Exclusivity
(Published on 20. December 2023, 16:54 by zetamath)
Normal sudoku rules apply. Normal rules for the following variants apply: German Whispers, Renban, Arrows, Black dots, and Thermometers.
Additionally, no digit may appear more than once on a particular clue type.
There are no negative constraints of any kind.
Renban Lines: The purple line in the grid is a Renban line. Digits on a renban form a set of non-repeating, consecutive digits in any order.
German Whispers: Along green lines, adjacent digits must differ by at least 5.
Black Dots: Digits separated by a black dot have a 1:2 ratio, meaning one is exactly double the other. Not all dots are necessarily given.
Thermometers: Digits along a gray thermometer must strictly increase from the bulb to the tip.
Arrows: Digits along an arrow sum to the digit in the arrow's circle.
Have fun, leave a comment if you enjoy the puzzle!
PS: I stream solving sudoku like puzzles three days a week. You can check out the channel, as well as some videos I have made about setting puzzles, at my YouTube channel here.
Solution code: Row 6
Comments
on 12. May 2024, 14:58 by Niverio
Very cool setup!
on 21. March 2024, 15:19 by PinkNickels
Very tricky! Took a while for me to crack!
on 12. January 2024, 14:15 by Qodec
Very well chosen finish!
on 12. January 2024, 00:50 by SimplePurpleFrog
Wow, very good. Mind bending, but just rightly so.
on 26. December 2023, 21:16 by GertVonnegut
10/10 puzzle! Would puzzle again!
on 24. December 2023, 07:49 by rhodri
Completely gorgeous.
on 23. December 2023, 14:45 by sdholmes
The resolution of the final clue type was particularly satisfying for me. As well as the first placed digit :) Fun puzzle!
on 23. December 2023, 10:09 by vorash00
some very beautiful pieces of logic in there
on 21. December 2023, 23:25 by HumanBirdsong
This tickled my brain in all my favourite ways. Thank you for such an enjoyable puzzle!
on 21. December 2023, 20:01 by samuel1997
This is quite a peculiar ruleset! Excellent!
on 21. December 2023, 18:20 by RedBarchetta
That's a great ruleset and I would love to see more like this. It's like a different take on disjoint set rule, but much more satisfying. Thanks for the puzzle!
on 21. December 2023, 15:53 by tallcat
A neat idea and very well executed. I particularly enjoyed how things wrapped up!
on 21. December 2023, 12:27 by GeorgeTheToad2
A sparse grid but the interactions between the clue types is amazing. Thank you for creating and sharing this exclusive puzzle.
on 20. December 2023, 18:02 by rameshsrivats
Great fun. Like every single puzzle of yours.
on 20. December 2023, 17:00 by Playmaker6174
Tasty interactions and a great fun solve overall! Glad that I got the early taste :)
