Granular Impurities
(Published on 16. February 2025, 12:19 by Allagem)
This puzzle is also a great excuse to show off my new visuals for 10-Lines that I debuted in Boba the Cat! You can 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! I hope this visual style gets picked up by other 10-Line puzzles - I think it works perfectly! :) I suppose this means I'm advocating for the canonical color for 10-Lines to be white. They are certainly interesting enough to be worthy of such an audacious color! :D
I hope you enjoy Granular Impurities!
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
10-Lines: Each white line can be divided into one or more segments that each sum to 10.
Minimums: Each digit in a shaded cell is less than its orthogonally adjacent neighbors in unshaded cells (as indicated by the inequality symbols).
Solution code: Row 5
Comments
on 22. February 2025, 13:13 by Freegerator
I love the alternate ten lines art! Fun puzzle
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Thanks for mentioning the new graphic! I feel like my goal of spreading this new idea for 10-Lines is fulfilled :)
on 21. February 2025, 22:16 by Qodec
Great idea and setup! Thanks for the fun!
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Thanks for the solve and praise Qodec! Glad you enjoyed it :)
on 20. February 2025, 14:52 by PuzzlePatzer
My first 10 Line puzzle - enjoyed it a lot! Very nice puzzle, Thank you for sharing.
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I'm glad I could introduce 10-Lines to your Sudoku experience! Be sure to check out zetamath's original 10 Lines puzzle! The first is still the best IMO.
on 20. February 2025, 03:39 by wisty
Yeah!!!!! This is cool thank you :)
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Appreciate the praise wisty! And you're welcome :)
on 19. February 2025, 22:03 by Piatato
Smooth and fun, thanks!
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Thank you for the solve and nice comment :)
on 19. February 2025, 21:59 by damasosos92
What an elegant and minimal solve. Thanks.
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Thanks damososos, I'm glad you think so! Elegant is exactly the word that came to my mind too :)
on 19. February 2025, 19:37 by Playmaker6174
Quite a consistent flow at first but a very smooth finish later on, some sweet interactions in here :)
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Thanks for the solve and compliments, Playmaker!
on 17. February 2025, 02:22 by mnasti2
Really nice, clean deductions all over the place! Very well made
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Thanks, I tried hard to keep this one clean!
on 17. February 2025, 02:15 by dumediat
Fun puzzle and nice design, thanks!
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I appreciate the solve and praise, Yacht!
on 16. February 2025, 17:48 by Myxo
Great puzzle, and I am loving the ten lines design!
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Thanks Myxo, you always have the highest praise for my puzzles <3
on 16. February 2025, 14:07 by Fool on Hill
There are indeed some cool interactions between the clues. Lovely puzzle.
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Thanks Fool, glad you enjoyed!
