Knight bones
(Published on 5. July 2023, 22:33 by palpot)
This is my first sudoku! I hope you enjoy it.
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Thermo: Along thermometers, digits must increase from the bulb end. To clarify, the thermometer in box 5 starts at R4C4.
Antiknight: Cells separated by a knight's move (in chess) cannot contain the same digit.
XV: Cells separated by V must sum to 5. Cells separated by X must sum to 10. Not all Vs and Xs are necessarily given.
Solution code: Enter row 6 digits from left to right.
Comments
on 6. July 2023, 17:02 by Statistica
Okay, you don't need the given 7, but it is harder...:-)
on 6. July 2023, 12:30 by palpot
Thank you for the kind words! and the pro tip :)
on 6. July 2023, 10:21 by farodin64
Thanks palpot, well setted puzzle. Little hint, if you've used f-puzzles for setting. With using the <shift> button you can prevent the bubble in R5C5. Just draw 3-times the thermo with pressed <shift> button, one for every direction, starting every draw in R4C4.
on 6. July 2023, 09:26 by palpot
I see. The given 7 should help identify which V pair is which (via X). I don't really want to say more to not spoil for others
on 6. July 2023, 09:18 by kothe
CTC, lucky me! I had that 7 eheh
on 6. July 2023, 09:14 by palpot
Thank you kothe, did you solve on f-puzzles? I just realized that the f-puzzle link is missing a given digit (7 in R5C7). I apologize for the inconvenient.
on 6. July 2023, 08:43 by kothe
Thanks for the puzzle, palpot! It took me around 90 min; is there a way to solve it without guessing at some point (i.e. if 2 is here, then…)? Brilliant and intricate knight moves ‘til the end :)
on 6. July 2023, 08:14 by palpot
The thermo in box 5 starts at R4C4 and then branches from R5C5 in 3 directions.
on 6. July 2023, 08:13 by selador31
I am perplexed by the R5C5 circle! Are there two thermos in Box 5?
