Vengeance
(Published on 15. December 2023, 23:12 by igniteice)
Vengeance
Rules:
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- All cages are Killer Cages (digits may not repeat) and must sum to the given total.
- Numbers on the colored Palindrome lines must appear on both sides of the line. If a number appears as the Xth cell from one end of the line, it must also appear as the Xth cell from the other end.
- All palindrome lines have unique colors. Palindrome lines may share cells with other palindrome lines' cells. All cells shared between palindrome lines are visible: there are no hidden cells with multiple palindrome lines that aren't all visible.
- Numbers on thermometers must strictly increase from the bulb's end.
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Enjoy!
Solution code: The solution code is the eighteen digits from left to right in rows 1 and 4.
Comments
on 18. March 2024, 14:50 by PinkNickels
Super fun! Really enjoyable solve.
on 19. December 2023, 17:13 by igniteice
@cherryhaunt
Rule 4 is just to clarify to people that the palindrome lines pass underneath each other and don't turn and aren't hidden underneath each other. Some of my puzzles have lots of palindrome lines that do share cells, and it can be confusing ;-)
on 17. December 2023, 22:30 by cherryhaunt
I am new to variant sudoku and this is the hardest puzzle I've completed by myself. Took me a while to get the break in, though I was definitely focused on the wrong part of the grid. Overall a really enjoyable solve.
One thing, I am confused by the inclusion of rule 4. Was it meant to indicate a negative constraint? I ended up ignoring it and could still solve.
on 16. December 2023, 19:50 by keenbowl
@by81996672
For some reason to me it felt more like 3.5 stars, but I probably just missed something.
But I still liked it
on 16. December 2023, 14:05 by anyeyeball
Very nice logic throughout. Thanks.
on 16. December 2023, 10:32 by by81996672
Strange, why are so few people solving this puzzle. Personally, I would give it a difficulty rating of 2.5 stars. It is simpler than one and rockets and uses ordinary techniques
