Thermal Loop
(Published on 16. June 2024, 11:20 by Black_Doom)
Collaboration with Dorlir. Hope you enjoy!
Rules:
Rules:
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- Loop: Draw a one-cell-wide loop of orthogonally connected cells. The loop can't touch itself, not even diagonally. The loop must pass through all grey circles. Box borders divide the loop into segments. Each segment acts like a thermometer, with a circle acting as the bulb, ie; on each segment, digits increase as you move from the bulb towards the other end of the segment, and always in the same direction around the loop (either clockwise or anti-clockwise, to be determined). Not all bulbs are necessarily given. The digit on a given bulb (a circle) indicates the length of its thermometer, but the digit on a hidden bulb does not necessarily indicate the length of its thermometer.
- Kropki: Digits separated by a white dot are consecutive digits. Not all dots are necessarily given.
Solution code: Row 6
Last changed on on 16. June 2024, 14:09
Solved by halakani, cornish-john, japanoise_breakfast, SKORP17, sarabtx, Felis_Timon, Chad, karlmortenlunna, trashghost, Allagem, Scojo, palpot, LehanLehan, b413x, BeeBoi, Calesch, ArnulfKoch
Comments
on 17. June 2024, 21:20 by Allagem
Nice loop puzzle! The Thermo segments are quite powerful and it was really fun to see the logic around them unfold :)
on 16. June 2024, 14:09 by Black_Doom
Updated solution code
