Heat Dome
(Published on 22. June 2024, 18:04 by Flash Groudon)
Normal sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1-9 once each in every row, column, and 3x3 box.
Anti-Knight: Cells separated by a knight's move in chess cannot contain the same digit.
Thermometers: Digits along a thermometer strictly increase, starting from the bulb end.
Fog: The grid is partially covered in fog. Correctly placed digits will clear the fog around that cell. No guessing is necessary.
Play on SudokuPad
Solution code: The digits of Row 1 from left to right (no spaces).
Comments
on 29. July 2024, 16:26 by Isfan
As everyone has already said:
Rating should be higher
Difficulty should be higher
This is a beautiful puzzle, and the break-in is exquisite (and way more difficult than a 3* puzzle deserves). I suspect the ability to guess-and-check using Fog-of-War is letting frustrated solvers vote lower than it should be after cheesing the solution.
on 28. June 2024, 09:53 by Gullie
Agree on the rating being too low, it was excellent. Loved the break in!
on 28. June 2024, 01:52 by H.I. McDunnough
Criminally underrated puzzle. Should be well over 90%. I really enjoyed that one.
on 27. June 2024, 16:49 by virus_dave
My mind was blown when i finally figured out how to break in on this one.
Very, very clever, and a stark reminder just how strong some of these rule constraints can be.
Very nice puzzle, thank you!
on 23. June 2024, 04:16 by Delta7med
solved the original, it was really fun!. enjoyed it alot.
on 23. June 2024, 03:37 by Flash Groudon
Modified some of the clues to clean up the solve flow in later stages. Updated the SudokuPad link accordingly.
Thank you to those who completed the original version of this puzzle! Note that the puzzle has a different solution code now.
