Hockey Sticks
(Published on 26. August 2023, 00:40 by CaptZebraCakes)
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Digits along a thermometer must increase starting at the bulb.
Puzzle links
CTC app: https://tinyurl.com/d9f6s5h9
f-puzzles: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=25afho5e
Solution code: Column 2 (i.e. the nine digits in column 2 from top to bottom)
Comments
on 30. August 2023, 14:21 by Black_Doom
Lovely puzzle! Always love a good thermo sudoku
--Glad you enjoyed it... thanks for the solve!
on 29. August 2023, 00:37 by phs
Wow !! It's incredible what thermo constraints can entail. Thanks for a great tough puzzle.
--Thank you for the kind remarks!
on 27. August 2023, 22:25 by A Lumbercat
Everytime I do a thermometer puzzle I feel like I do it wrong, but it works out. I'd put this in the 2 stars myself.
--That's me and killer cages. Thanks for the solve!
on 26. August 2023, 19:00 by RedBarchetta
I knew I didn't like hockey! I found this a 3-4 stars - still fun!
--Truth be told, I like sudoku puzzles more than hockey.
on 26. August 2023, 12:30 by sujoyku
Thank you for the opportunity to test your puzzle, CaptZebraCakes! The solve has been great fun. The arrangement of thermos is very elegant although "elegant" might be a strange attribute to describe hockey sticks. :)
Concerning difficulty, I think it is right at the middle between 2/5 and 3/5.
--Thanks again for the test solve sujoyku!
on 26. August 2023, 06:04 by MarkSud
I think that was more like a 3 star. Some really good logic and flow, but it was a little harder than it looks. Nice puzzle
--I agree it's harder than it looks... and I was on the fence between two stars and three stars. Thanks for the feedback, and thanks for the solve!
