Pixie Stick
(Published on 25. January 2025, 01:26 by NotSoMagnifique)
Another excuse to use Lovely Whispers, this time for a small treat leading into Valentine's Day. Cheers!
Rules:
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- Lovely Whispers - digits along a pink Lovely Whisper line must differ in value from their neighbors on the line by at least 6.
- Kropki dots - digits separated by a white Kropki dot have a difference in value of 1; digits separated by a black Kropki dot have a value ratio of 1:2. No negative constraint.
- Even squares - digits on a gray square must be even.
- XV sums - digits separated by a X sum to 10; digits separated by a V sum to 5. No negative constraint.
- Entropic lines - each set of three digits along a peach entropic line must have a low digit (1, 2 or 3), a middle digit (4, 5 or 6), and a high digit (7, 8, or 9).
- Modular lines - each set of three digits along a teal modular line must have a digit from the set [1, 4, 7], the set [2, 5, 8], and a digit from the set [3, 6, 9].
Solution code: Row 7 digits
Comments
on 25. January 2025, 17:57 by sujoyku
I had already done this in testing. But now I solved it again and must say: It has not lost any of its magic. Such a comforting, smoothly unfolding solve path. Thank you for this beauty of a puzzle, Katie!
on 25. January 2025, 17:36 by anyeyeball
Fun puzzle and nice ruleset; This is the first Lovely Whispers puzzle I have done.
>>> NSM here - glad you liked it! 6-whispers (or Lovely Whispers or whatever you want to call them) are fun for me, especially for creating a sort of pseudo-entropy effect.
on 25. January 2025, 05:53 by Allagem
Pixie sticks are cute, enjoyable snacks in colorful wrapping. The puzzle name checks out :)
on 25. January 2025, 05:09 by therealsillypenguin
Fun solve! Love that despite having a fairly long ruleset, it was still easy to follow, and ultimately it made for quite a pretty puzzle!
on 25. January 2025, 01:42 by MattYDdraig
Lots of fun and managed to make what could have been a cluttered grid look very neat.
>>>NSM here - beauty and fun are what I aim for!
