Strangely Dressed Man
(Published on 14. February 2024, 00:56 by juggler)
Part 1. Strangely Dressed Man
Part 2. ???????
Last night, a strangely dressed man handed me an envelope, and walked away without saying a word. Inside was what appeared to be a classic sudoku puzzle. Unsure what else to do, I began to pencil mark it, but the given digits had been printed in dissappearing ink, and vanished before my eyes! Now all that's left is an empty grid with my pencil marks...
Do you think you could restore the sudoku for me by placing JUST the 18 given digits back in the grid? I'm sure they were trying to tell me something...
Solution code: The given digits in row 4
Comments
on 30. June 2024, 12:45 by walid_tun
That was a delight
on 12. March 2024, 20:59 by QuiltyAsCharged
Very fun and mysterious! I was nearly too late...
on 12. March 2024, 19:10 by KelleyCook
Highly enjoyable.
I found the backwards solving necessary to be quite confusing, but I pulled it off. It's probably a lot easier for those used to setting puzzles.
on 12. March 2024, 05:10 by juggler
!!!!!!!!!
on 8. March 2024, 18:49 by ChinStrap
Great! Just need to know what corner marks mean and the rest is just wrapping your mind around working backwards.
on 5. March 2024, 06:11 by Aaronomys
Very unique!
on 22. February 2024, 14:25 by IAlreadyHaveAKey
Brilliant as usual - the classic sudoku you end up with at the end is also lovely to solve.
on 15. February 2024, 02:55 by Silverscree
Very unusual logic that I agree is not too hard. 3 stars feels appropriate.
It is possibly worth explaining the meanings behind corner and centre pencil marking in the rules in case there are solvers who use different systems.
on 14. February 2024, 07:07 by vitaminz
This puzzle is definitely worth your time and actually fairly easy once your wrap your mind around what you have to do.
on 14. February 2024, 03:48 by TheBestThatICouldDo
Wow. Wildly Mind bending and original.
