Fakes in the Fog
(Published on 10. March 2024, 03:25 by marty_sears)
This is part 3 of my Pseudo series:
Part 1: Pseudoscience
Part 2: Pseudo Differences
Part 3: Fakes in the Fog
Part 4: Pseudo Cluedo
Part 5: ???
Rules:
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- Enter correct digits to clear fog. No guessing is necessary.
- In every row, column and box, there is exactly one 'pseudo cell'. The digits 1-9 each appear once in a pseudo cell.
- The real value of a pseudo cell is calculated by adding its row number to its column number. Eg: if there is a pseudo cell in r8c5, it has the value of 13, regardless of which digit is in that cell.
- On a lavender 'zipper' line, the values of any pair of cells that are an equal distance from the central spot always sum to the value on that central spot.
- On a turquoise 'same difference' line, the values of adjacent cells always have the same difference (but this difference may be different for different turquoise lines.
- Values joined by a V sum to 5.
Click here to play on the CTC app
Please leave a comment if you enjoy :)
Solution code: Row 1, from left to right
Comments
on 27. June 2024, 18:41 by Kawkaz
Marty has done it again!
Beautiful, not too difficult but with very interesting logic
on 26. May 2024, 21:59 by DonQuichopp
Wow, my first three star puzzle. After the first boxes I though, hmm, that seems too easy. Then it took me 3 hours to finish :-)
Thanks very much, loved it!!
on 26. May 2024, 13:08 by Jrosas
Fun fog puzzle
on 25. May 2024, 15:07 by St9
Loved the way that one of the candidates for the zipper line center was ruled out in region 8. The variations on some of the same difference lines were wonderful. Thanks for a great puzzle.
on 25. May 2024, 09:54 by Montikulum
I was planning on watching yesterday's CTC video before going to sleep and ended up stopping it to have a go after seeing the rules, thinking: this sounds like fun.
It also led to quite a reduced amount of sleep, but great fun it was indeed!
on 25. May 2024, 01:59 by ViKingPrime
Classic Marty Sears, through and through.
on 3. April 2024, 07:24 by Nordy
I am embarrassed to admit how many times this puzzle bamboozled me, yet I loved it every time!
on 13. March 2024, 22:24 by NRB
Started nicely, the middle and end were both beastly and beautiful…. Loved it.
on 13. March 2024, 19:37 by LehanLehan
My first pseudo cells puzzle,very beautiful and entertaining, thank you very much, Marty.
on 13. March 2024, 18:00 by Nemefish
very fun all the way through
on 11. March 2024, 21:37 by Norkas
Very fun puzzle. It got that Marty Sears signature that I very much enjoy with a number of those "I know where this is going, I know who set this" moments.
on 11. March 2024, 16:30 by blackjackfitz
When I saw this posted I knew I was going to love it, and now that I've solved it I can say with certainty that I loved it. I agree with Franjo, there are really good jokes embedded in this puzzle. Top notch setting from start to finish. For me this felt more like a 4 star puzzle than a 3 because even though I was pretty sure I knew where Marty was going, proving it wasn't always a walk in the park.
on 11. March 2024, 14:12 by AshBrown
Incredible puzzle! Thanks
on 11. March 2024, 07:01 by DanST
That was my first time doing pseudo cells and it took me a while to get adapted to iy, but it was so fun and rewarding finding them.
Excellent puzzle!
on 11. March 2024, 03:56 by RedBarchetta
Great series! And great puzzle, thanks! Looking forward to ???
on 11. March 2024, 02:21 by Ratfinkz
Beautiful Marty! I loved this so much!!! Some stunning MMM's in here! Went from looking at it and thinking wtf, to filling in b6 and thinking....wtf, nearly messaging you saying HELP! and then it clicked
on 10. March 2024, 22:19 by GeorgeTheToad2
Excellent from start to finish.
on 10. March 2024, 21:28 by antiknight
Cool puzzle with some nice deductions.
on 10. March 2024, 19:43 by only1evenprime
Thing of beauty.
on 10. March 2024, 16:41 by Big Tiger
Got a third of the way in and got hopelessly stuck. It was fun while it lasted, lol.
on 10. March 2024, 12:30 by Franjo
Full of lovely little jokes this is Marty Sears at his best! Thank you so much for your wonderful humor and for sharing it.
on 10. March 2024, 11:36 by anyeyeball
Another great, ingenious puzzle from Marty Sears. Pleasing to solve.
on 10. March 2024, 08:30 by sacklunch
Fantastic puzzle. Mr Sears again takes a relatively simple ruleset and delivers an innovative grid filled with delightful surprises and a satisfying solve path. Pure joy!
on 10. March 2024, 05:23 by harwiltz
Very fun puzzle, thanks!
