8 Maids 'a Milking
by Will Power
- Killer cages
- Kropki dots
- Thermometers
- Whisper lines
- Renban lines
The brief
Normal Sudoku rules apply. DUTCH WHISPERS (bucket top)- Numbers on red lines are at least 4 apart from their neighbors on the line. Numbers may repeat on red lines if other rules allow. The number 5 does not appear on red lines. RENBAN (maid's hands and bucket top)- Numbers on purple lines are each a set of non-repeating, consecutive numbers, in any order. THERMOMETER (Milk)- Numbers on thermometers increase from the bulb end. KILLER- Numbers in cages sum to the number in the top left corner of the cage. KROPKI PAIRS- Numbers with a white dot between them are consecutive. Not all possible dots are shown. The blue line (#8) has no effect on the puzzle.
