Tuesday, 7 December 2021

PUZZLE NO. 302 : THERMO SUDOKU

IT'S ISC 2021

This puzzle was created by me for ISC 2021. But the testers found it a bit hard for a contest. So I am posting it on my blog.



RULES : Classic Sudoku rules apply. Additionally, there are some thermometer shapes in the grid. The numbers are in increasing order from the bulb to the flat end on each thermometer.

5 comments:

  1. 22:50. One elimination took me ages to find. Very excited for ISC.

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  2. Decent timing. Sadly, this couldn't be included in ISC.

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  3. 14:57. Break-in was absolutely brutal.
    But once the spark was ignited, digits spread like wild fire. Theme is also fantastic. Without doubt one of your best sudokus in the blog !

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    1. Thanks Kishore. This is one of my favourites aa well. Everything worked out well - from the theme to the difficulty level. But the test solvers found it a bit too difficult for a competition. They felt people would resort to guessing.

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