Bargain Hunting at the Five and Dime - Version 1
(Published on 25. July 2023, 19:40 by HalfBakedLunatic)
The Rules
• Normal Sudoku Rules Apply
• Orthogonally adjacent cells must not sum to 5 or 10
• The digits in a cage must sum to the number printed in its corner
• 3 cell cages have 2 digits that sum to either 5 or 10
• 4 cell cages have two separate pairs of digits that each sum to either 5 or 10 (For clarity - "separate pairs" means that combinations such as 1/4/9 do not make up the two pairs)
• Digits along each thermometer must increase starting from the bulb end
Solve Online here:
Bargain Hunting at the Five and Dime - Version 1 (CTC)
Bargain Hunting at the Five and Dime - Version 1 (F-Puzzles)
I came up with this idea of an XV negative constraint for the whole puzzle, yet requiring pairs of digits in cages to still add to five or ten. During development/testing I tried dropping the thermometers and ended up with two different puzzles. They are both about the same level of difficulty and I couldn't choose between them - so I'm posting both!
Enjoy the puzzle and please let me know how you like it.
Puzzle by David Workman (aka "HalfBakedLunatic")
• Normal Sudoku Rules Apply
• Orthogonally adjacent cells must not sum to 5 or 10
• The digits in a cage must sum to the number printed in its corner
• 3 cell cages have 2 digits that sum to either 5 or 10
• 4 cell cages have two separate pairs of digits that each sum to either 5 or 10 (For clarity - "separate pairs" means that combinations such as 1/4/9 do not make up the two pairs)
• Digits along each thermometer must increase starting from the bulb end
Solve Online here:
Bargain Hunting at the Five and Dime - Version 1 (CTC)
Bargain Hunting at the Five and Dime - Version 1 (F-Puzzles)
I came up with this idea of an XV negative constraint for the whole puzzle, yet requiring pairs of digits in cages to still add to five or ten. During development/testing I tried dropping the thermometers and ended up with two different puzzles. They are both about the same level of difficulty and I couldn't choose between them - so I'm posting both!
Enjoy the puzzle and please let me know how you like it.
Puzzle by David Workman (aka "HalfBakedLunatic")
Solution code: Row 3, left to right
Solved by SKORP17, jalebc, Xalothros, sasheo, kkli, OutOfMyMindBRB, Xerix, onbu, bansalsaab, by81996672, pepe74287, EmperorAugustus, butch02, dskaff, DiMono, Criptonight, BobAndWeave, Askloomok, Julianl, flipout, karen_birgitta, PinkNickels, lovely, PippoForte, mezkur7
Comments
on 25. September 2023, 16:48 by PinkNickels
Tricky and fun! Nice one
Last changed on 28. July 2023, 01:50
on 27. July 2023, 23:56 by Criptonight
The trick with the 3 on the thermometers - very clever.
-- Thank you @Criptonight, are you in The Netherlands? I will be there next month.
Last changed on 28. July 2023, 01:49
on 27. July 2023, 22:08 by DiMono
This puzzle becomes much easier when you remember how anti-XV works :D
-- Thank you DiMono, always great to hear from you! Yes, this can be quite tricky if you don't get the XV impact on the cages, and fairly easy once you see it!
