Sauna (Thermo/Numbered Rooms)
(Eingestellt am 20. November 2024, 22:36 Uhr von damo_89)
This is my response to the latest puzzle prompt by Scojo which called for "lines that go outside the grid". I have chosen slow thermometers and numbered rooms. Consensus difficulty for testers was 2/5 which I think is fair assuming you know the properties of numbered rooms.
- Normal sudoku rules apply: Place the digits 1 to 9 once each in every row, column and 3x3 box
- SLOW Thermometers: Digits along a grey thermometer must not decrease from the bulb end, but may stay the same if permitted by other sudoku rules
- Numbered Rooms: Clues outside the grid indicate the digit which has to be placed in the Nth cell in the corresponding direction, where N is the digit placed in the first cell in that direction. Values for numbered rooms clues are to be determined by the solver
Secret of Numbered Rooms
The first digit next to a numbered rooms clue can't be either 1 or the clued digit itself (unless that clued digit is a 1).
Lösungscode: Values along the 5 cell thermo, including the numbered rooms clue values, from bulb to tip (5 digits)
Kommentare
am 22. November 2024, 03:26 Uhr von virus_dave
Very interesting idea! Like Hajuhn said, it also took me a good while to realize this fact. I don't consider that to be a deduction (aside from "i don't see how this is actually solvable unless ..." so you might consider mentioning this in the rules.
am 21. November 2024, 14:58 Uhr von abihummel
Really fun and clever solve! I'd love to see more of this constraint combination! (And thank you for the short solution code!)
am 21. November 2024, 09:40 Uhr von Wuschel
Very nice!
am 21. November 2024, 03:23 Uhr von sfield
Very nice puzzle. I'd say 2 star difficulty is about right. I found it challenging, but never really got stuck for too long. Took me 34 minutes doing it while doing something else at the same time. That's pretty typical for me in 2 star puzzles.
