Whisper Renban Magic Squares
(Published on 25. February 2025, 17:44 by Crul)
Rules
- Normal Sudoku rules apply.
- Magic squares: Boxes 1 and 9 (red cages) are magic squares. Eery row, column and diagonal of each magic square sums to 15.
- German Whispers: digits along each green line have a difference of at least 5 to their neighbor(s).
- Renban: digits on a pink line form a group of consecutive digits in any order.
- Ratio: cells linked with a black dot have a ratio of 1:2.
- Odd: digits on a circle are odd.
Links
https://f-puzzles.com/?id=264c34he
https://sudokupad.app/gt73buvtxv
Comments
[EDIT: The estimation proved to be wrong] - I estimate this as 1.5 difficulty, but because this is my first puzzle, I have no idea how accurate the estimation is.
Any feedback will be welcome!
Thanks.
Sudoku link thanks to reddit user u/oledakaajel.
Solution code: First top row of the puzzle
Comments
on 28. February 2025, 05:46 by Crul
Adding a comment to the wrong estimation.
on 26. February 2025, 17:24 by BorisTheSnake
Very nice puzzle, not sure why it's rated below 90%. I'd say it's a 2*
crul's answer: Thanks for the compliment and the feedback!
on 26. February 2025, 11:58 by AnebodaSlatorp
So interesting all the way through
crul's answer: Thanks, I tried to make the type of puzzle I enjoy solving. I'm aware it's not the most elegant one... but I'm happy being the first one I publish :).
on 25. February 2025, 23:11 by Onkel_Dagobert
Very much fun, but also very hard. I‘d give it *** for difficulty.
crul's answer: Indeed, the difficulty has been adjusted. Thanks for the feedback!
on 25. February 2025, 23:07 by gxorgx
nice puzzle, i don't think the odd circles are needed
crul's answer: [WARNING PARTIAL SPOILER] The circles are part of the intended break-in, but I'm not surprised that there is an alternative path without the circles. Thanks for pointing it out!
on 25. February 2025, 19:41 by keenbowl
I quite enjoyed it, but also found it harder than 2*, probably 3* to me.
Thanks for setting&sharing and congrats on your first puzzle!
crul's answer: Yeah! I underestimated the difficulty. Noted for next time, thanks!
on 25. February 2025, 19:33 by Fizz
I actually found this rather difficult, but fun regardless. Congrats on your first successful puzzle!
crul's answer: Thanks for the feedback! It makes sense that it's more difficult than what appears to me (who knows how it was designed).
