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Sudoku advent part 4

Day 19: Thermo and arrow 6×6

Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally all the numbers placed in cells in a thermometer must increase in value from the circle part of the thermometer to the other end. The digits along the arrow must sum to the number in the circle.

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Day 20: X/V 6×6

Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally the cells with an X must sum to 10 and cells with a V must sum to 5. cells a chess knight’s move away from each other may not contain the same digit.

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Day 21: Even/odd anti knight 6×6

Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally a grey square must contain an even number and a grey circle must contain an odd number. Cells a chess knight’s move away from each other may not contain the same digit.

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Day 22: Extra region killer 6×6

Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally every number needs to appear once in the extra region. The numbers in cages must sum to the number in the top left corner.

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Day 23: Thermo anti king 6×6

Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally all the numbers placed in cells in a thermometer must increase in value from the circle part of the thermometer to the other end. Diagonally adjacent cells may not contain the same digit.

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day 24: Extreme variant 6×6

Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally

  • All the numbers placed in cells in a thermometer must increase in value from the circle part of the thermometer to the other end
  • The digits along the arrow must sum to the number in the circle
  • A black dot separates two digits with a 1:2 ratio. A white dot separates two digits with a difference of 1
  • The numbers in cages must sum to the number in the top left corner
  • The cells with an X must sum to 10 and cells with a V must sum to 5
  • A grey square must contain an even number and a grey circle must contain an odd number

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Links to this years other sudoku advent posts:

day 1-6

day 7-12

day 13-18

Sudoku advent part 3

Day 13: Arrow 7×7

Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally the digits along the arrow must sum to the number in the circle.

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Day 14: Anti king 6×6

Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally diagonally adjacent cells may not contain the same digit.

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Day 15: XV 6×6

Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally the cells with an X must sum to 10 and cells with a V must sum to 5.

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Da7 16: Even/odd 6×6

Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally a grey square must contain an even number and a grey circle must contain an odd number.

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Day 17: Killer 6×6

Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally the numbers in cages must sum to the number in the top left corner.

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Day 18: Kropki 7×7

Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally a black dot separates two digits with a 1:2 ratio. A white dot separates two digits with a difference of 1.

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Links to this years other sudoku advent posts:

day 1-6

day 7-12

day 19-24

Sudoku advent part 2

If you want to get these daily, see my bluesky or instagram (story or highlight)

Day 7: Killer 7×7

Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally the numbers in cages must sum to the number in the top left corner.

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Day 8: Thermometer 6×6

Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally all the numbers placed in cells in a thermometer must increase in value from the circle part of the thermometer to the other end.

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Day 9: XV 7×7

Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally the cells with an X must sum to 10 and cells with a V must sum to 5.

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Day 10: Kropki 6×6

Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally a black dot separates two digits with a 1:2 ratio. A white dot separates two digits with a difference of 1.

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Day 11: Thermometer 7×7

Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally all the numbers placed in cells in a thermometer must increase in value from the circle part of the thermometer to the other end.

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Day 12: Even/odd 6×6

Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally a grey square must contain an even number and a grey circle must contain an odd number.

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Links to this years other sudoku advent posts:

day 1-6

day13-18

day 19-24

Sudoku advent part 1

This advent I decided to practice some sudoku creation and make a sudoku every day of advent. I’ll post batches of 6 here, but if you want to get them daily, see my bluesky or instagram (story or highlight)

Day 1: Anti king killer 6×6

Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally diagonally adjacent cells may not contain the same digit and the numbers in cages must sum to the number in the top left corner.

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Day 2: Thermometer 7×7

Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally all the numbers placed in cells in a thermometer must increase in value from the circle part of the thermometer to the other end.

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Day 3: XV 6×6

Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally the cells with an X must sum to 10 and cells with a V must sum to 5

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Day 4: kropki 6×6

Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally a black dot separates two digits with a 1:2 ratio. A white dot separates two digits with a difference of 1.

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Day 5: Anti king extra region 6×6

Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally diagonally adjacent cells may not contain the same digit and every number needs to appear once in the extra region.

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Day 6: Arrow 6×6

Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally the digits along the arrow must sum to the number in the circle.

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Links to this years other sudoku advent posts:

day 7-12

day 13-18

day 19-24

Arrow sudoku

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Standard sudoku rules apply. Additionally the digits along the the arrow must sum to the number in the circle.

Extra region sudoku

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Normal sudoku rules apply. Additionally every grey region should also contain the numbers 1-9.

thermo sudoku

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Normal sudoku rules apply. Additionally all the numbers placed in cells in a thermometer must increase in value from the circle part of the thermometer to the other end.

This is not an (alphabet) wordsearch

The Constructed Adventures discord had a little puzzle jam and I joined. I got the prompt “Create a puzzle that appears to be one kind of puzzle, but is actually another.”

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Hints

Hint 1

Consider everything in the puzzle, including the title

Hint 2

Why might the word ‘alphabet’ be in the title

Hint 3

Have a closer look at what is crossed out in the grid

Hint 4

Follow the alphabet letters in the grid to draw something

Hint 5

Make sure to follow the alphabet again and again until you can’t anymore

Hint 6

What could the words you get mean in a puzzle context?

Hint 7

Think cryptic crossword specifically

Hint 8

What in the puzzle haven’t you used yet?

Enigmarch day 25

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Enigmarch day 24

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