Recess
(Published on 9. January 2026, 10:05 by oskode)
Rules:
- Sudoku: Fill all rows, columns and marked 3x3 regions with the digits 1-9 without any repeats.
- Global Entropy: All 2x2 squares in the grid must contain at least one low digit {1,2,3}, one middle digit {4,5,6} and one high digit {7,8,9}.
- German Whispers: Adjacent digits along a green line have a minimum difference of 5.
- Renban: Digits along the pink line form a contiguous set of non-repeating digits in any order.
- Region Sum Line: Region borders divide the blue line into segments. The digits on each segment sum to the same total.
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Ratings and comments are very much appreciated. Thank you for playing!
Solution code: The digits in row 9 from left to right
Comments
on 26. January 2026, 16:09 by Bankey
Lovely puzzle. Thanks, @ oskode :)
on 14. January 2026, 09:47 by Snookerfan
Beautiful puzzle with some really hard and fun steps, thank you!
on 12. January 2026, 21:24 by JRaunak
Holy Moly. Took me a lot of time, but the satisfaction after solving it... Great!!
on 11. January 2026, 00:51 by Merdock
Fantastic puzzle. A few starts and stops, but the logic was beautiful!
on 10. January 2026, 01:44 by Redmuunk
Fantastic puzzle, got stuck a few times, but thoroughly enjoyed it. I think the renban line dropping into box 9 makes it so much more difficult. Thank you
on 9. January 2026, 20:16 by snuuba
Fun puzzle, thanks
