Whispering Negativity
(Published on 29. June 2024, 01:10 by yttrio)
This is my fourth puzzle exploring German Whisper lines with various modifier cells. Links to the previous puzzles in this series are below:
Whisper Doublers (doublers)
Vampire Whispers (vampire/prey)
Ger Whis (halvers)
Rules:
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
German whispers: adjacent digits along a line must differ by at least 5.
Additionally, nine cells in the grid are "negators", which count as the negative of their value for the purpose of the whisper lines. There is exactly one negator in each row, column, and box, and they form a set of the digits 1-9.
Solution code: The digits in the 9 negator cells, starting with the negator in row 1 and working down to end with the negator in row 9
Comments
on 3. July 2024, 08:48 by wuc
Another awesome puzzle of yours. Used letters until deep in the solve. Very rewarding effect when the real break in happens. Thx. Looking foreward to more of those clever mind benders.
on 2. July 2024, 17:05 by dtoto
Fantastic puzzle!
on 30. June 2024, 11:07 by Snookerfan
Beautiful and fun puzzle. Thank you
on 29. June 2024, 16:53 by SkepticalMario
Oof! Nice puzzle! I struggled at the disambiguation stage, as I'm sure is intended
