Abstract Art

by Marty Sears by Marty Sears

CASE 3930

Abstract Art

Not graded: we can’t read all its rules yet
  • Kropki dots
  • Whisper lines
  • Parity lines
  • Renban lines
  • Nabner lines
  • Palindromes

The brief

  • Divide the grid into eight non-overlapping 2x4 regions, which can each be placed either horizontally or vertically.
  • It must be determined which one of the digits 1-9 is missing from the grid. The other eight digits should each appear once in every row, column and region.
  • RENBAN (pink) - digits along the pink line form a consecutive set, which can appear in any order.
  • NABNER (yellow) - no two digits on the yellow line may be consecutive (or the same.)
  • REGION SUM ( darker blue) - on the blue line, digits in each region have the same total.
  • GERMAN WHISPER (green) - adjacent digits on the green line must have a difference of at least 5.
  • PARITY (red) - digits on the red line must alternate between odd and even.
  • PALINDROME (grey) - the string of digits on the grey line reads the same in either direction.
  • SAME DIFFERENCE (turquoise) - each pair of adjacent digits on a turquoise line has the same difference. This difference value can be different for different turquoise lines.
  • KROPKI - two digits connected by a black dot have a 2:1 ratio (one is double the other.)