Even my Thermometer is Odd
(Published on 16. February 2025, 22:00 by Sotehr)
PUZZLE
RULES
Sudoku: Normal Sudoku rules apply; place the digits 1-9 once in every row, column, and 3x3 box.
Odd/Even Thermometers: Odd digits along an orange thermometer and even digits along a blue thermometer strictly increase from the bulb. Each thermometer type must contain a majority of their polarity, i.e. >50%.
Odd/Even Thermometers: Odd digits along an orange thermometer and even digits along a blue thermometer strictly increase from the bulb. Each thermometer type must contain a majority of their polarity, i.e. >50%.
NOTES
Expected Difficulty: 2.5 stars
This was set for Scojo's Setting Saturday Prompt: Thermometers.
This ruleset was originated by PhysicistFromFunen.
Play Even my Thermometer is Odd on SudokuPad.This was set for Scojo's Setting Saturday Prompt: Thermometers.
This ruleset was originated by PhysicistFromFunen.
Solution code: Box 2, in normal reading order.
Last changed on on 16. February 2025, 22:24
Solved by SKORP17, Piff, Myreque, Joyofrandomness, Ambrose, whtshername, DanishDynamite, rictech, mathpesto, repechague, TaeChi, pythonssssss, anyeyeball, Scojo, palpot, aqjhs, karlmortenlunna, johncj, gUBBLOR, Greg, farodin64, jlaitio, JohnDoeJersey, ofsmul, bettinaanne, Montikulum, chamedasaesse, bergelfe, Cypher, gnidan, MalkoMann2, Jagga, fuxia
Comments
Last changed on 17. February 2025, 19:29
on 17. February 2025, 05:47 by rainingfish
Can digits repeat along a thermometer (eg two 5’s on a blue thermometer)?
- Yes, odd digits on an even thermometer can repeat, as they aren't counted, if allowed by other rules. (And vice versa.) - Sotehr
