Whispers of Mercury
(Published on 24. September 2024, 22:45 by Jolly Rogers)
RULES:
- Normal Sudoku rules apply.
- Draw a one-cell-wide loop of orthogonally connected cells, which does not branch or touch itself, not even diagonally.
- Adjacent digits along the loop must differ by at least 5.
- Digits along a thermometer must strictly increase from bulb to tip.
- All bulbs must be on the loop.
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Hope you enjoy.
Solution code: Digits on the loop in rows 1 and 3 (left to right, no spaces).
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Comments
on 26. September 2024, 02:34 by VitP
break-in requires knowing the "checkerboard principle". after that, it's fairly easy.
on 25. September 2024, 22:55 by PKMKII
Normally I’m not into loop puzzles but this one was done nicely
on 25. September 2024, 18:49 by avishai
Thank you for this delightful puzzle! I was not sure how to approach it at first, but everything unfolded and flowed so smoothly and thoughtfully!
on 25. September 2024, 18:41 by galium_odoratum
Lovely puzzle, but at least for me more like 3 star instead of a 2 star difficulty!
on 24. September 2024, 23:57 by Nylimb
Very nice construction; thanks.
