Time to Think Outside the Box
(Published on 1. March 2022, 06:49 by zegres)
In riddle Sudoku, you solve a riddle and use the answer to solve a sudoku.
- Lady Or The Tiger (CTC Solve, Bremster Solve)
- Light Bulb Moment (CTC Solve, Scott Strosahl Solve)
- 30 Zombies in 20 Minutes (CTC Solve, Bremster Solve)
- Time to Think Outside The Box (CTC Solve, Bremster Solve, Zetamath Solve from 1:30)
Time to Think Outside The Box
By ZegreS and Jeremy Dover
Riddle:
There is a secret reason behind each shape in these Sudoku Boxes.
The shape in Box 5 is missing. Fill in the shape in Box 5 to start the Sudoku!
Sudoku:
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
On gold entropic lines, every 3 adjacent digits consist of a low(1-3), a mid(4-6), and a high(7-9).
Purple Renban lines connect a set of consecutive, non-repeating digits.
You must determine the type of line in Box 5 (renban or entropic).
White dots join consecutive digits. Black dots join digits with 1:2 ratio. Not all dots are given.
Note: If you are having trouble with the riddle and just want to solve the Sudoku, you can get hints from one of the solve videos linked above.
Solving Links:
F-Puzzles | CTC App | Sudoku Lab
Solution code: Row 8, Row 9 (18 digits, no spaces)
Comments
on 2. May 2022, 04:49 by zegres
Added CTC Solve Link
on 6. April 2022, 13:16 by kolot
Lovely puzzle! The riddle was clever which took me some time to figure out, but the sudoku afterwards was wonderful. Especially the entropic lines involve many original and surprising logic. It was fun to solve this puzzle.
on 24. March 2022, 17:34 by zegres
Added Solution Links
on 8. March 2022, 02:36 by Playmaker6174
Very enjoyable puzzle as always :)
Like how the opening after the riddle itself was also quite a "riddle", then the fairly smooth path afterwards :)
on 3. March 2022, 22:09 by zegres
Changed Translation
on 2. March 2022, 05:58 by zegres
Added German Translation (Thanks Glum Hippo)
on 1. March 2022, 10:23 by Raumplaner
That's a lovely and very clever puzzle.
Reply: Thanks for early testing and feedback!
on 1. March 2022, 09:48 by RJBlarmo
Clever riddle and the resulting sudoku is fun and challenging!
Reply: Thanks! Glad you liked it.
on 1. March 2022, 09:13 by henrypijames
I'm not a fan of riddles. That said, this is a clever riddle. And the break-in after that is quite something as well. 3⅔ stars difficulty.
Reply: Appreciate the feedback!
