Temperamental Serenity
(Published on 4. January 2024, 06:34 by meggen033)
Solve with CTC, f-puzzles or Penpa+
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Digits in a cage must sum to the number in its top left corner. Digits may not repeat within a cage.
Digits along a thermometer must increase from the bulb end.
Happy Solving and God Bless!!!
Solution code: Enter Row 7 Digits
Comments
on 29. January 2024, 19:28 by Nordy
Great puzzle!!
on 19. January 2024, 16:12 by sdholmes
Wow awesome puzzle! I have to say I got quite stuck in the middle there for quite some time until I finally saw how to proceed. What a reward when it all fell apart afterwards! What a fabulous puzzle!
on 4. January 2024, 14:36 by sujoyku
Thank you for this amazing puzzle, meggen033! Although I had the right intuition what break-in to look for, it took me quite some time to execute it. Therefore, the puzzle felt a lot harder than 2/5. But the challenge was very enjoyable and it seemed like everything was magically falling into place once I got going. (I think the title suits the puzzle very well.) Thank you for setting and sharing!
-Sujoyku,
I'm glad you enjoyed the puzzle and thank you for your kind feedback. I always struggle with rating the difficulty of puzzles. I was back and forth with this one. I feel like the time required to find the break in leans more toward a 3 star, but the skill level required to do so more on the 2 star level.
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Thank you for your reply, meggen033! I think I understand your reasoning. For me it is always difficult to judge the difficulty of my own puzzles. Probably, the main problem is that knowing a solution always makes it look easier than it is. Anyways, please do not take my previous comment as criticism whatsoever. Although I rated the difficulty higher than you did, I deeply enjoyed solving the puzzle and would recommend it to everybody else.
Kind regards, sujoyku
