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New free Lockout Lines sudoku pack available

Riffclown sent us this message a couple of days ago:

"The Lockout Lines Unlocked Pack https://tinyurl.com/LockoutLines-Unlocked  was launched on the CTC Discord today via Archive Entry [5258]

https://discord.com/channels/709370620642852885/727980232220606564/934720379518320691

This is a free pack available to all discord members and contains over 30 Lockout Lines puzzles. This is not a hunt, merely a collection of puzzles arranged according to lockout line logic levels."

Thanks, Riffclown!  Enjoy, everybody

Comments

Just finished Earthquake. I presume the automatic checking doesn't work for this one?

Superb puzzles. Thank you very much, Riffclown and collaborators.

Glad they are, they should be seen and enjoyed! Just completed SETI's Whispers.... nice touch with the Orange Line! Is it by chance that R4C3 R3C4 and R5C5 ended up those digits? Looking forward to more of these! Thanks for the work you put into these!

Note these are public puzzles so they can be discussed freely in puzzle discussion.

If you're on the CtC Discord, feel free to message me (@JayForty). I just solved it and didn't have a problem with box 4.

If you find a solution, please let me know! Must have tried about 6 different times to get past this one.

Exact same problem for me.

I keep getting stuck on Props. It seems to be broken and I don't know what I've done wrong. Once I fill in the X in box 4 then the thermo leading from box 4 to box 7 seems to be impossible to fill legally. Is there a place where the solutions are posted?

Thank You for those kind words. The negative constraint was intended to be descriptive of the Puzzle's Name to "Stop Whispering". I do understand how it felt a bit illogical on that front. Your comment made my day. Thank You Again..

Absolutely fantastic puzzle, LL puzzles are my absolute favourite ruleset. I did not see this comment about the negative constraint and was staring at a "deadly pattern" not knowing how I could have gone wrong. Read the comments by chance to see if anyone else was experiencing this. Thank you SOOO much for clarifying this. While I understand how this resolves the puzzle, and it did, I wish this wasnt the case as it doesnt feel logical. Despite all that it was an absolute masterpiece and a joy to solve, as the "founding father" of LL your puzzles always have something special about them. Hope to see many more!

Do the checker in Sven’s SudokuPad work for these?

Based on a few of the puzzle titles, I'm guessing some of the setters are Radiohead fans.

For once I am able to solve something on here…. The crazy logic ones are too hard for me.

Important Note about one of the puzzles in this pack "Stop Whispering". There IS a negative constraint on the line color. If the Diamond Difference on a 2 cell line is greater than 4 or the line otherwise conforms to Whisper Rules, the Line must be Green. If a direct diamond to diamond connection is there and the line is blue the difference must be exactly 4.

This is a crazy Patreon bonus, you guys are so generous with your bonuses, and your time.

Stephen James

There were some amazing Setters involved in this pack's production. You'll recognize many of the names from the Padlocked Patreon Pack..


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