Hot and Cold
(Published on 6. June 2024, 17:18 by EmpyClaw)
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Hot and Cold Cages: Cages are either hot or cold. Hot cages contain positive values and cold cages contain negative values. Digits may repeat in a cage. It's up to the solver to determine if a cage is hot or cold.
Thermo: Values strictly increase from the bulb end of a thermometer.
V and X: Cells separated by a V must sum to +5 or -5. Cells separated by an X must sum to +10 or -10. Not all Vs or Xs are necessarily given.
Solution code: Row 3 (left to right)
Comments
on 11. July 2024, 10:14 by Jackson Philion
Really unique puzzle that was loads of fun! The negative values carried some neat possibilities and logic. Perfect difficulty! I never felt stuck, but I also never felt like digits were free.
on 28. June 2024, 12:36 by Jrosas
Very fun
on 7. June 2024, 10:19 by farodin64
Cool idea, I like this ruleset. A Sudoku with 18 different digits, first time for me to solve. Thanks for setting.
on 7. June 2024, 09:16 by EmpyClaw
Thanks so much for the kind comments and for so many folks giving this puzzle a go. This is the second puzzle I've ever set and the first I've ever shared publicly.
I've wanted to play with a ruleset like this for some time and I'm glad folks are enjoying the twist.
on 7. June 2024, 08:57 by EmpyClaw
Adjusted the rule to note "Values" along a thermo must strictly increase. Apologies to the solvers for any confusion.
on 7. June 2024, 07:42 by sacklunch
Great puzzle. It was a bit of a mind twister for me, but I enjoyed it!
on 7. June 2024, 03:10 by harwiltz
Beautiful puzzle! The rules should say that *values* increase along thermos.
on 7. June 2024, 00:59 by galium_odoratum
Fun rule set, a bit tricky at the beginning to wrap my head around but then it flowed nicely. For me this was more like a 2.5 - 3 difficulty.
on 6. June 2024, 18:03 by EmpyClaw
Fixed a small typo in the rules.
