The small thermos is not to finish it
(Published on 23. July 2021, 02:50 by rmahus)
Yeah a short stubby thermometer is the most useless kind.
This is what I think of as a disambiguating thermometer.
What if it wasn't?
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Every row, column, and 3x3 box must contain all digits from 1 to 9.
Thermo rule applies.
Digits along a thermo strictly increase from bulb to tip.
Link to play: F-Puzzles
Solution code: Row 5 Column 5
Comments
on 15. July 2022, 19:36 by PinkNickels
I marked this as 3-stars despite the fact it took <10 minutes. I spotted the break-in immediately (great use of the small thermo) and so it went quicker than I would have expected. Brilliant use of what is normally reserved for end-of-puzzle disambiguation.
on 5. October 2021, 20:59 by ecavalli
Beautiful! Thank you so much for this
on 23. July 2021, 21:01 by jimblek
Excellent. Thanks.
on 23. July 2021, 16:35 by Crawlie
I gotta say, a... nah, not gonna say it, but what I'm gonna say is, very nice puzzle! :D
on 23. July 2021, 16:14 by MrTibbs
Gorgeous puzzle, thanks for sharing!
on 23. July 2021, 12:07 by Playmaker6174
Very fun puzzle, it makes me smile for a while :)
on 23. July 2021, 10:37 by bigger
So, please enlighten me why that two chubby thermo are not disambiguating thermo. i delt with them last, pretty disambiguating to me.
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Reply:
True, they disambiguate in the later part. But those are part of the symmetry of the puzzle. It's the other one that looks designed to break a deadly pattern.
on 23. July 2021, 03:19 by cdwg2000
Very nice!
