Dutch Flat Mates (Entropic Whispers)
(Published on 28. August 2024, 11:30 by gdc)
I am happy to present the 46th edition of the weekly "Dutch Flat Mates" series by Flinty. You can find other puzzles from the series here. I decided to combine this with the Entropic Whispers constraint. Thanks to the CtC-fan-discord for testing and feedback. Hope you enjoy!
- Sudoku: Normal Sudoku Rules apply.
- Dutch Flat Mates: All 5s in the grid must have a '1' directly above it or a '9' directly below it. It may have both, but it doesn't need both.
- Entropic Whispers: If two digits are one or two steps apart on an entropic whisper line, their difference is 3 or more. For Example: if r4c4 is 4, the 4 surrounding cells on the line (r4c5,r4c6,r5c4,r6c4) could not be from {2,3,4,5,6}.
Solution code: Row 1 left to right (9 digits)
Comments
on 18. September 2024, 04:07 by Frank Puzzles
Loved the new entropic whisper lines. Just a more restrictive version of the entropic line which makes for some fascinating limitations.
Fun puzzle!
on 15. September 2024, 08:58 by AsgarArn
Fantastic puzzle i think the one i enjoyed the most of my resent solves.
Beautifully constructed! Nice rule set.
on 28. August 2024, 23:48 by Joanie
Fun! Never felt fully rigorous in my logic but ended up with the correct solution...
on 28. August 2024, 17:31 by marcmees
clever break in, nice solution path, challenging till the end. Thanks
on 28. August 2024, 15:48 by goodcity
Never encountered entropic Whisper before. The break in required some unusual logic. Great puzzle !
on 28. August 2024, 14:08 by Flinty
Lovely puzzle :) Thank you so much for joining the series.
