Casting About in the Dark
(Published on 27. June 2024, 15:23 by FullDeck-Missing)
Fog: Part of the grid is covered with fog. As correct digits are placed, the fog will clear from cells surrounding the correct digit, revealing additional clues. There is always enough information in the revealed portion of the grid to place another correct digit without guessing. Digits can be placed within the fog.
Consecutive Dots: Digits separated by a white dot are consecutive. Not all possible dots are necessarily given.
Pointing Thermometers: Digits along thermometers must strictly increase from bulb to tip. In addition, the digit in the bulb of the thermometer appears X cells away from the tip, in the direction pointed to by the tip, where X is the value in the tip of the thermometer.
Credit goes to the excellent constructor, arbitrary, for introducing this very fun constraint with their puzzle Pointing Thermos.
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Solution code: Column 6, top to bottom, 9 digits no spaces
Comments
on 21. August 2024, 21:12 by zimmicks
33:40
Thanks
on 16. August 2024, 00:32 by permafrostyx
yay thanks i liked the break in
on 14. July 2024, 09:35 by michael_787
Nice puzzle. The wording of the thermo rule is very confusing, though, as it suggests that the digit in the tip refers to the distance to its own bulb, which would make all digits along thermos consecutive. A look at the example proved very helpful. Perhaps the explanation might need some rephrasing. Other than that, a very enjoyable quick snack.
on 10. July 2024, 09:40 by GandalfLeRouge
Very nice puzzle, nicely constructed. Thanks FullDeck!
on 5. July 2024, 13:44 by Aeneryss
Very fun, although the rules are super confusing
Fortunately the example from the linked puzzle makes it clear
on 2. July 2024, 17:19 by saturnic
nice!
on 1. July 2024, 22:56 by maiaz
Struggled to understand the constraint until I went to the intro puzzle link. Then it clicked and was ridiculously good fun.
on 30. June 2024, 20:30 by chain.reader
Fun and easy, thanks
on 30. June 2024, 00:10 by cozoq
Really nice puzzle! Pointing thermo is an interesting rule
on 29. June 2024, 14:45 by Martina
A very lovely puzzle. Clever, easy and fun. Thank you.
on 29. June 2024, 07:55 by inthemoonlight
I really enjoy fog puzzles like this where the steps all fall into place one after the other so nicely!
on 29. June 2024, 04:03 by AlmostMatt
The rules confused me at first as I thought the tip had to point at the bulb, but it actually just points to the same value as the bulb.
on 28. June 2024, 16:16 by Numpus
I had to read the rules a few times. But once I got my head around it, the puzzle was great.
on 28. June 2024, 15:23 by Karitsu
Love the pointing thermometers! What a cool variant! When I first saw the puzzle (and before reading the rules), I thought, “One star?!? For a puzzle where we only see the tip of a thermometer?!?” And then after reading the rules, I thought, “How do I even get started?!” Figuring it out was an incredible aha moment!
on 28. June 2024, 08:37 by fractalminding
Interesting rules. Thanks!
on 28. June 2024, 00:33 by AsgarArn
If you have trouble understanding the Pointing Thermometers rule i recomend checking out, the Pointing Thermometer puzzle linked
A quite fun puzzle if you like something not to challanging but Nice construct
on 27. June 2024, 21:06 by OGRussHood
That was a fun twist on the slingshot rule.
on 27. June 2024, 18:41 by GeorgeTheToad2
Lovely as usual. Thank you.
on 27. June 2024, 18:41 by wuc
Great little snack. Great fun thx.
on 27. June 2024, 17:05 by dingledork
What a great combination of constraints. I'd love to see a "heartburn"-level version someday :)
