Wheel of Fortune (Entropy)
(Published on 26. September 2023, 12:52 by Mad-Tyas)
Sudoku: Fill every row, column and marked 3x3 box with the digits 1-9.
Arrow: Digits on an arrow have to sum to the digit in the corresponding circle and may repeat if allowed by other rules.
V: Cells connected by a V sum to 5. Not all possible Vs are necessarily given.
Renban: Digits on a purple line form a set of consecutive, non-repeating digits in any order.
Entropy: Each 2x2 box in the grid has to contain a low digit (1, 2, 3), a middle digit (4, 5, 6) and a high digit (7, 8, 9).
Have fun solving!
Solution code: Row 9 followed by column 9 (18 digits)
Comments
on 4. January 2024, 17:09 by Silverstep
I lost the 50/50 coin-toss at the start and had to spend some time rotating. Still fun. 33 minutes
on 6. December 2023, 16:56 by shteev
I like these entropy puzzles of yours. I found this easier than the skyscraper versions.
on 11. October 2023, 19:39 by Tony
What an amazing puzzle! Thank you so much!
on 3. October 2023, 15:27 by 5Head
Very nice, a very unique way of using entropy which i very much enjoyed. Thank you for setting this!
on 2. October 2023, 01:48 by LeaVulpina
The first ***** puzzle I've ever solved! Took me nearly 3-and-a-half hours - mostly because it was bloody hard, and an hour of which was because I missed really simple things staring me in the face due to mind-fog on account of how bloody hard the rest of it is! :D Well worth sticking through, because that was really nice, especially the break-in. Such minimalist puzzles always make me smile. Thanks so much!
on 30. September 2023, 13:35 by bodemeister
Of all your entropy sudokus I've done, I enjoyed this one the most and finished the fastest! Funnily, I solved everything except for the 2s and 3s and thought for a moment I must have made an entropy error as I was seeing two solutions. But alas I hadn't finished the arrow logic that began way earlier. :D
on 27. September 2023, 22:52 by Nightingale's Code
Absolutely breathtaking puzzle! It's incredibly hard, both the break-in and the mid-solve hurdle are both brutal but once you figure it out it's pretty smooth going. Was so impressed the whole way. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful and challenging puzzle!
on 27. September 2023, 19:00 by samuel1997
It is quite remarkable that this puzzle can exist, given that there are so little information! Yes, the logic is wonderful!
on 26. September 2023, 17:47 by Tilberg
Brutal gut! Snookerfan hat völlig Recht: schwerer Einstieg und danach wird's auch nicht leichter. Aber solche Herausforderungen sind immer wunderbar. Danke!
on 26. September 2023, 15:22 by Snookerfan
Fantastic puzzle as usual! Great break-in and relentlessly hard all the way through. Thank you
