Schizophrenic
(Published on 15. January 2026, 10:26 by Hengist)
Thank you for the encouraging comments on my first puzzle! Here comes the second.
Solve with SudokuPad
Rules:
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Region Sum Lines: Box borders divide the blue lines into segments with the same sum. (Different lines may have different sums.)
German Whispers: Adjacent digits along a green line must have a difference of at least 5.
Renban: Digits along a magenta line form a set of consecutive non-repeating digits in any order.
X: Digits in cells joined by an X sum to 10. Not all Xs are necessarily given.
Solution code: Row 8
Comments
on 16. January 2026, 16:05 by Glasgow
Very interesting and elegant solve path from start to finish. Thanks!
on 16. January 2026, 09:26 by JVA
I think I'm going to develop schizophrenia trying to solve this one. Half an hour on it so far and not a single digit, not even with VitP's hint
on 16. January 2026, 05:51 by VitP
it should be immediately obvious that this is NOT level 1, and may even be an "experts only" puzzle ... except ...
there is ONE step (and related matters) right at the beginning that is KIND OF an "experts only" step, and then it's "almost gas" all the way to the end.
... but VERY NICE, because it's not just "fill in the digits", it's deduction and sudoku based.
example: that diagonal gw line. completely useless, right? except that at some point you have 9876 looking at one of the cells, and that sort of thing, again and again.
hint: so you have a couple of HIGH rsl cells. can you propagate them ? indeed you can. but what about those OTHER high rsl cells ? box 4 is the key
on 16. January 2026, 04:10 by antiknight
Really nice puzzle! I thought it would collapse easily but it had nice ideas.
on 16. January 2026, 02:26 by Playmaker6174
A nicely designed setting with a fun flow throughout, but there’s no way I’d put this at anywhere near 1 star category (lul).
on 16. January 2026, 02:03 by HeyItsErin
Brilliant break-in and a very fun puzzle, great job!
on 15. January 2026, 22:44 by Aronana
Solid
on 15. January 2026, 21:12 by sujoyku
Lovely puzzle!
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Sujoyku! Your puzzles taught me lot about RSLs, this was my first attempt to dabble with them.
on 15. January 2026, 19:20 by blackjackfitz
Huzzah!
on 15. January 2026, 18:18 by GeorgeTheToad2
Lots of clever interactions in this puzzle. Pleased to see you are continuing setting.
on 15. January 2026, 15:32 by Onkel_Dagobert
Some really nice logic in this one - kudos, and thanks for sharing!
on 15. January 2026, 15:02 by dumediat
Nice geometry again, fun solve!
on 15. January 2026, 13:03 by Platinum
Great fun
on 15. January 2026, 13:02 by sparkymanu
Well already! I loved the discover on the RSL, very nice one too !
on 15. January 2026, 11:45 by mijq
Great fun, thanks
