Whose line is it anyway?
(Published on 22. August 2023, 11:04 by Bonehead)
This uses an idea I had in a previous puzzle but is implemented far better here. The difficulty is probably 2 to 3 stars, but may depend on how you find the break-in (which I like a lot for this one).
Rules.
Classic sudoku rules apply.
Cages total to the value shown in their top left corner.
Pink lines are a set of consecutive digits in any order.
Blue lines each have 1 number that repeats 3 times.
The number that repeats 3 times on a blue line does not appear anywhere on other blue lines.
The Puzzle.
CTC version with solution check here
F-Puzzles version here
Enjoy and please comment if you like this. It is appreciated. Thank you.
Solution code: Row 9 followed by Column 6, as 18 digits, no spaces
Comments
on 22. August 2023, 15:07 by PinkNickels
Really liked this constraint! Haven't seen much like it. Thanks!
@PinkNickels - with the comments I have had about this constraint, I will probably use it again in future! Thank you.
on 22. August 2023, 13:23 by TomZak
I really enjoyed the blue line constraint. Wonderful
@TomZak Thank you :). I am very happy with this idea and implementation.
on 22. August 2023, 12:24 by frankpujo
The blue line was a new constraint for me, but a very nice one!
@frankpujo Thank you. It is a recent idea indeed.
on 22. August 2023, 11:44 by Chelo
Very nice the blue line constraint, very approachable puzzle, thank you @Bonehead.
@Chelo I really liked the blue line idea and refined it from an older puzzle. This used its' potential much better. Thank you :)
