My Zipper is Broken
(Published on 26. February 2024, 14:53 by marty_sears)
Rules:
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- These zipper lines are completely broken. On a broken zipper, no pairs of digits that are the same distance from the central spot have the same sum, and none of these sums equal the digit on the central spot.
- Digits separated by a white dot are consecutive.
- Digits separated by a black dot are in a 1:2 ratio.
- The grey perimeter can be used for making notes.
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Please leave a comment if you enjoy :)
Solution code: Row 1 from left to right
Comments
on 4. November 2024, 19:22 by jakestilesowen
This one requires extensive note taking, but isn't difficult beyond that. Cheers for the massive zipper. Truly hilarious.
on 16. July 2024, 15:32 by ChinStrap
Lovely joy to solve the whole way through. Really appreciate the extra note space and hope setters catch on to that trend.
on 9. June 2024, 17:46 by jellef
Man, I've been staring myself blind on this one. But when I finally cracked it, it was very satisfying :D. Nice tough with the M, Marty! And the long broken zipper kinda looks like a dragon
on 30. March 2024, 06:03 by Slitest
Great puzzle! First 4 star puzzle I’ve completed. Never felt stuck, the puzzle had a very nice flow to it
on 30. March 2024, 06:02 by SudokuHero
What a beautiful solve. Very straightforward, and I always knew where to look next. Stunning setting.
on 29. March 2024, 22:59 by chris3by3
This was a great concept and excellently set! Thank you!
on 1. March 2024, 20:04 by BHUNTER47
Relatively straight forward breakthrough once you have that eureka moment. Lovely puzzle
on 1. March 2024, 15:46 by GeorgeTheToad2
The long Zipper is delightful but needs a lot of work to break-in to the puzzle. I thought once I broke through that long Zipper the rest would crumble but I was wrong, lovely twist at the end. Thank you for setting and sharing all of these wonderful puzzles.
on 1. March 2024, 14:59 by OGRussHood
While this isn't technically a wrogn puzzle, the concept is still the same and I still enjoyed every second of it.
on 1. March 2024, 01:13 by sorryimLate
Wonderful puzzle once again! I guess I was too excited after solving the long line quite easily, because then I got totally confused and started to think that the shorter lines are different difference zipper lines where the middle cell has a value different from all the differences of the zipper pairs...
on 1. March 2024, 00:07 by Ratfinkz
Absolutely loved this! Think I'm getting too into the Marty mindset! Some beautiful MMM moment's
on 28. February 2024, 16:56 by polcat
Fabulous puzzle! and, for me, the perfect level of difficulty. I found it a little easier than 4*.
on 27. February 2024, 21:29 by jacques_
This is one of the best sudokus I’ve ever done! So brilliantly put together, and I think my first successful 4* puzzle, so thanks so much!
on 27. February 2024, 14:50 by blackjackfitz
I love a puzzle where the break-in is obvious but not trivial and where the logic is intricate but not overwhelming, and this puzzle straddles those lines beautifully. I also appreciated the grey squares for note taking : )
on 27. February 2024, 05:06 by SparkNights
These are Reppiz lines haha
on 27. February 2024, 03:21 by anyeyeball
Brilliant idea, well executed. Thanks for sharing.
on 27. February 2024, 01:30 by sanabas
Great puzzle, two very distinct sections. negative constraint works very well.
on 26. February 2024, 19:18 by lmdemasi
What a stellar puzzle. An absolute banger.
Felt like only 3* to me, but this sort of puzzle is very much my style.
on 26. February 2024, 16:21 by bansalsaab
Nice puzzle. Loved the -ve constraint on zipper.
on 26. February 2024, 15:38 by SirWoezel
Fantastic puzzle. Thanks.
