Hot Tips
(Published on 27. June 2024, 09:36 by Jobo)
Hello, enjoy this puzzle!
All feedback and comments will be much appreciated!
Just another fun little idea. :)
Rules:
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- Along thermometers, digits must increase from the bulb end.
- The small clues in thermometer bulbs show the digits that appear in that thermometer's tips.
Solution code: Row 2 followed by row 8.
Comments
on 24. August 2024, 23:52 by wuc
Refreshing rules. Great fun thx.
on 16. August 2024, 20:04 by zimmicks
58:20 - thanks!
Cool idea
on 23. July 2024, 05:11 by aguyd
What a brilliant idea. Every aspect of this puzzle works brilliantly together. Further, the setting just looks beautiful. Kudos on an especially brilliant puzzle.
on 13. July 2024, 08:28 by cozoq
Neat idea! It works really well for the puzzle
on 8. July 2024, 13:42 by GeorgeTheToad2
Very nice and well executed. Thank you.
on 30. June 2024, 14:57 by Crusader175
Very nice idea and fun!
on 29. June 2024, 08:30 by Fisherman
Bingo, Sujoyku.
on 28. June 2024, 10:39 by sujoyku
Thank you for sharing this fun puzzle, Jobo!
@skavanker: I was able to solve the puzzle with the understanding that you can take the bulb digits as the candidates for the tips of all its emerging thermos. For example, R7C9 and R9C7 must be 4 and 9.
on 28. June 2024, 10:13 by skavanker
"The small clues in thermometer bulbs show the digits that appear in that thermometer's tips."
Can you please elaborate on this i dont get it. Box 9 would break as I understand this constraint
on 27. June 2024, 23:58 by JuDGe1232
TIP: Don't forget the thermo-tip clues!
I pencil-marked the thermo-tip options as I was beginning the puzzle. Great for the start, but left me stuck after a while.
*Facepalm*
Really enjoyed the puzzle, despite my brain skipping.
on 27. June 2024, 14:34 by DarrenBurnett
A lovely puzzle with a nice flow. I had to read the comments to make sure I understood the rules. I need to pay a bit more attention to the wording in future.
on 27. June 2024, 14:28 by Ratfinkz
Thoroughly enjoyed this! A very daft Ratfinkz moment at the end meant I took far longer than I should have! Thanks for setting!
on 27. June 2024, 12:25 by Fisherman
Two polar coloring works well for this brilliant puzzle in particular, and the thermo variant in general.
on 27. June 2024, 10:24 by asp1310
Are the digits shown nearest the thermo they are at the tip of? If so, why not simply make them given digits?
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No, they are given in random order, it is up to the solver to deduce which goes where. I figured that would be clear from the fact that they are not given digits in the correct position. It would also break the puzzle quickly in for example column 1.
