Mochi the Cat 2 - German Whiskers
(Published on 22. April 2023, 08:03 by Allagem)
Thank you everyone who gave such positive feedback to my friend's first puzzle, Mochi the Cat, which I posted on his behalf several weeks ago. He loved the overwhelming response so much that he decided to give puzzle setting another go and made a sequel! If he keeps this up, I may have to convince him to make his own account on LMD ;)
This puzzle is a bit harder than the original, but it features some interesting ideas and creative interactions between different clue types, so I hope you will give it a try! Darono and I both hope you enjoy Mochi the Cat 2 - German Whiskers!
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Killer Cages: Digits in cages do not repeat and sum to the small clue in the corner of the cage.
Renban Lines: Connected groups of purple lines contain a set of non-repeating consecutive digits in any order.
German Whispers: Adjacent digits on a green line differ by at least 5.
Kropki Pairs: Digits separated by a white dot are consecutive. Digits separated by a black dot are in a 2:1 ratio.
Thermometers: Digits on grey thermometers increase from bulb to tip. (For clarity, r9c2 is the shared tip of the three thermos beginning in r8c1, r8c2, and r8c3.)
Solution code: Row 2 followed by column 6 (18 digits)
Comments
on 20. March 2024, 03:46 by Ganbatte
Great picture, love the cat name and the collaboration. This puzzle had me puzzled several times which made it fun, thanks!
on 18. March 2024, 23:57 by Archon
Just discovered this puzzle due to its sequel. Loved it!
on 23. April 2023, 00:53 by anyeyeball
Very fun puzzle. I loved the interplay between the different constraints. One thing always led to another, but was not always easy to find. Thanks for sharing!
on 22. April 2023, 13:41 by Ragna
What a nice little cat! And a very elegant puzzle as well.
Thank you for sharing.
Go on, Darono! :-))
on 22. April 2023, 12:28 by GeorgeTheToad2
Well done Darono for persisting, nice puzzle. Thanks @Allagem for posting. Enjoyable and not hard.
on 22. April 2023, 11:25 by Bankey
Fun puzzle. Thanks, @ Allagem :)
