Heat Stroke
(Published on 17. January 2024, 01:32 by juggler)
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Fill the grid with the numbers 1-7 such that no number repeats in a row or column.
The grid is *completely* covered by thermometer lines. You cannot see them, because they are invisible. Nevertheless, numbers increase along thermometers starting from the bulb end.
Thermometer lines move orthogonally and diagonally, and do not cross themselves or other thermometers, except at the white diamonds, where they must cross themselves or another thermometer. Thermometers do not pass through X's.
Thermometer bulbs do not touch each other, even diagonally.
All thermometers have the same length.
Solution code: Row 2
Comments
on 7. March 2024, 06:02 by ChinStrap
Wonderful as all your puzzles I've tried have been.
on 22. January 2024, 19:08 by Klausku
I agree with marty_sears. This puzzle is a masterpiece.
on 22. January 2024, 14:26 by Myxo
Beautiful!
on 21. January 2024, 22:47 by Knickolas
Great fun! Really loved both the idea and execution of this puzzle! Thanks for setting :)
on 21. January 2024, 07:20 by marty_sears
It's criminal that only 5 people have solved this. This is an absolute masterpiece... the way it unfolds is jaw-dropping.
Brilliant choice of rules to have made this possible. I love the white diamond crossing point clues... it all feels so fresh and original.
It remained fun and challenging and surprising right up until the very end. Two stunning moments stood out and made me exclaim out loud!
on 17. January 2024, 22:09 by sirxemic
I might be a bit biased since I assisted you with the custom constraint in Sudoku Maker, but that was a very fun puzzle.
on 17. January 2024, 09:54 by gfoot
Excellent, and not too difficult to follow the path laid out
