Nabner Whispers / Nabner Flüstert
(Published on 23. December 2023, 19:22 by PDN777)
Normal sudoku rules apply. The lines in the puzzle are both German whisper lines and Nabner lines. Each line obeys both rules. IE: Adjacent digits on a whispers / Nabner line must have a difference of five or greater. And -- if a digit appears on a whispers / Nabner line, then the digits consecutive with it must not appear on that line. Also, digits may not repeat on one of these lines. Digits in a cage must sum to the little number in the upper left, and may not repeat in the cage. I think this puzzle is 2 stars out of 5 for difficulty for many solvers, if you read or stumble upon the hint. As always, comments welcome. Thanks!
Hint (highlight to read):
You will save yourself lots of trouble if you ask yourself before you begin, What digits can begin a whisper Nabner line of length 4.
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Solution code: First row of puzzle, and fourth column of puzzle (read top to bottom). Enter as a string of 18 digits, no spaces.
Comments
on 17. May 2024, 03:24 by abihummel
Lovely interactions!
on 20. April 2024, 18:18 by chain.reader
mind.blown.
O_O
on 23. January 2024, 16:33 by PDN777
Thanks to all, and to the recent commenters. Your feedback is the icing on the sudoku cake for me!
on 21. January 2024, 20:21 by silent_rob
Thanks for the fun puzzle - I really enjoyed how the constraints worked together!
on 20. January 2024, 02:47 by PinkNickels
Very enjoyable solve. thank you for sharing
on 13. January 2024, 21:18 by Suxamethonium
Lots of fun doing this - love the way the Nabner and German Whisper logic combines!
** Thanks for the solve! :-)
on 3. January 2024, 09:19 by Zacbelle
Lots of fun doing this puzzle - well crafted.
PS anyone can enter the solution with as many spaces as you want, no need to state this.
** Thanks for the solve. Re: the spaces thing, good to know, but I may not change my posts -- you know what they say about teaching old dogs new tricks... ;-)
on 25. December 2023, 00:20 by jorgenunez
Glad to see you back! I was starting to lose hope. Always enjoyed your puzzles. I was able to finish the two 2 stars puzzles, but I failed twice at the one star hahaha
Thanks and hope to see you again soon.
** Never lose hope! My back catalog will live on, long after my body returns to dust. ;-)
on 24. December 2023, 18:42 by PDN777
Hello most recent commenters. Thanks for all the kind and helpful words. Happy Holidays!
on 24. December 2023, 18:38 by PDN777
Improved German translation.
on 24. December 2023, 10:31 by abadx
Welcome back, delighted to enjoy your puzzles again.
This is one of the constrains where a prior reflection on its implications simplifies the difficulty of the challenge.
on 24. December 2023, 10:25 by Onkel_Dagobert
One star for difficulty, five stars for fun!
on 24. December 2023, 07:53 by Dermerlin
Oops! I deleted your comment by accident! But I did edit the German instructions, as per your comment. Thanks, and oops again!
on 24. December 2023, 00:59 by anyeyeball
Very nice puzzle, well-constructed and fun.
on 24. December 2023, 00:55 by PDN777
Hello folks! Thanks so much for the kind comments!
on 23. December 2023, 22:43 by Guillem98
Good puzzles as always, it's a joy to see you back :D
on 23. December 2023, 20:49 by Carpet11
Great puzzle - i found it very easy, even without reading the hint, but very fun! Tnx
on 23. December 2023, 20:26 by Nylimb
That's a nice combination of rules. Thanks!
