Murder Mystery Sudoku Style (0-9 Challenge)
(Published on 14. December 2023, 20:10 by The Bard)
All the digits went to a party but there was a murderer among them. They need your help to with the clues solve who the killer is. Will you prove to be the great Sherdoku Holmes?
Place all the digits 0-9 in each row, column, box, and marked diagonal but one digit in each was murdered and will not fit. The victims vary and can even be the same value as the killer.
Box 1: The Dungeon - Killer cages: All digits in their cage sum to the value in the corner.
Box 3: The Library - White Dots: Digits are consecutive. Black dots: Digits have a ratio of 1:2.
Box 5: The Tower - Arrows: Digits along an arrow add to the number in the circle.
Box 7: The Ballroom - Thermometers: Digits along the grey line increase from bulb end.
Box 9: The Billiards room - XV: Digits with an X add to 10, Digits with a V add to 5.
Box 2,4,6,8: Hallways - Odd – Even: Digits in a greyed circle are odd, and digits in a greyed square are even. For this mystery 0 is considered even. Renban: Digits along a purple line are consecutive in some order.
In the end you will find one last place while the killer hides his last victim, know this: the killer is to be identified to solve the puzzle and you will know him because the killer will be the digit with nothing to lose and everything to gain…
~Cue: Thunder and lightning causing the lights to dim.
Solution code: Column 5
Comments
on 27. May 2024, 23:10 by The Bard
Another big thank you to Sudoku Sleuth for featuring this puzzle on their channel as well.
If you would like to watch the solve please follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVX8EZkXo7I
on 21. December 2023, 02:52 by The Bard
Updated to include solution.
on 16. December 2023, 04:06 by sacklunch
That was really enjoyable! Very creative setup, and the sudoku was an interesting “nine-of-ten” challenge. I loved the ending, and the way in which the instructions must be considered to arrive at the intended solution. Kudos to @The Bard - personally, I thought you gave just enough information, and in an engaging way.
on 15. December 2023, 21:40 by biobas69
Amazing. loved it
on 15. December 2023, 16:35 by The Bard
Author's Note: The last cell being unresolved was intended to be a way to identify the guilty digit and solve the question of who did it as part of the theme of the puzzle without spoiling the answer. The clue in the instructions is meant to be the final step in the puzzle.
Thanks to those who have pointed out that their was some confusion due to 0 being both victim and murderer. The thought was that there are multiple members of each digit at the party and only one of the nine 0 was actually a murderer.
I will take note of that point for future efforts.
Thank you.
on 15. December 2023, 16:27 by PinkNickels
really liked this one. thanks for sharing.
