Branches and Berries
(Published on 23. February 2025, 04:15 by NotSoMagnifique)
I have come to really enjoy indexing lines, so I wanted to see if you could build them off each other. For reference, there are six indexing lines in this puzzle - two orange and four teal.
Rules:
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- Indexing - On an index line, the digit in the Nth cell along the line (starting from the diamond) indicates the position along the line where the digit N appears. Eg: 3214 would be a valid line; the 1st digit, 3, indicates that the 3rd digit is a 1, and so on.
- German Whispers - digits along a green German Whisper line must differ in value from their neighbors on the line by at least 5.
- X sums - digits separated by an X sum to 10; no negative constraint.
- Kropki dots - digits separated by a white Kropki dot differ in value by 1; digits separated by a black Kropki dot have a value ratio of 1:2. No negative constraint.
Solution code: Column 4 digits
Comments
on 26. February 2025, 00:09 by LeaVulpina
Your LMD handle seems wrong, because this puzzle most definitely IS magnifique! This puzzle is a work of art, a sheer Splendor!
...Sorry, I'll stop punning now.
on 24. February 2025, 06:17 by GenKavik
Fun constraint. The index lines were fun to figure out
on 23. February 2025, 21:27 by Landry
Quite enjoyable!
on 23. February 2025, 16:44 by damo_89
Lovely gentle puzzle for someone who has never used index lines before or finds them very confusing (like me!)
on 23. February 2025, 15:30 by larmoejr
Thank you for the puzzle.
on 23. February 2025, 14:18 by jubengo
Nice and easy puzzle :)
I kept forgetting the indexing rule. I wonder how little need to be changed for it to be solvable with a redban line instead of the indexing line ^^
on 23. February 2025, 11:43 by sujoyku
What a wonderful puzzle! Thank you very much for setting and sharing this gem, Katie!
>>>NSM here - you know I always appreciate your support!
on 23. February 2025, 08:34 by PuzzlePatzer
Very nice!
>>>NSM here - thank you for the play-through, I'm looking forward to the video!
on 23. February 2025, 04:52 by ChinStrap
Loved the flow in this one the entire way.
>>>NSM here - thank you for being one of my testers!
