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Happy New Year: Tricky opener for 2025 from ebiggie!

1 Jan 2025 · 1,685 views

Killer Kropki German whisper Dutch whisper
31:16

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Today's Video:

First puzzle from this constructor to open the new year. More involved than I expected to solve, was there a easier path than what I took, or was it simple a narrow path that needed to be uncovered as I did?

Link to Play:

Hurry up, it's almost 2025! by ebiggie https://link.sudoku-sleuth.com/HurryUpItsAlmost2025

Rules:

Normal Sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1 through 9 in each row, column, and box.

The PINK lines are Parity lines. Digits along a pink line must alternate between odd and even.

DUTCH WHISPER (ORANGE): Digits must differ by at least 4 along an orange line. Digits may repeat if other rules allow.

GERMAN WHISPER (GREEN): Digits must differ by at least 5 along a green line. Digits may repeat if other rules allow.

KROPKI DOTS: Black dots are a 1:2 ratio. White dots are consecutive. Not all dots are given.

KILLER CAGES: The sum of the cells in a cage must equal the total given for that cage. Digits in a cage do not repeat.

ODD cell. The grey circle must be an odd digit.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For our color blind friends:

German Whisper line: R4C3 to R6C5.

Dutch Whisper lines: The big numbers "zero" and "five" in "2025"

Parity lines: The big number "two's" in the "2025", and the little clock hand (R4C5 to R6C5).

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