Hourglass Sudoku
(Published on 14. July 2020, 23:05 by zHana2020)
My first puzzle, I'm not the best at solving harder Sudoku's so any puzzles I create probably won't be as good as others and may have more obvious digits.
Normal Sudoku rules apply;
The I-shaped region must contain the digits 1 through 9 once each
Digits along thermometers must increase starting from the bulb end
Non-thermometer lines (lines without bulbs) must contain palindromes (number must read the same from both ends)
Solution code: row 2, row 8 without comma
Comments
on 6. February 2021, 03:39 by fuxia
Link: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=y5pq3dj9
on 21. July 2020, 04:38 by aneoid
I had fun doing this puzzle; congrats on constructing your first puzzle, zHana.
on 20. July 2020, 00:20 by zHana2020
Thanks for all the feedback, it is very much appreciated! I'm not a particularly good solver so I can find it difficult to test my puzzles so hopefully I can make another good one soon.
on 18. July 2020, 13:03 by geronimo92
Hi zHana : dont worry it is much more motivating to get some easier puzzles. Since a few months already, many new authors have published puzzles very hard or with bad logic inside, so believe it you are welcome with your publication :)
on 15. July 2020, 07:01 by ThrowngNinja
If you wanted to make it more difficult, you could remove the 5 on the on the palindrome line and the 8 in the I. Great puzzle nonetheless
on 15. July 2020, 01:10 by zHana2020
Added I region constraint to English description that was missing.
on 15. July 2020, 00:44 by MartinR
Didn't see the "I" constraint comment till afterwards, so doesn't appear to be needed for the solve
on 14. July 2020, 23:55 by zhergan
Very nice one. Thanks :) The expression "The I-shaped area must contain the digits 1 to 9 once" which exists in German version is missing in English version.
on 14. July 2020, 23:53 by Greg
Does the Hourglass shape in the centre affect the puzzle at all? And if it counts as a palindrome line, how should that work given it branches off?
Thanks :)
-Edit Never mind, just seen zhergan's comment.
