Mean Mega
(Published on 7. December 2023, 22:45 by ViKingPrime)
PUZZLE:
RULES:
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
• German Whisper (green): Green dots separate two cells that differ by at least five [5].
• Kropki (black): Black dots separate two cells where one is double the other [1:2].
• Parity (red): Red dots separate two cells containing opposite parity [odd/even].
• Different Difference (peach): Peach dots (an "S.Marty" dot!) separate digits of different differences (across all peach dots).
• Same Difference (turquoise): Turquoise dots separate digits of the same difference (across all turquoise dots), to be deduced by the solver.
MODIFIERS:
• Mean Mega: The grid is comprised of three sets of three identical boxes (e.g. if Box 1 and Box 5 belong to the same set, R1C1 and R4C4 will be the same digit, etc).
INTRODUCTION:
This is Mean Mini's older sibling.
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Solve in SudokuPad! (colour-limited version)
- "The Sears Tower" (German Whisper/Killer)
- "Mean Mega" (German Whisper/Kropki/Parity)
- " ❖ " (German Whisper/Kropki/Nabner/Parity)
- "Mean Mega: Fractals" (Renban/Sandwich)
- "Mean Mega: Moving Target" (Arrow)
- "Mean Mega" (German Whisper/Kropki/Parity)
Solution code: The digits along Row 5, left-to-right.
Comments
on 8. December 2023, 16:30 by blackjackfitz
Very nice! I like the Mean Mega idea, I thought it might crack pretty quickly because of that constraint but actually it was just the right amount of tricky for a solid 2 star. I quite liked the dot interactions, nice setting.
on 8. December 2023, 03:44 by ThePedallingPianist
Beautiful idea and I love the presentation! The interaction of different dot groups provided a fresh and fascinating challenge, and the remainder was very satisfying to unwind. A wonderful example of your setting skills!
on 8. December 2023, 00:26 by anyeyeball
Great and fun puzzle! I made some mistakes along the way and learned I can't tell the difference between green and turquoise.
My kids have always told me I'm color-impaired; now i believe them.
You've save me some grief down the road; I'll use the color blind friendly versions from now on!
