USB
(Published on 1. May 2023, 20:20 by Jobo)
Hello, enjoy this puzzle!
All feedback and comments will be much appreciated!
This is again an approachable puzzle with a nice theme. :)
Rules:
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- Along thermometers, digits must increase from the bulb end.
- Digits separated by a black dot must be in a 1:2 ratio.
- Grey squares must contain an even digit.
- Grey circles must contain an odd digit (also marked with an "o" for clarification).
- Cells separated by a king's move cannot contain the same digit.
Solution code: Row 1 followed by row 9.
Comments
on 31. January 2024, 03:56 by solarscream
Solved most of it without the King's move restriction, only came in at the end for disambiguation.
on 9. May 2023, 19:30 by crhodgkin
I made this much harder on myself, forgetting the anti-king constraint until two-thirds of the way through the puzzle and getting stuck for 10 minutes.
Really fun puzzle and clever design. Thanks!
on 6. May 2023, 10:15 by Jobo
Fixed mistake.
on 3. May 2023, 23:44 by Jobo
Thanks all for the nice feedback!
on 3. May 2023, 20:52 by sdlay2
Very pretty construction and nice to solve.
Just a little aesthetic point, the "o" marks do make it quite difficult to read what's in the cell on the CTC software. But not a big deal and very nice puzzle!
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Hi, thanks for solving! Yes, I know it's not ideal, but the odd circle looked too much like a thermo bulb otherwise..
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Ah I see, sensible choice then! Very impressive looking puzzle either way :)
on 3. May 2023, 18:39 by Hirrumi
beautiful puzzle, fun to solve. I got stuck on the middle, did not know, where to look to clear the puzzle, but after 40 minutes I finally did it. :DD
on 2. May 2023, 11:15 by bbutrosghali
Pre-puzzle: I will not forget the king's move. I will not forget the king's move.
Mid/late puzzle: How can a 1-star be this hard?
30 seconds before finish: King's move, dammit!
on 2. May 2023, 02:19 by RussKozerski
Solving this puzzle was like living through a little story: beginning full of expectation, challenges in the middle, and a happy ending. Very nicely done. Thank you.
on 1. May 2023, 23:46 by Tingo
This was a fun set to solve. Great theme! Thanks for setting and sharing!
Full disclosure, like all USB flash drives that I cannot seem to insert properly the first or second times, I broke this puzzle twice before orienting it properly and generating the expected result. That is more of a comment on my ineptitude than the puzzle.
on 1. May 2023, 21:32 by nunc
Really nice puzzle with a nice theme!
