Another fix had been required and this time I've added the rule that the thermos and whisper lines cannot touch themselves orthogonally because I cannot trust myself to handle all cases. I am giving this a 4 rather than a 5 for difficulty since this puzzle is more generous than some of my others.
Rules:
-Normal sudoku rules apply.
-An inequality sign points towards the smaller digit of the two cells it connects.
-Digits along a thermo must increase from the bulb end. Adjacent digits along a whisper line must have a difference of at least 5. Cells separated by a black dot must have a ratio of 1:2. Not all dots are given. However, some person named Monika deleted the constraints.
-Grey cages are thermo bulbs and green cages are ends of whisper lines. The number in the top left corner of each cage indicates the minimum length of the thermo/whisper lines. Thermos and whisper lines do not travel diagonally, do not branch, and don't touch themselves orthogonally. Thermos and whisper lines don't share cells.
-Each cell with a circle are part of a group of N orthogonally adjacent cells connected by black dots, where N is the number in the circle. Circled cells are part of different groups (i.e. two different circles can't satisfy both dot constraints by sharing a cell).
Example of what the dot rule is saying, red means wrong and green means correct. Observe that the bottom right is green despite sharing a 4, and that's because the clues were satisfied by 12 and 48.
Links:
F-puzzles
CTC
Solution code: Row 4 followed by Column 5, with no spaces.
Last changed on on 27. July 2023, 23:07
Solved by JayForty, Silverstep
Comments
on 29. August 2023, 16:37 by Silverstep
One of the easier Sayori puzzle, this one is only ~5 stars difficulty one you get through the start. There are some interesting deductions in the mid-solve that I would like to write down someday. When I gather the courage to solve this again, of course.
Last changed on 31. July 2023, 19:39on 31. July 2023, 19:19 by JayForty
I'm not sure about 'generous' :D but it sure has a lot of interesting and unique deductions. Sometimes felt like I was playing 5D chess in the way I had to keep track of deductions that were very hard to pencil mark. Thanks for a nice challenge!
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Haha thanks so much for solving and feedback! Setting this was fun (though out of my comfort zone), and I'm glad you were able to get through it and enjoy it!
on 27. July 2023, 23:07 by LittleNightmaresLady
Accidently pressed deactivate.