Whispering averages in the fog
(Published on 17. January 2024, 08:10 by Nylimb)
Normal sudoku rules apply: Fill the grid with digits from 1 to 9, so that every row, column, and 3x3 box contains each of the 9 digits exactly once.
Fog of war rules apply: The grid is partially covered in fog; placing a correct digit will clear the fog from its 3x3 neighborhood. Guessing is not necessary, and is generally considered dishonorable.
Green lines are German Whispers lines: Successive digits differ by at least 5.
Blue lines are "average lines": In every group of 3 successive digits along a line, one digit is the average of the other two. For example, a line of 4 cells might contain 2135; 2 is the average of 1 and 3 and 3 is the average of 1 and 5.
Digits joined by a black kropki dot are in a 1 to 2 ratio. Not all dots are given.
You can solve this in the CTC-app.
For a harder puzzle with average lines, see my Average line sudoku.
Solution code: Row 9 and column 1.
Comments
on 23. April 2024, 02:04 by lmdemasi
Great rule set. Average line worked really well with the fog.
on 8. February 2024, 04:48 by thorscouts
This was tough for me. I've never done average lines or German Whisper lines, so it took me a while to even figure out how to start. I thought I was doing OK, then got an impossible contradiction. I started over from scratch, stepped away for a day or so to clear my confusion, and finally saw all the tricks after a few days of looking at it on and off. I definitely liked the challenge!
on 17. January 2024, 18:28 by hardline35
Very nice puzzle. Bit challenging but logical. Thank you.
@hardline35: I'm glad you liked it. That seems to be a minority opinion; at the moment this is my lowest-rated puzzle.
