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Pumpkin Wizard

(Published on 15. October 2023, 14:09 by Lizzy01)

Happy Halloween!

I'd very much appreciate if you could also try this puzzle I made for halloween last year, which has still not got a rating:
Happy Halloween
or one of these which could use a few more solves as well:
There is an Apple in my Worm
Fletcher's Apprentice
The Digits Are Paid Actors
Merry Christmas
Whispering Worms
Or indeed any of my other puzzles! ;)

This puzzle contains quite a few tricky steps, which will likely be easier to see after some heavy-duty diligent pencilmarking.
Fun fact: my own test-solve took me 55 minutes. That did involve double-checking every single step to make sure the intended logic is valid, but I obviously did know what to look for. Make of that what you will.

Have fun!

Rules:
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Adjacent digits along an orange Dutch whisper line must have a difference of at least 4.
Grey sequence lines contain digits in order, with the same difference between each adjacent pair. e.g. 1-4-7, 2-3-4 or 5-7-9.
Digits along a purple lockout line must not be between (or equal to) the values of the diamond endpoints, which have a difference of at least 4.
Digits along an arrow sum to the digit in the circle.
Digits in cages sum to the clue given in the corner of the cage.
Cells separated by a grey dot are either consecutive or in a 1:2 ratio (or both).

Try it here on ctc.

Solution code: column 1, column 7


Solved by FloH, Megalobrainiac, Ragna, MatB, SKORP17, kwantisimo, Muhammad, wullemuus, mezkur7, zer0keefie, PippoForte
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Comments

Last changed on 20. October 2023, 11:20

on 20. October 2023, 09:55 by wullemuus
Very well chosen constraints (especially in box2!) which allow a smooth and elegant solving path. It's capturing because of its somehow unusual ruleset (dutch whispers and lockout lines). Thanks!

--Thank you!

on 17. October 2023, 15:17 by Yann
Looks interesting, and scary ! Thanks for recommending my puzzle, I'll try to solve either this one either the actor puzzle, I just need to find time !

on 15. October 2023, 16:16 by Lizzy01
If you like this puzzle, you might also like this puzzle by Yann:
https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000FEV

Difficulty:5
Rating:N/A
Solved:11 times
Observed:6 times
ID:000FI5

Variant combination Computer assistance Online solving tool Arithmetic puzzle

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