Normal Sudoku rules apply. Each coloured region is a killer cage i.e. the number given in the top left is the sum of the digits in the killer cage. Digits do not repeat in a killer cage.
Additionally, each killer cage could act as a thermometer, that is there is a path within each cage that is strictly increasing. For example, a cage of three with 1-3-9 is valid, but 1-9-3 is not. In the case of 2x2 boxes, this picture illustrates the rules.
This is part of a group of "Thermal Killer" sudokus. There are 3 different puzzles, and a bonus puzzle which requires the solutions of the 3 puzzles. This was inspired by Eggr's Hidden Clone series
This is, in my opinion, easiest of the three thermal killer sudokus.
Links: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Bonus
Update I had mislabeled the letters in the puzzle. Apologies to everyone who saw the old version, and got stuck at the bonus level. I have switched the A and I in the puzzle here.
Solution code: Row 2, followed by Column 8
on 14. February 2023, 16:28 by zrbakhtiar
CTC: https://tinyurl.com/mr3kecd5
on 18. May 2020, 13:37 by Madmahogany
Apologies to everyone who did the previous version of the puzzle, I mislabeled the letters in the sudoku. Corrected version is up, with A and I switched.
on 18. May 2020, 13:26 by Madmahogany
@Eggr Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
on 18. May 2020, 11:40 by Eggr
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. The Thermal restriction to the cages is a really nice twist.
on 18. May 2020, 10:48 by Madmahogany
The Bonus puzzle has been uploaded
on 17. May 2020, 12:10 by Madmahogany
Part 2 has been uploaded
on 16. May 2020, 23:26 by Madmahogany
Updated links
on 16. May 2020, 23:13 by Madmahogany
Changed solution code