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Half the Burn, Twice the Light

(Published on 19. January 2025, 09:43 by Allagem)

I wanted to set a puzzle with Halver cells, which is a pretty rare constraint. I thought Thermometers could make some interesting combos with Halvers, and after playing a bit to learn how these two constraints interact, I was able to create this weird and wonderful layout. As long as you ask the right questions, this puzzle shouldn't be too difficult to navigate, but there are a couple of false logic paths that ultimately lead nowhere. If you find yourself getting bogged down, take a step back and look for a new angle of attack. ;)

Good luck, and I hope you enjoy Half the Burn, Twice the Light!
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Normal Sudoku rules apply.

Thermometers: Values along a thermometer strictly increase from bulb to tip.

Halvers: There are 9 Halver cells in the grid - one in each row, column, and box. For the purposes of thermometers, digits in a Halver cell count as half of their value. No two Halver cells contain the same digit.

Solution code: Row 1 (Ignore the effects of Halvers for the solution code, just type the 9 digits)

Solved by The Book Wyrm, filuta, Crusader175, dickey, damo_89, Myxo, SKORP17, wisty, Bjd, Malrog, Bellsita, sze, galgamer
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Comments

on 20. January 2025, 09:49 by Malrog
As others have said, need to be slow and careful with the solve, and enjoyment will follow. Lovely puzzle.

on 19. January 2025, 17:48 by wisty
Awesome!!! Not too hard but deceptive if you don't approach it the right way. Really well built around a key insight and evolving theme. Great construction

on 19. January 2025, 12:29 by Myxo
Very elegant and smooth modifier puzzle!

on 19. January 2025, 12:22 by damo_89
Ooph that was hard, very easy to make a mistake, but very nicely set.

Difficulty:3
Rating:93 %
Solved:13 times
Observed:4 times
ID:000LOA
Sudoku, Thermo (Variant)

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