Heard No More 3
(Published on 25. October 2024, 21:03 by The Bard)
Normal Sudoku rules apply, place the digits 1-9 in each row, column, and box.
German whispers: digits next to each other along the green line must have a difference of at least 5. All vertical and horizontal German whisper lines have been given, no diagonal lines. (i.e. There is a negative constraint.)
This is a sequel to Heard No More,
and Heard No More 2.
If you like this puzzle you may enjoy some of my other puzzles too, click HERE to see the other puzzles I have made.
Solution code: Row 9
Comments
on 10. February 2025, 22:30 by The Bard
Shout out to Frank Puzzles for solving this on his channel.
You can watch the solve here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHlqVBq9G80&t=7s
on 6. December 2024, 01:29 by alzika
I just finished all 4 of these that you had set. I actually found this the hardest of the 4 for some reason and had to restart 4 times due to errors I made that broke my solution.
I'm glad I persisted however!
Looking forward to a 5th entry!
on 27. October 2024, 18:55 by rhodri
I loved this. Really interesting logic. I found that I didn’t need the green line in box 7 to solve the puzzle, but maybe it needs to be there because of the Negative Constraint? Great puzzle, anyway.
on 26. October 2024, 12:57 by Franjo
Yeah, the negative constraint offered some fresh logic here! Thank you for creating and sharing this lovely puzzle.
on 26. October 2024, 10:12 by Twan2797
Took me a moment to understand the implications. But after a while it worked out beautifully!
on 25. October 2024, 23:27 by sahi1l
I liked the negative constraint, and how it governed the way different Whisper lines interacted with each other. Very neat!
on 25. October 2024, 23:22 by PinkNickels
Very nice, Bard. You've got quite the range as a setter. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you! But it is not like I am the 35th top solver on this site like you are with over 4,700 solves representing nearly 20% of all puzzles on the site! :)
You are a power solver for sure!
And I bet you could start setting easier than you think. And with your solving experience you would be able to have some great ideas!
Something to think about...
The Bard
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I honestly didn't know that i was #35 in terms of total solves on the site. i had to look around to find that list. thanks for the kind words. for now, solving is something i really enjoy doing, but i will consider setting in the future. would be good to give back to the community that gives me one of my favorite hobbies.
on 25. October 2024, 22:09 by faltenin
Very nice, needed to work out the negative constraints and stop forgetting about the 5s!
