the idea for a while but everything I came up with was too easy to solve - but I found that restricting the fours and sixes along the line made an interesting combination, by putting more pressure on the 2/3/7/8 combinations. Enjoy!
