Round the bend
(Published on 16. April 2024, 00:01 by sujoyku)
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- German whispers lines: Adjacent digits on a green line must have a difference of at least 5.
- Renban lines: Each purple line contains a set of consecutive non-repeating digits in any order.
- Rellik Cages: All cages are Rellik Cages. Any combination of one or more digits within a Rellik Cage CANNOT sum to the value in the top left.
Example: A Rellik Cage with given value 6 may not contain (1,2,3), (1,5), (2,4) or a single 6.
Here you can solve the puzzle online:
Solution code: Row 5 from left to right (9 digits in total)
Comments
on 24. September 2024, 16:17 by Jensa
Quite brilliant!
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Thank you for your comment, Jensa! I am glad that you liked the puzzle.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 17. August 2024, 22:18 by sujoyku
changed solving link to sudokupad to include solution check (thanks to garycblack for providing that link!), no changes to the content of the puzzle
on 17. August 2024, 21:06 by garycblack
Rellik is an interesting constraint.
SudokuPad solution link:
https://sudokupad.app/juli2osdmn
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Thank you for your comment, garycblack! I am glad that you found the Rellik constraint to be interesting. Also thanks for sharing that solving link! I will include it in the puzzle page above.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 7. July 2024, 23:52 by CSStead
The Rellik constraint was new to me. Very cool puzzle! Thank you.
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Thank you for your comment, CSStead! I am glad that you liked the puzzle. Concerning the Rellik constraint: I came up with this ruleset at the beginning of the year and it has not yet been used for very many puzzles. Maybe that is why you have not stumbled upon it before.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 30. April 2024, 01:25 by Lenivaya_Joppa
Thank you for this nice and creative puzzle, dear sujoyku! :)
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You are much welcome, Lenivaya_Joppa, thank you for the kind comment! I am glad that you liked the puzzle and found it to be creative.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 29. April 2024, 01:04 by michael_787
Lovely puzzle, but I'd class it as 2* or perhaps even 3*.
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Thank you for your comment, michael_787! I am glad that you liked the puzzle. Also thank you for sharing your perspective on the difficulty rating.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 21. April 2024, 11:32 by pyroinpink
This was my first time trying a rellik cage puzzle and, once I fully understood it, it flowed smoothly! Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you for giving this Rellik puzzle a shot, pyroinpink! It is good to hear you had a nicely flowing solve. If you liked the ruleset, you can try some of my former puzzles as well. If you look out for something harder, I can also highly recommend the puzzle "Rellik Loop" by blackjackfitz.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 19. April 2024, 01:28 by Something Wellesian
Another absolutely delightful puzzle sujoyku. Well done!
I agree with some other commenters that it walks the line between one and two stars. I’d call it one star, but only if you know some tricks of whispers and rellik cages.
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Thank you for your comment, Something Wellesian! I am glad you enjoyed the puzzle. I think your statement about estimating the difficulty level really hits the point: It always depends on the experience with a certain puzzle type and the knowledge about certain solving mechanisms. For example, some puzzles might be almost impossible to solve without the Phistomefel ring while they do not even have to be 3 star difficulty once you are able to apply it.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 18. April 2024, 21:56 by CcmarvMD
Definitely wouldn't call this one star, felt like 2 to me. However, I definitely would call this puzzle absolutely beautiful, the way the relliks and german whispers interact was just wonderful!
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Thank you for your comment, CcmarvMD! I am glad that you liked the interaction of the German whispers and the Rellik cages. Concerning the difficulty: Maybe this is one of those puzzles which are somewhat inbetween: either a harder 1 star or an easier 2 star. Anyway, thank you for sharing your opinion on the difficulty level.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 17. April 2024, 14:04 by Franjo
Very elegant setting for a nice and easy puzzle. Thank you for sharing.
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You are much welcome, Franjo, thank you for commenting! It is nice to hear you found the puzzle to be elegant.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 17. April 2024, 05:19 by MatthewDonovan
Pleasant puzzle, thanks! Good combination of rules to make a nice break in.
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You are much welcome, MatthewDonovan, thank you for the comment! I am glad that you liked the combination of rules in this puzzle and appreciate its break-in.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 16. April 2024, 15:51 by MarthaB
Fun puzzle! Thank you!
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You are much welcome, MarthaB, thank you for your comment! It is nice to hear that you liked the puzzle.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 16. April 2024, 12:49 by Nostor
Thank you for a very interesting puzzle. Once I properly got my head around the "Rellik" constraint, it flowed smoothly.
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You are much welcome, Nostor, thank you for commenting! I am glad that you found the puzzle to be interesting and had a smooth solve.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 16. April 2024, 11:44 by Stargazing Albatross
Great puzzle! A really fun one!
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Thank you for your comment, Stargazing Albatross! I am glad that you like the puzzle and had fun solving it.
Kind regards, sujoyku
