Other puzzles in the series (not in order):
Rika's Endless Summer (solved on CTC channel)
Momohime’s Human Beatbox Party
This puzzle is dedicated to Reina Ichioka. She was the leader of BEYOOOOONDS since its inception in 2018, but sadly had to graduate from the group on 1st March 2024 due to illness. She was very fond of trains and could recite all the stations on the Yamanote line. In fact, her BEYOOOOONDS sub-unit CHICA#TETSU was based on her love of trains, and all their songs are based on the Japanese train network. Lyric translation.
The constraints in this Sudoku form a Doctor Yellow train, a high-speed train which runs to diagnose problems on the Tokaido Shinkansen and San'yō Shinkansen. Since its schedule it not made public, seeing a Dr Yellow train is considered good luck. Here is a video of Reina finding a Doctor Yellow train.
The given digits are significant dates in Reina's BEYOOOOONDS life.
Thanks for everything Icchan, get well soon and good luck wherever you are. Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Three adjacent digits on a yellow entropic line must contain one low (123), one mid (456) and one high (789) digit.
Region borders divide a light blue region sum line into segments with the same sum.
Digits on a circle must be odd.
Digits in a max cell must be greater than all orthogonally adjacent digits.
Solution code: Column 5
on 8. April 2024, 01:42 by Allagem
My first path through this puzzle was closer to a 4 star difficulty. Afterwards, I worked with a solver using both computer and human deductions and together we found a path that is definitely a fair 3-star path, but it's tricky to spot. I would be surprised if this becomes rated 2 stars.
Either way, it seems like a nice tribute puzzle. Lovely theme :)
Difficulty: | |
Rating: | 88 % |
Solved: | 36 times |
Observed: | 7 times |
ID: | 000HM2 |