Trickster
(Published on 10. February 2025, 19:43 by jwsinclair)
Trickster, by James Sinclair
Normal sudoku rules apply, and all clues are standard.
Indexing: digits in columns 1, 5, and 9 indicate the column in which the digit 1, 5, or 9 (respectively) appears in that row.
German whispers: along green lines, digits must differ from their neighbors by at least 5.
Nabner lines: gold lines contain a non-repeating set of digits, and no two digits on the same line can be consecutive (regardless of their position on the line).
Digits in cells with a shaded square must be even.
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If you or someone you know might enjoy a weekly set of puzzles that are pretty approachable by LMD standards—more so than this one, but sometimes not by much—check out Artisanal Sudoku (and if you really want more indexing puzzles, check out Volume 159). Thanks!
Solution code: row 6
Comments
on 12. February 2025, 21:42 by Snaques
Love seeing some more challenging 159s, my absolute favorite.
It really is interesting how the whispers, nabners and 159s interacted there. Very nice puzzle!
on 12. February 2025, 13:32 by AryaSV
Struggled to break into the puzzle. But then, it flowed like a hot knife through butter.
Thanks for setting this! Good one.
on 12. February 2025, 05:10 by Elker
I almost gave up on it but everyone praised the break in so I had to work through it. Was well worth it very fun
on 11. February 2025, 22:21 by madhupt
Great puzzle and very smooth as well!
on 11. February 2025, 15:54 by Ambrose
Really excellent!
on 11. February 2025, 10:56 by Crusader175
Very cool idea!
on 11. February 2025, 10:30 by Playmaker6174
Lovely idea for the break-in and a somewhat satisfying flow after that! Quite funny how everything resolved at the end x)
on 11. February 2025, 09:55 by Snookerfan
Very nice! I especially loved how the final disambiguation was done, incredible setting. Thank you
on 11. February 2025, 06:09 by VitP
normally, i wouldn't even try a level 3 puzzle, because far too often on this site, it means "brutally hard".
BUT this is james sinclair, and i know ...
every time you take a step, the next step, which was previously hidden, will be revealed.
it is like the warcraft 3 tutorial. new waypoints are placed in the fog as you advance.
expertise with 159 is required, and strong familiarity with german whispers and nabner, but these can all be taught easily, so the puzzle remains "approachable".
on 11. February 2025, 03:05 by boykeauto
What a break-in...
on 11. February 2025, 02:26 by avishai
Delightful! Thank you! Fun deductions all flowed nicely, and it was such a great break-in
on 11. February 2025, 01:01 by antiknight
Nice break-in!
on 11. February 2025, 00:00 by Steven R
Cute!
on 10. February 2025, 20:36 by Myxo
Very smooth!
on 10. February 2025, 20:29 by Mr_tn
Incredible break-in! Very smooth afterwards. Great puzzle!
