Dutch Flat Mates (Ten Lines)
(Published on 24. January 2024, 11:30 by Flinty)
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
5's live in Dutch Flats
All 5's in the grid must strictly have EITHER; a '1' directly above it AND/OR a '9' directly below it. It may have both, but it doesn't need both.
Examples provided below on an empty grid.
Ten Lines
Each line consists of one or more contiguous groups of cells, each of which sums to 10. These groups of cells cannot overlap. Digits may repeat on lines and even within sums.
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Previous puzzles in this series:
- Classic
- Thermometers
- German Whispers
- Region Sum Lines
- Sandwich Sums
- Little Killer
- Kropki
- Zipper Lines
- Renban - By GoodCity
- Nabner - By GoodCity
- Skyscrapers - By GoodCity
- Dutch Whispers
- Killer Cages
- Arrows
Ten Lines
Please see below for examples of a valid Ten Line fill:
- 4+6, 5+5, 3+2+5 all sum to 10.
- 7+3, 9+1, 2+8 all sum to 10.
Solution code: Digits from Row 8
Comments
on 2. May 2024, 23:14 by wuc
2.5 star for me. Nice setting thx.
on 5. April 2024, 12:46 by sorryimLate
It was so fun solving the ten lines that I forgot about the flat mates constraint until I was almost finished and got stuck. Very nice!
on 9. February 2024, 00:08 by ViKingPrime
I honestly found this the hardest of the series so far. Beautiful setting but challenging.
on 30. January 2024, 17:14 by gdc
love some some ten lines. Very nice and surprising interactions with the dutch flatmates.
on 24. January 2024, 22:46 by nunc
I always forgot about the Dutch Flat Mates rule (read the title, buddy!). Would have made the puzzle much easier, I guess...
Very nicely set, thank you!
on 24. January 2024, 18:41 by goodcity
Really nice puzzle ! Thank you Flinty for setting and gdc for the idea.
on 24. January 2024, 17:35 by Qashqai4eg
I am not sure if I have solved in the expected way, but several points were very nice, including the break in box 1.
on 24. January 2024, 14:44 by Ragna
Fun puzzle. Tricky and very elegant! Thank you for sharing. :-)
