Just Between Us You Can Count On Me
(Published on 8. July 2024, 08:00 by silent_rob)
Rules:
- Normal Sudoku rules apply.
- Digits along a grey line must lie strictly between the digits in the attached circles.
- A digit in a circle also indicates how many times that digit appears in a circle in the puzzle.
- Every circle in the grid is part of both of the above constraints.
Click here or on the puzzle image below to play on SudokuPad
Solution code: Row 1 from left to right
Comments
on 28. July 2024, 08:13 by silent_rob
Corrected image link to match text link. Image link previously led to a version of the puzzle with rules formatted differently (the text of the rules were the same, just different format).
on 27. July 2024, 23:28 by damo_89
Really nice combination of rules that can often be weak in isolation
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Thanks very much - glad you liked the puzzle!
silent_rob
on 12. July 2024, 04:30 by rhodri
Wonderful construction.
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Thanks so much!
silent_rob
on 9. July 2024, 18:43 by Franjo
I really enjoyed this funny combination which worked perfect. The elegant setting offers a smooth solving path. Thank you so much for sharing this lovely puzzle.
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Thanks very much for the kind words - it’s great to hear you enjoyed the puzzle so much.
silent_rob
on 9. July 2024, 14:06 by ChinStrap
Wonderful flow to this. Lovely puzzle.
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Thanks kindly - glad you enjoyed it!
silent_rob
on 9. July 2024, 13:46 by Oddlyeven
Great puzzle, nice logical flow!
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Thanks so much, glad you liked it!
silent_rob
on 9. July 2024, 09:05 by Wuschel
Fun puzzle with great flow!
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Thanks very much!
silent_rob
on 9. July 2024, 02:14 by mvondras
This was a great combo of rules. I had to do so many pencil marks to find my way out.
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Thanks very much for solving - glad you enjoyed it and that you were able to pencil mark your way out!
silent_rob
on 8. July 2024, 22:05 by sujoyku
Thank you for this fantastic puzzle, silent_rob! Often, I am not the biggest fan of between lines but the combination with the counting circles is an amazing idea. Thank you for setting and sharing this gem!
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Thank you so much, sujoyku! I really like your puzzles so that means a lot.
silent_rob
on 8. July 2024, 20:28 by abadx
A very nice and intuitive puzzle. Thanks for setting
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You're very welcome - thank you for solving and for the kind comments!
silent_rob
on 8. July 2024, 13:12 by GorgeousNicko
Very nice puzzle. Not quite as tough as it looked - though I ended up needing a restart just the same!
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Thanks very much - glad you enjoyed it!
silent_rob
