Four Lines
(Published on 29. July 2024, 08:44 by Vara9850)
RULES
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Digits in cages must sum to the given total.
Digits along thermometer must increase, starting from the round bulb.
Four Grey Lines: Digits along a line is palindromes and must read the same in both directions.
A line is German whisper lines: Two cells connected by a German whisper line must have a difference of at least 5.
Renban: Digits along another 2 lines must form a consecutive set, in any order.
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Solution code: R9
Comments
on 30. July 2024, 16:52 by frosto
@speedyjohn : very strange, I have the same digits, but in the opposite order, I checked the lines, no pb, and I just filled the grid.
Are you sure it is not 6/5 and 5/9 ?
I don't understand how we could have the same digits in rows but not in the same order, as these doesn't form an xwing. Or maybe I missed something ?
Too bad this puzzle does not include a solution
on 29. July 2024, 17:34 by Karitsu
A fun and quick solve. A couple of critiques for the setter:
1) As others have said, the rules could be written more clearly. "One line is a palindrome, one line is German Whispers, and two lines are renban."
2) I found that four digits R1C1/2 and R8C1/2 were interchangeable without constraints and still produced a valid solution code. They were the last digits I solved in the puzzle, and as far as I can tell, no rules were preventing me from filling them out either way. (happy for someone to prove me wrong on this)
on 29. July 2024, 15:29 by zrbakhtiar
Agree with VeTaurus. "A" and "1" is different
on 29. July 2024, 12:24 by VeTaurus
Nice puzzle with confusing rules.
Better use numbers "1 of the lines is a palindrome, 1 of the lines is a German whisper, 2 lines are renban".
on 29. July 2024, 09:58 by tsc
Nice first submission, thanks for sharing!
@Vara9850: I did not need one of the three lines. Likely because I pencil-marked all possible digits for both remaining options once I could rule out one of them.
on 29. July 2024, 09:39 by Fizz
Nice puzzle, but I think the rules can come off as a bit confusing. It reads like all 4 lines are palindromes, but of the 4 lines one is a palindrome, one is a German whisper and two are renbans.
