Entropy Equilibrium
(Published on 14. November 2023, 09:51 by Mad-Tyas)
Sudoku: Fill every row, column and marked 3x3 box with the digits 1-9.
Equalines: On each line the digits add up to the same total that has to be determined by the solver. Digits may repeat on a line if allowed by sudoku rules.
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: Column 1 (9 digits)
Comments
on 2. March 2024, 05:43 by Mikemerin
That was absolutely brutal, but immensely satisfying when it all came together and the coloring turned into actual numbers. Crazy how that one little bend breaking the symmetry had such a profound effect on the rest of the puzzle. Great clean setting!
on 17. November 2023, 19:45 by Snookerfan
I love these entropy puzzles very much! I did not get all the logic behind this one and used some bifurcations to prove certain things were wrong, so I could move on. That is all because of my lack of brainpower, because your puzzles that I did fully understand were always absolutely brilliant. I am sure that this one is also pure genius. Thank you
-Reply: Thank you very much for this comment, Snookerfan! It really means a lot to me. It definitely is one of the hardest, maybe the hardest, entropy sudokus I published. But I had to share it. The combination of such a clean and almost symmetric design and the logic behind it immediately made it my new all-time favorite when I finished it.
