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| Bewertung: | 73 % |
| Gelöst: | 90 mal |
| Beobachtet: | 1 mal |
| ID: | 000LS5 |
Oh, hello! You’re here about the Sudoku, right? My name is Lorena, it is so very nice to meet you! You’ve already shown excellent taste with your interest in this puzzle, so I’m sure you’re going to love it! Let me tell you a little about it. It is, of course, genuine vintage, we will provide a signed warranty, all bells and whistles included in the final price. It used to belong to an ex-MI6 agent who sadly passed away on the 1st of April. Its owner being the military sort, they took great care of it, so it is in excellent condition, it barely shows any signs of age! Barely shows signs of anything at all, for that matter. Excuse me, just talking to myself there.
Rules? What rules? Oh! Yes! I have them written down somewhere. Here they are: fill the grid with the numbers 1-9 so that no digit is repeated in any row, column or 3x3 box. Yes, that seems to be it. I have it tagged as “standard”, whatever that means, ha ha. Is that going to be a problem? I could show you others, if you’re interested. Although I truly think you should consider this one. There’s something about you that tells me that you two are going to be a great match. But it is an amazing investment both for personal use and for speculation, since it will surely keep rising in value! It was published in Logic Masters Germany, which I’m told is one of the best sites for this kind of thing. You know what they say: location, location, location! You’re going to need to act fast, though, because several others have expressed their interest! But you’re here now, and I’m eager to close today, so I’m going to sweeten the deal by giving you a one-time offer of 20% off if you solve it right now. Did I mention that many other people are interested?
What do you mean you need to see it? Oh, you’re a shrewd one, I like you! All right, all right, 30% off and it’s cutting me own throat! Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back! (Conditions apply) Are you sure? Are you absolutely sure you must see it? You may be losing out on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Okay… if you insist… here it is, courtesy of Sven’s SudokuPad.
Lösungscode: Row one read left to right (9 digits without spaces)
am 9. Februar 2025, 18:12 Uhr von crhodgkin
I have absolutely been loving these puzzles that aren't straightforward and it saddens me that these aren't as highly rated as I think they should be. I understand that some of the logic required is not purely deductive. My thinking can often be rigid and linear (which is why I love Sudokus). However, I also enjoy the opportunity to turn rules on their head and push myself to think creatively. These puzzles require creative problem-solving and flexible thinking, both of which are incredibly valuable and worth the effort, if you are willing to suspend your expectations and try something new.
Another fun puzzle! Lorena - I hope you continue to make these. :)
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Reply by Lorena: How lovely of you to take the time to write this! Joke puzzles are understandably controversial, especially in a site called “Logic Masters”. So I just don’t pay any heed to the ratings. As long as I keep getting comments like yours, it’s more than worth it.
am 6. Februar 2025, 02:00 Uhr von aqjhs
talk about hidden singles, lol.
this kind of madness needs more antiknight, thor hammers and some 3s in corners!!
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Reply by Lorena: Your wish is my command.
am 1. Februar 2025, 23:28 Uhr von welgen
I don't get it. What am I supposed to do here?
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Reply: I’m afraid it appears the grid has been [CENSORED], but that’s no reason not to solve it!
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Yeah, I understood that much. So I just copy the invisible given numbers to an empty sudoku grid and solve it, like another user suggested?
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Reply by Lorena: That’s one way of doing it, sure! People have come up with so many different ones, I’m thoroughly impressed.
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So not really a logic puzzle? Then I'll skip it. I did enjoy some of your other puzzles though.
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Reply by Lorena: I appreciate that!
am 31. Januar 2025, 00:20 Uhr von dzamie
you'd think that I would've, y'know, tried pressing some more buttons before resigning myself to copying the invisible given numbers to a fresh sudoku grid.
At least it was an easy solve once you could see what you're doing. Clever, but awful.
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Reply by Lorena: Just yesterday I was told that the sudoku was disappointing because of how easy it was. Can’t please everyone! I figured people deserved an easy solve if they had gotten that far…
am 28. Januar 2025, 16:46 Uhr von IveejNaris
Emphasis on the Title, huh? Good One
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Reply by Lorena: Thank you! This is definitely true for more than one of my puzzles.
am 28. Januar 2025, 03:21 Uhr von SanFranSam
Your last name wouldn't happen to be Dibbler would it? :)
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Reply by Lorena: Not a relation, just an admirer. I especially enjoyed his bestseller about strategic marketing “Get Rich QuicK: HoW to MaKe $$$ FaSter Than Mr LipWig Can CoiN It”.
am 27. Januar 2025, 23:35 Uhr von cwk
This was harder than it felt like it should have been. Also fun!
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Reply by Lorena: I hope the latter compensates for the former!
am 27. Januar 2025, 23:16 Uhr von Wile E. Coyote
Yeah. Got it.
Afaik no personal message without solution checking.
In this case i prefer to Not have the checking to avoid starting with trying...
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Reply by Lorena: My thoughts as well! Thanks for the solve and the comment!
am 27. Januar 2025, 20:02 Uhr von MattYDdraig
My eeeeeeyyyyyyyeeeeeessssss!!!! (No custom message either)
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Reply by Lorena: I mean… you insisted that you wanted to see it… (Thanks, it didn’t seem to be working so I changed the solution code).
am 27. Januar 2025, 19:49 Uhr von avishai
Fun! No custom message for me, but still fun!
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Reply by Lorena: Thanks for the solve and the lovely comment, I gave up on the custom message so I just changed the solution code.
am 27. Januar 2025, 17:23 Uhr von Lorena
Changed solution code, thanks everyone for the feedback.
am 27. Januar 2025, 17:14 Uhr von slowbiex
same here. seem to have found the solution but there is no custom message in sudokupad for me...
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Reply by Lorena: I don’t know why it’s showing for some people but not others. I’ve changed the code to Row 1, sorry for the bother!
am 27. Januar 2025, 17:03 Uhr von sfield
I solved it. I also didn't see the solution code. I found 2 solutions: First was to [CENSORED] That was what I tried first. Then I realized that I could figure it out a different way without that cheat, which is what I did. Won't say how here to avoid spoilers. But upon solving it, there was no code.
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Reply by Lorena: I don’t know why it’s showing for some people but not others. I’ve changed the code to Row 1, sorry for the bother! P.S. something weird happened to your comment, I think this whole puzzle might be haunted by the ghost of an MI6 agent.
am 27. Januar 2025, 16:44 Uhr von Lorena
At least one person has told me SudokuPad didn’t show them the custom message, so if that’s your case too, please let me know. Thank you everyone.
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Edit: Never mind, I had to change the solution code in the end.
am 27. Januar 2025, 16:36 Uhr von sujoyku
Well, Lorena, if you keep on getting crazier like this, I am honestly afraid of what to expect on April 1st.
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Reply by Lorena: Maybe the joke is that there will be no grand finale! April’s Fools everyone!
am 27. Januar 2025, 15:51 Uhr von Lorena
Fixed typo
| Schwierigkeit: | |
| Bewertung: | 73 % |
| Gelöst: | 90 mal |
| Beobachtet: | 1 mal |
| ID: | 000LS5 |
