Logic Masters Deutschland e.V.

am 16. April 2024, 16:42 Uhr von Christounet
I just love it when the meaning of the title is so obviously pointing to something, but you still need to work hard to understand how it is gonna play out ! Such a great setting with implications I would never be able to foresee as a setter. Thanks :)

am 18. Februar 2024, 10:18 Uhr von Snookerfan
Such a gem from the days before I tried variant Sudoku for the first time! Thank you

am 25. Juli 2022, 19:47 Uhr von Phistomefel
Thank you so much for the nice comments, guys! I am very glad that you enjoyed the puzzle. :)

am 24. Juli 2022, 20:17 Uhr von Piatato
Stunning construction! Thanks for this beautiful puzzle!

am 20. Juli 2022, 12:37 Uhr von Niverio
Simply wonderful!

am 20. Mai 2022, 18:23 Uhr von BlueShifted
Very nice break-in! One can only admire the arrangement after he gets to understand its rational

am 20. Mai 2022, 18:22 Uhr von BlueShifted
Very nice break-in! One can only admire the arrangement after he gets to understand its rational

am 17. Mai 2022, 07:36 Uhr von peacherwu2
Fantastic opening!

am 16. Mai 2022, 23:15 Uhr von Jay Dyer
Brilliant puzzle as always! I love pure arrow puzzles like this, and the complexity of interactions you managed to get out of such short arrows was truly remarkable.

am 15. Mai 2022, 06:31 Uhr von Phistomefel
@Prutsbeest: Thank you! This is a strategy that I also often use, when I don't know how to approach a puzzle.
@PotatoHead21: Thank you very much for the nice comment! :)
@tallcat: I am very glad that you enjoyed the puzzle. Thank you!
@Klausku: Dankeschön für das sehr nette Feedback! Beim Break-In hatte ich selbst ein bisschen Glück - ich hatte die Pfeile für den Einstieg ausgewählt und erst danach ist mir aufgefallen, dass es noch einen anderen Effekt hat, der das Ganze weiter einschränkt. :)

am 14. Mai 2022, 21:03 Uhr von Klausku
Früher hätte ich mich nie an ein 5er-Phistomefel Puzzle getraut. Heute war ich mutig und es hat tatsächlich geklappt. Das Break-In war wirklich schwer, super Logik. Danach lief es überraschend gut, immer war ein Arrow da, der weiter half. Danke für dieses geniale Sudoku
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Really great puzzle! Very hard break-in. But then it flowed quite nicely (and for a Phistomefel-puzzle not that difficultly). Thanks

am 13. Mai 2022, 23:36 Uhr von tallcat
I was a little wary of this going in because of the difficulty rating. I should not have been so! Really enjoyed a lot of the interactions in this, and there were points on the way where i was chuckling out loud! Super fun :)

am 13. Mai 2022, 12:21 Uhr von PotatoHead21
Wonderful puzzle. I really like the ideas used in this puzzle and the strategic placement of the arrows to make the next deduction was just wonderful. Definitely a treat because Arrow Sudoku is my favorite sudoku variant and that it's also coming from the great Phistomefel.

am 13. Mai 2022, 11:44 Uhr von Prutsbeest
Oh my.. this took me a long long time :-) I was completely stumped at first; only after I started filling in digits randomly in the grid did I start to notice some of the logic needed for the break-in.
Very nice puzzle though, I enjoyed it!

am 13. Mai 2022, 09:55 Uhr von Phistomefel
@wenchang: Thank you for the nice comment and video!
@DiMono: I am glad to read that Heatstroke has one more solver and that you enjoyed both puzzles.
@Gnosis66: I think I know, where you were trying to start the puzzle. Sorry for that - now I see that it is tempting to think that there is the break-in.

am 13. Mai 2022, 07:33 Uhr von Gnosis66
I was certain I knew where to start, and I wasted much time because of my mistaken confidence. Great puzzle.

am 12. Mai 2022, 23:40 Uhr von DiMono
After spending an hour and a half making no progress, I went off and solved Heatstroke. Then I had an epiphany about this puzzle and came back to it, and solved it in an hour. Fantastic puzzle!

am 12. Mai 2022, 20:11 Uhr von wenchang
Very nice break-in and enjoy it.
https://youtu.be/-nIfJRsUfJE

am 12. Mai 2022, 10:28 Uhr von Phistomefel
@Qodec: I can imagine. :) I absolutely love Heatstroke, but I wanted to make my puzzle a little bit more approachable.
@Agent: Well done solving the puzzle and thanks for the nice comment.
@kolot: Thank you very much for the kind feedback!
@Xendari: I am happy to provide. :)
There actually was a bit of luck involved that the puzzle eventually became an Arrow Sudoku, since I was experimenting with different constraints at first (Thermo, Between Lines and Arrow). Finally, the Arrow Sudoku was the first constraint that yielded an interesting option to continue after the break-in.

am 12. Mai 2022, 03:20 Uhr von Xendari
Wow, I was just thinking the other day, "when is Phistomefel going to set another arrow sudoku?" My prayers have been answered! The opening of this was very clever, and the flow was beautiful. Thank you for sharing this :)

am 11. Mai 2022, 15:44 Uhr von kolot
Very beautiful puzzle!

am 11. Mai 2022, 15:18 Uhr von Agent
Very nice!

I remember when I started watching CTC channel, I was afraid to even try your puzzles. But now that I got a bit better at solving, I can truly appreciate how beautiful they are :)

am 11. Mai 2022, 12:42 Uhr von Qodec
Considering what puzzle inspired this one I was a little terrified to start this, but I need not have worried! Some very nice little surprises along the way too, thanks very much!

am 11. Mai 2022, 09:30 Uhr von Phistomefel
@Playmaker6174: Thank you for the nice feedback! I also very much enjoyed setting this part.
@ TotallyNormalCat: Wow, I am honored. :)
@Vebby: Thank you for the kind words!
@DVFrank: Dankeschön! Da hab ich die Schwierigkeit wohl mal wieder etwas unterschätzt... ^^;
@antiknight: Thank you so much for the kind feedback and choosing the puzzle as a favorite of yours! :)

am 10. Mai 2022, 23:06 Uhr von antiknight
A really amazing arrow Sudoku and one of my favorites too. Thanks for setting and sharing this beauty Phistomefel !

am 10. Mai 2022, 22:19 Uhr von DVFrank
Großartiges Rätsel! :^) (Und hammerschwer dazu, zumindest bis der Knoten endlich platzt)

am 10. Mai 2022, 21:55 Uhr von Vebby
Beautiful! Thanks Phistomefel! :)

am 10. Mai 2022, 21:13 Uhr von TotallyNormalCat
This is definitely going in the 'favourite arrow puzzles' category for me

am 10. Mai 2022, 20:19 Uhr von Playmaker6174
Awesome construction with a very satisfying logical path! Really enjoyed the interactions in this one, especially around box 5 :)