Hedge
(Published on 7. October 2024, 10:30 by Sotehr)
PUZZLE
RULES
Sudoku: Normal Sudoku rules apply; place the digits 1-9 once in every row, column, and 3x3 box.
German Whisper Line (starting cells at r2c2, r4c5, r4c7, r6c8, r9c4): Digits along a green line differ by at least 5.
Modulo Line: Every three digits along a cyan line alternate between the sets of {1,4,7}, {2,5,8}, and {3,6,9} in the same, continuous order.
Black Kropki Dots: Digits separated by a black dot have a ratio of 1:2.
White Kropki Dots: Digits separated by a white dot are consecutive.
German Whisper Line (starting cells at r2c2, r4c5, r4c7, r6c8, r9c4): Digits along a green line differ by at least 5.
Modulo Line: Every three digits along a cyan line alternate between the sets of {1,4,7}, {2,5,8}, and {3,6,9} in the same, continuous order.
Black Kropki Dots: Digits separated by a black dot have a ratio of 1:2.
White Kropki Dots: Digits separated by a white dot are consecutive.
NOTES
Expected Difficulty: 2 stars
Play Hedge on SudokuPad.Solution code: Row 5, left to right.
Last changed on on 11. October 2024, 06:29
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Comments
on 11. October 2024, 06:29 by Sotehr
Updated format, image, and link.
Last changed on 8. October 2024, 07:44
on 7. October 2024, 14:47 by Bingomaster
Nice! I would say this is 1* for difficulty as I solved it really quickly and I am terrible at variant sudoku!
- I think I originally posted it at 1 star, but enough people have disagreed. I am notoriously terrible at gauging difficulty. - Sotehr
on 7. October 2024, 11:53 by sujoyku
Lovely modularity puzzle! Thank you for setting and sharing, Sotehr!
