Bent Into Shape [Dutch Whispers, Quads, Disjoint]
(Published on 16. December 2024, 15:47 by 99%Sneaky)
Special mentions to Fra314, Migu, timotab and JeremyDover for their awesome testing and feedback!
Rules:
#1 Normal sudoku rules apply.
#2 Adjacent digits along orange lines must have a difference of at least 4.
#3 A digit in a white circle must appear once in the four surrounding cells.
#4 Any two cells which are in the same relative position within their respective 3x3 boxes must contain different digits. For example, if 7 was placed in the top-left corner of box 1, then no other boxes could have a 7 in their top-left corner.
Play on SudokuPad/CTC App
Solution code: Row 3
Comments
on 5. February 2025, 08:53 by Crusader175
Lovely idea and well executed!
on 24. December 2024, 05:43 by rhodri
This is magnificent. Took me a while but then had a lightbulb moment :)
on 17. December 2024, 23:39 by antiknight
Amazing and stunning break-in! I initially thought it was just a visually appealing puzzle, but I was completely wrong!
on 17. December 2024, 22:34 by Big Tiger
This is not my day - third puzzle I've tried where I can't find the logic or break-in.
on 17. December 2024, 19:56 by mccuskp
Great puzzle! And thanks to sujoyku, whose comment about thinking in more general terms allowed me to refocus and got me the big deduction that took me through the puzzle.
on 17. December 2024, 18:01 by jadezki
Very sneaky, VERY enjoyable!
on 17. December 2024, 11:23 by Snookerfan
Very nice puzzle with a great break-in! Thank you
on 17. December 2024, 00:00 by sujoyku
Thank you for this fun puzzle, 99%Sneaky! It is a great example that it can be wiser to think a little in general terms instead of marking everything. :D
on 16. December 2024, 22:32 by softie
Took me a little while to grok what was going on, but once I did it was so satisfying!
on 16. December 2024, 22:27 by JeremyDover
Nice implementation of a really neat feature of this constraint combination. I enjoyed this immensely!
on 16. December 2024, 18:37 by japanoise_breakfast
Such a fun break-in!
on 16. December 2024, 18:27 by mathpesto
A gorgeous opening that brilliantly combines all of the constraints!
on 16. December 2024, 16:54 by Fra314
Fantastic discovery and super elegant puzzle to present it!
