Previous entries:
#1 - Introduction to Digit Sharing
#2 - Symbiote
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules - Enter a digit from 1-9 in each cell without repeating in a row, column, or box.
Digit sharing - Cells seen by multiple clues divide their digit's value among those clues, contributing an equal value to each one.
Slow Thermometers - Values on a grey thermometer line must increase or stay the same while reading the line from the bulb end to the tip.
X-Sums - Clues outside the grid indicate the sum of the first X values in that direction, where X is the value in the first cell seen from that direction. (The first cell is only seen once by any given X-sum clue, despite both counting the cells and contributing to the sum.)
Note: These values need not be integers, except for the X-value of an X-sum, because it is impossible to count a fraction of a cell.
The "2?" X-Sum clues indicate the ones digit of the clue can be any digit.
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I hope you enjoy the puzzle! :-)
Lösungscode: Row 2's digits
am 28. Januar 2025, 00:20 Uhr von askaksaksask
What did i just solve?! The previous entries in the series were mandatory. This was incredibly difficult. I'm sure you could use Wolfram to speed up the linear equation tangle, but where's the fun in that? This was a solid multi day effort on my part. I'm very happy to have cracked this one. Perhaps I missed a smarter approach and lost some time? Either way, genius puzzle. Thank you!