The Meretricious Puzzle
(Published on 20. October 2024, 15:01 by HalfBakedLunatic)
The Rules:
• Normal Sudoku Rules Apply
• Digits along a Green line must differ by at least 5 (German Whisper Rules)
• Purple lines must contain a contiguous set of digits in any order (Renban Rules)
• Digits along Red lines must read the same forwards or backwards (Palindrome Rules)
• Digits in cells separated by a black dot must be in a 2:1 ratio (Black Dot Kropki Rules) - all dots are shown
Solve Online here (right-click and open in new tab):
The Meretricious Puzzle (Cracking The Cryptic)
Leave a comment and let me know how you like it!
Puzzle by David Workman (aka "HalfBakedLunatic")
Solution code: Row 8
Comments
on 25. October 2024, 01:34 by ClayLovesLogic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TBLAVtV6SE&ab_channel=ClayLovesLogic
excellent puzzle. Link to my solve.
--- Thank you Clay, I really enjoyed your video!!!
on 23. October 2024, 14:33 by itsid
really enjoyed that; thank you
on 22. October 2024, 21:12 by rdesmarais2
I did not see the negative constraint. I had to start coloring certain digits near the end to place a certain digit and then it finished easy.
on 22. October 2024, 00:20 by baku
What an awesome interact between the ruleset! Thanks for sharing!
on 21. October 2024, 20:43 by cg24
one I remembered that the red lines are palindromes and not renban, it was really fun :) glad i didnt forget the negative constraint
on 21. October 2024, 17:28 by mbrandtwls
Excellent puzzle, really a lot of fun. I did remember the negative constraint, but it was still quite difficult. Afterwards, I went back and saw that I missed a few tricks along the way.
on 21. October 2024, 15:26 by fishsaltyak
Great puzzle! Probably closer to 1 star though.
on 20. October 2024, 22:09 by Inge
Very nice puzzle !
on 20. October 2024, 18:45 by Fisherman
When I inadvertently clicked on the grid and got The Sudokupad, I knew this was going to be very nice. Turns out it is better. I assumed the white dots were also all given and regretted. That's slick, Dave. Excellent work, as always.
-- Thank you @Fisherman, great feedback - very much appreciated!
on 20. October 2024, 18:40 by snuuba
Indeed, much easier with negative constraint, fairly hard with out. Enjoyable either way
on 20. October 2024, 17:59 by GeorgeTheToad2
I did it the hard way! I forgot the negative constraint on the black dots. Thank you.
