Boba the Cat
(Published on 5. February 2025, 16:03 by Allagem)
I wanted to make my own Cat Sudoku in the style of my friend Darono, who has created a few 'Mochi the Cat' puzzles that I have published under my account. I don't own a cat myself, but Darono actually has TWO cats. Mochi is his older female cat, and Boba is his younger male cat, whom he rescued from a park last year. So I decided to make a puzzle in honor of Boba and I thought it might be fun to use some different line constraints this time! I was able to make this cute design that doubles as a fairly approachable puzzle.
Since I already had thermometers that were grey, I wanted to give the 10-line a different color and I realized there was a perfect choice still available among the common line variants. Not only do I think 10-lines are brilliant enough to be worthy of the audacious color of white, but a hollow white line allows you to use the pen tool in SudokuPad to fill in the segments of the 10-line as you solve the puzzle to visually represent the logic of the 10-Line, which looks awesome on the puzzle. Sadly, there isn't much opportunity to experience this on the single 10-Line in this puzzle, but I still hope you will give it a try! I will definitely be setting a puzzle focused on 10-Lines in the near future to further explore this new visual.
I hope you enjoy Boba the Cat!
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Kropki Pairs: Digits separated by a black dot are in a 2:1 ratio.
Thermometers: Values along a grey thermometer strictly increase from bulb to tip.
Region Sum Lines: Box borders divide the blue line into segments with equal sums.
German Whispers: Adjacent digits on a green line differ by 5 or more.
10-Lines: The white line can be divided into one or more segments that each sum to 10.
Quadruples: Each digit in a circle appears at least once in the surrounding four cells.
And finally, the most important part - a picture of Boba!
Here are the previous Cat Sudokus Darono and I have made if you would like to check them out!
Solution code: Column 9, top to bottom
Last changed on on 5. February 2025, 16:36
Solved by jalebc, JeremyDover, tuturitu, Ambrose, filuta, VeTaurus, PinkNickels, SKORP17, Jowser, sujoyku, Myxo, Onkel_Dagobert, MontanaPearl, Killer-Ly , LehanLehan, ryan_campbell2010, JoBerlin, Jagga, ... spamus, backermalaker, nemo23, Tompzini, Nagesh, Crabbsy Malone, SurefireLemur, teuthida, Lizzy01, JSmoove1099, ManuH, Leek169, TaeChi, W1n5t0n, Lovejoy , Gorzantinopulus, abadx, rhodri, Qodec
Comments
Last changed on 10. February 2025, 08:41on 7. February 2025, 14:22 by jadezki
Cheered me up enormously, both the puzzle and cat, thank You!!
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Glad Boba and I could be of service :) Thanks for the solve!
Last changed on 10. February 2025, 08:43on 6. February 2025, 23:21 by Ragna
Nice puzzle - and especially a very nice Boba :-)
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Thanks for the nice solve and especially the very nice comment :)
Last changed on 10. February 2025, 08:42on 5. February 2025, 22:37 by greemi01
nice puzzle
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thanks for the solve!
Last changed on 10. February 2025, 08:42on 5. February 2025, 18:28 by Myxo
Amazing puzzle! Every clue is chosen perfectly to create smooth and interesting logic throughout, while adhering to a strict visual.
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Thanks Myxo, your praise always sings loudest :)
Last changed on 10. February 2025, 08:41on 5. February 2025, 17:24 by PinkNickels
Super fun solve and nice aethestic...even as a dog person :)
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Don't tell Darono but I'm a dog person too. Cats are just easier to draw :)