Gossip
(Published on 1. October 2023, 10:46 by Myxo)
After solving a few Chinese Whispers puzzles, I thought it would be interesting to use them in an ambiguity puzzle. While setting it, I found some surprising interactions, some of which should be quite challenging. Enjoy!
Rules:
Normal Sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1-9 once in each row, column and box.
The grey lines in the grid are either German Whisper lines or Chinese Whisper lines. Each individual line may be of a different type.
German Whisper lines: Adjacent digits along a German Whisper line have a difference of at least 5.
Chinese Whisper lines: Adjacent digits along a Chinese Whisper line have a difference of at most 2.
Inequality signs between two cells point towards the smaller digit.
Solution code: column 8
Comments
on 15. October 2023, 01:35 by rdesmarais2
Probably the hardest puzzle I have been able to solve, beautiful though.
on 9. October 2023, 11:01 by 3good5you
Excellent puzzle, showcases the power and properties of both line types very well!
on 9. October 2023, 09:37 by zzw
Very beautiful puzzle! Working out each line type was lots of fun.
on 8. October 2023, 03:06 by glum_hippo
There it goes! Nice puzzle.
on 6. October 2023, 00:27 by Piatato
Very nice! Working things out was highly enjoyable to me. :)
on 5. October 2023, 18:54 by Niverio
Challenging but with a very lovely solve path! It really pushes both constraints to their absolute limit.
