Pins and Needles
(Published on 22. February 2025, 10:58 by .proxz14)
Rules:
Normal (Fog) Sudoku rules apply - fill every row, column, and 3x3 region with the digits 1 to 9 once each. Placing correct digits will remove fog from surrounding cells to reveal more clues.
German Whispers: Adjacent digits on a green german whispers line must have a difference of at least 5.
Renban: Each pink line must contain a set of consecutive non-repeating digits in any order.
Arrows: Digits along an arrow must sum to the circled digit.
XV Kropki: Digits separated by an X must sum to 10. Digits separated by a V must sum to 5. Digits separated by a white dot must be consecutive. Digits separated by a black dot must be in a 1:2 ratio.
All possible black dots on the grid are given, but not all white dots, X's and V's.
🎵 "It's never a whisper, it's always a scream
A promise we made to kill the time between
They live in the heartbeat and sleep till the light is gone
It's been so long
Feels like pins and needles in my heart
So long
I can feel it tearing me apart" 🎵
The Birthday Massacre - Pins and Needles
Solution code: Column 2 (top-down)
Comments
on 27. February 2025, 23:23 by SanFranSam
I was getting stuck until i read Suxamethonium's comment. Lesson learned here too.
on 24. February 2025, 00:06 by Suxamethonium
Well that'll teach me to skim read the rules! Got stuck for a while until I read them properly and noticed the negative constraint.
.proxz14's response: Always read the rules :)
on 23. February 2025, 19:14 by ostio456
Fun and enjoyable puzzle, got stuck until i remembered all black kropki dots were given!
.proxz14's response: Negative constraint is so easy to forget sometimes, you are not alone. Thank you!
on 23. February 2025, 06:47 by LancelotAugustus
好玩，爱玩。
on 23. February 2025, 06:07 by reverendgodless
Quite easy but has a very nice solve pattern. Enjoyable!
.proxz14's response: Thank you!
on 22. February 2025, 23:54 by .proxz14
edited tags, I never noticed I even put on "neu" until it was commented thats my bad
on 22. February 2025, 22:50 by fuxia
The tag "NEU" is meant for completely new rules, please respect that. This puzzle uses only standard rules.
.proxz14's response: Fixed, I didn't realise I put it on for this puzzle.
on 22. February 2025, 22:15 by zixx
Fun!
.proxz14's response: Thanks!
on 22. February 2025, 19:24 by 91loves
i loved this!
.proxz14's response: and i loved that you loved this :)
on 22. February 2025, 19:02 by hardline35
Very enjoyable fog puzzle, thank you!
.proxz14's response: Very enjoyable comment, thank you!
on 22. February 2025, 15:33 by Rollo
Frage: Was ist NEU an diesem Rätsel?
on 22. February 2025, 14:23 by Lorena
Easygoing and fun, thank you!
.proxz14's response: Nooo, thank you!
on 22. February 2025, 11:27 by .proxz14
updated link for the puzzle
