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[TSL][S1T7] Setting the Fog Standard

(Published on 28. August 2025, 21:23 by FischmitFahrrad)



This was part of a Setting Competition held in 2024/2025. The Skunkworks League was hosted by @damasosos92.
The competition took place in a total of 7 turns with a unique prompt for each round. Setter's had to create and test a unique puzzle for each prompt solely by themselves.

As of the prompt for Turn 7 of TSL the goal was to create a QuattroQuadri using only standard constraints. Each constraint had to be only used once and the puzzle had to contain at least 8 of them.



Rules:
Standard rules for the following constraints apply:
QuattroQuadri, German Whisper (green), 3-modular lines (teal), region sum lines (blue), renban lines (pink), parity (odd/even) lines (red), palindromes (grey), killer cages, quadruples, minimum, odd cells.
QuattroQuadri:: Place the digits 1 to 9 once each into the 3x3 boxes. Digits may not repeat in the same row, column, or box.
German Whisper (green):
Two cells connected by a German whisper line must have a difference of at least 5.
3-modular lines (teal):
Every 3 consecutive cells along a 3-modular line must contain a complete set of residuals modulo 3. i.e: one from (3,6,9), one from (1,4,7) and one from (2,5,8).
Region Sum Lines (blue):
For each line, digits on the line have an equal sum N within each box it passes through.
Renban Lines (pink):
Every renban line contains a set of consecutive digits in any order, without repeats.
Parity (odd/even) Lines (red):
Every pair of consecutive cells along a parity line must contain an even and odd digit.
Palindromes (grey):
Digits on a palindrome line read the same forwards and backwards.
Killer Cages:
Digits in cages must sum to the number in the top-left corner and cannot repeat.
Quadruples:
Every digit in a circle has to be assigned to one of the surrounding cells.
Minimum:
Cells with this constraint are smaller than all adjacent cells without this constraint.
Odd:
Cells with grey circles must contain odd numbers.

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Solution code: Digits in box 3 (bottom-left) read from left to right and top to bottom (9 digits)

Last changed on on 8. October 2025, 15:57

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Comments

on 4. October 2025, 20:29 by Zibl
Really nice puzzle! Loved how everything kind of just came into place. :)

Last changed on 9. September 2025, 12:46

on 7. September 2025, 10:39 by marajade
Some very lovely deductions here! I loved how this puzzle unfolded.
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Thank you for the kind words! Very much appreciated!

Last changed on 9. September 2025, 12:45

on 4. September 2025, 20:27 by dzamie
The use of symmetry is really cool!
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Thanks for the solve! I'm glad you liked it!

Last changed on 4. September 2025, 20:18

on 2. September 2025, 23:52 by MattJones
I’m surprised by the relatively low rating for this one. It’s clever, and unwinds very elegantly once you break through some neat logic.
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Thanks a lot! Very much appreciate the feedback!
I'm actually quite proud of how this one turned out!

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