Warming Sets
(Published on 10. March 2024, 19:04 by Teal)
Place a subset of the digits 1-9 in each row, column and box (you can use different sets for different regions)
Digits cannot repeat in rows, columns, or boxes. The sum of Row 6 is lesser than the sum of Row 5, which is lesser than the sum of Row 4, and so on (indicated by the thermometer)
Box borders separate the blue Region Sum line (as in r1c3-6) into segments which sum to the same amount.
Red entropy lines (as in r1c1-3) must contain an equal number of low (1,2,3) middle (4,5,6) and high (7,8,9) digits.
Adjacent digits on green German Whisper lines (as in r5c3-5) must differ by at least 5.
Digits on the arrow sum to the attached circle.
Black Kropki dots separate digits with a 1:2 ratio.
Solve in SudokuPad
Solution code: Row 1 and Row 2
Comments
on 25. August 2024, 05:40 by Nebuzaradan
What a clever idea with the row sums!
on 8. May 2024, 22:59 by nunc
Such a nice little gem. Thanks for sharing it!
on 5. April 2024, 07:53 by Klausku
Very nice puzzle. The thermo on the side leads to some interesting logic.
on 31. March 2024, 08:47 by Bulkystapler
Great fun! CTC have a solve video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viAyFKkcGVE
on 12. March 2024, 14:32 by IAlreadyHaveAKey
The interaction between the vertical clues and the horizontal clues (ie the row sums) was actually quite pretty, and not entirely straightforward. Lovely puzzle!
on 11. March 2024, 23:48 by Schma
Thanks for setting this beautiful puzzle. I enjoyed that a lot and it was surprisingly tricky for a 2 star but that might just be me starting at the wrong clues :)
on 11. March 2024, 22:37 by only1evenprime
Loved this, Teal. Thanks!
on 11. March 2024, 17:16 by Teal
@okchill thank you! i'm not a very experienced solver myself so anything i make is by nature accessible :p glad you enjoyed
on 11. March 2024, 16:48 by okchill
Very fun! It's hard to find sudokus like these that are accessible for people like me and still interesting!
on 10. March 2024, 20:32 by ludvigr04
Very nice, I liked it! Keep it up :)
