Drawfee
(Published on 27. April 2023, 13:12 by AParliamentofOwls)
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Additional rules:
German Whispers: Digits on the green line must differ by at least 5 from their neighbour.
Renban: Digits on a purple line are non-repeating consecutive numbers in any order.
Kropki: White dots connect consecutive cells, black dots connect cells in a ratio of 1:2. Not all dots are given.
Arrow: Digits on arrows sum to the number in the circle and may repeat if allowed by other rules.
Killer: Digits in cages sum to the number in the corner of the cage and can't repeat within a cage.
Kropki: digits with a white dot between them must be consecutive. Not all dots are given.
(Also, watch Drawfee :))
hint in case you're stuck:
consider the Phistomefel Ring.
Solution code: Column 1
Comments
on 26. June 2024, 17:13 by Martina
Is Phistomofel meant by "the f word" and "the trick" or is there more to know? I am finding this one hard to break in.
on 29. August 2023, 17:30 by McParland57
IF you know the ring then this is a relatively easy puzzle.
I'm not sure it has a unique solution though as I think I found 3.
on 30. May 2023, 17:32 by snr0n
Excellent tribute to one of my favourite YouTube channels! :D
on 12. May 2023, 19:44 by Paytertot
Difficult to break in even knowing about the ring, but a fantastic puzzle. Very fun solve.
on 8. May 2023, 15:44 by puzzlepandit
I enjoyed it. Difficulty is very easy if you know the trick. But will be difficult if you don't. Fortunately for me, I know the trick.
on 1. May 2023, 18:20 by Bonehead
Really loved the logic here. Took me a bit long to realise I was meant to chase the 5 around but as soon as I spotted that, it all flowed.
on 30. April 2023, 05:11 by obi
Very nice! I think the Kropki dot in box 2 is superfluous, but I enjoyed the logic flow very much!
on 29. April 2023, 10:40 by Montikulum
Very beautiful logic indeed, but for my taste not below 3 stars since the break-in matters most as without it no “clean” solve is possible. Was a joy to finish after getting slightly panicky for a while.
on 29. April 2023, 00:18 by AParliamentofOwls
Thank you very much for all the nice comments, that made my day! :)
on 28. April 2023, 12:12 by Tamuha
Really nice Puzzle. Beautiful Ring-Whisper interactions. Thank you.
on 28. April 2023, 04:05 by VitP
Brilliant setting, to create a puzzle that looks intractable, but is actually quite easy, if you use the f-word.
This puzzle is a clear example demonstrating the need for a two-parameter difficulty rating: 4/5 to start, then 2/5.
Only an expert solver will be able to reasonably start this puzzle, although any intern can finish it. Why? While an intermediate solver will know the f-word, they will look at it, conclude that it doesn't help, and will then go wandering off on a bunch of wild goose chases. It takes an expert to look at the situation deeply enough to find the key.
on 27. April 2023, 22:16 by GenKavik
This was fun. I had a great time with it.
on 27. April 2023, 21:56 by sacklunch
Excellent puzzle, from another Drawfee fan. :) Thank you for setting!
on 27. April 2023, 18:38 by Ragna
Fun puzzle! Thank you for sharing :-))
on 27. April 2023, 18:34 by Wenger
Approachable with really smooth Phistomofel ring logic.
on 27. April 2023, 17:26 by AParliamentofOwls
@PinkNickels Thank you so much :)
on 27. April 2023, 15:52 by PinkNickels
Very approachable if you know the secret! Nice setting.
on 27. April 2023, 15:51 by AParliamentofOwls
@28righthand Thank you!
on 27. April 2023, 15:37 by 28righthand
Thats a really nice puzzle, thank you
