Indexed Thermals
(Published on 28. January 2025, 10:21 by ark29)
Hi folks,
This is the first time I've tried to make a 159 puzzle. Would really appreciate feedback and guidance.
Thanks!
Normal sudoku rules apply [Place the digits 1-9 in every row, column, and 3x3 box]
159 Column: Digits in column 1 indicate the column in which the digit 1 appears in that row (e.g. if r4c1 is a 6, r4c6 is a 1). The same is true of column 5 and the digit 5 and column 9 and the digit 9.
159 Row: Digits in row 1 indicate where digit 1 appears in that column (e.g. if r1c4 is a 6, r6c4 is a 1). The same is true of row 5 and the digit 5 and row 9 and the digit 9.
Thermometer rules apply: Digits on thermometers must increase from the bulb to the tip.
Digits cannot repeat along the marked blue diagonal.
You can play here
Normal sudoku rules apply [Place the digits 1-9 in every row, column, and 3x3 box]
159 Column: Digits in column 1 indicate the column in which the digit 1 appears in that row (e.g. if r4c1 is a 6, r4c6 is a 1). The same is true of column 5 and the digit 5 and column 9 and the digit 9.
159 Row: Digits in row 1 indicate where digit 1 appears in that column (e.g. if r1c4 is a 6, r6c4 is a 1). The same is true of row 5 and the digit 5 and row 9 and the digit 9.
Thermometer rules apply: Digits on thermometers must increase from the bulb to the tip.
Digits cannot repeat along the marked blue diagonal.
You can play here
Solution code: Box 7
Last changed on on 28. January 2025, 16:44
Solved by Piff, jalebc, hige, mcc, wang, marcmees, sandmoppe, Fisherman, mathpesto, kublai, anyeyeball, GorgeousNicko, SevenSplitRoad, ananth, Joyofrandomness, lianarox, nordloc, achim-t, SKORP17, Notlob, ... Crul, trashghost, Julianl, jgarber, pepe74287, wuc, sehes, sedici, Omnicole, oskode, gbrooks3, Nagesh, Dharmabum, saydo17, W1n5t0n, MaxSmartable, WvdWest, spientia, belnovic, Donatello_86 , Raistlen
Comments
on 2. February 2025, 19:46 by wuc
Great puzzle. Was only used to col indexers. Both indexers combined were tricky at first. But after some thinking the solve was very smooth. Great fun thx.
Last changed on 29. January 2025, 15:08
on 29. January 2025, 09:55 by damo_89
That was cool, not as scary as it first looked!
on 28. January 2025, 22:35 by Snaques
I just love these indexing puzzles. They offer so many places to look for clues without being obvious so you never get stuck but it's also rewarding to finish them.
Very nicely done ark29!
on 28. January 2025, 16:44 by ark29
Fixed a cosmetic issue. Thanks @Fisherman
