Showing posts with label Thermometer Sudoku. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thermometer Sudoku. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Puzzle No 162: Double Thermo Sudoku

This Sudoku was created in an attempt to invent a new variant. Although later I was notified that a similar (but not exact) variant already appeared on the Cracking The Cryptic youtube channel. Anyways this should be still fun to solve and explore.

Rules:

-Normal sudoku rules apply: In a row, column, or box, the digits 1-9 have to appear exactly once.

-Thermos: Along the thermos, divide the numbers as a group of 2 digit numbers and these two-digit numbers must increase from the bulb to the end. 2 digit numbers are read in the direction from the bulb to the end.

Theme: 33

Difficulty: Medium

Penpa+: Online Solving

Sudoku: 

Puzzle No 160: Hybrid Sudoku

I created this Sudoku to exploit an interesting discovery I found in a "No Even Neighbor Sudoku".

I have also published this Sudoku on the LMD website, if you would like to go over there and provide your rating, I would really appreciate it.

Rules:

1. Normal classic rules apply. i.e. Place numbers in the grid such that each row, column, and 3*3 box contain the numbers 1-9.

2. Thermo rules apply. i.e. Some thermometer shapes are in the grid, digits must be strictly increasing from the round bulb to the flat end.

3. Little Killer rules apply. i.e. Outside clues are the sum of digits along the pointed arrow direction, digits may repeat as long as classic rules are satisfied.

4. No Even Neighbor rules apply. i.e. No Two Even digits can be orthogonal to each other. (i.e. they can't share an edge)

Difficulty: Hard

Penpa+: Online Solving

Trick/Hint: Spoiler

Sudoku: 

Puzzle No 158: Hybrid Sudoku (Thermo and Palindrome)

This Sudoku was created during the speed setting contest over Cracking The Cryptic discord server within a time limit of 1 hour.

Rules:

-Normal sudoku rules apply: In a row, column, or box, the digits 1-9 have to appear exactly once.

-Thermometer: Digits on the thermometer increase from the bulb to the end.

-Palindrome: Digits read the same from both the directions on these lines.

Theme: Carrot and Asparagus

Difficulty: Hard

Penpa+: Online Solving

Sudoku: 

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Puzzle No 101: Odd Sudoku + Bonus

The Odd Sudoku which i am publishing is very hard so thought as complimentary one more Sudoku of bit Easy difficulty should also be attached. That's why Bonus.

Rules:
Place numbers in the grid such that each row,column and 3*3 box contain the numbers 1-9. Additionally, Shaded cells can contain only odd digits (1,3,5,7,9)

Theme: Symmetric

Difficulty: Very Hard

Sudoku:

Bonus: ( Thermo-Sudoku)

Rules: Place numbers in the grid such that each row,column and 3*3 box contain the numbers 1-9. Additionally, some thermometer shapes are in the grid, digits must be strictly increasing from the round bulb to the flat end.

Theme: Spiral Tetrominoes

Difficulty: Easy


Sunday, May 15, 2011

Thermometer Sudoku


Same Basic Rules (as in classic sudoku):

Complete the Sudoku puzzle so that each and every row, column, and region contains the numbers 1 to 9 (for 9x9)
1 to 6 (for 6x6) so on..

Extra Rule :

The digits in each "thermometer"-shaped region must be strictly increasing from the circular bulb to the end.


Example :

File:Thermosudoku-puzzle.png

Solution :


File:Thermosudoku-solution.png