Lying Stars 2 (Liar Partial Killer)
(Published on 21. September 2020, 06:02 by Djmelee3000)
Rules:
•Normal sudoku rules apply.
•The yellow stars within or attached to killer cages indicate the amount the cage total is off by (if the total is 25 and the star is 5, then the real total is either 20 or 30). If they're attached to more than one cage, each cage must be lying and either can increase or decrease.
•Digits in a cage will then add up to the new total, without repeats.
•The stars form an extra region with the digits 1-9.
•Not so fast...One star is telling the truth and does not affect the cage total(s) it is either attached to or within and it must be found! (In box 2, both stars may or may not affect the cage, but two stars cannot affect the cage total in different directions, as in one increase and one decrease it).
•The black dots only help show which cages the stars are attached to. They are not ratios.
F-puzzles link
Link to me solving and explaining it
Solution code: Rows 2 and 9.
Comments
on 2. November 2020, 00:10 by Djmelee3000
link
on 1. November 2020, 10:46 by Djmelee3000
Rules
on 24. September 2020, 21:08 by Djmelee3000
@marcmees Thank you! Nice to hear people liking my ruleset. Also, just in time! I just posted the third edition.
on 24. September 2020, 20:33 by marcmees
an exquisite puzzle experience. Glad I picked up the second of this (not yet finished?)series.
thanks
on 24. September 2020, 08:25 by Djmelee3000
@SudokuGuy1
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
on 24. September 2020, 04:45 by SudokuGuy1
Very fun and rewarding puzzle!!
on 23. September 2020, 10:29 by Djmelee3000
@GreenMan18
Thank you! Great to hear it!
on 23. September 2020, 10:19 by GreenMan18
Wow! What a puzzle!
on 22. September 2020, 03:31 by Djmelee3000
@Imperial Marcher
Thanks again! I'll do my best :)
on 22. September 2020, 03:30 by Imperial Marcher
Yet another brilliant puzzle! Keep it up :D
on 21. September 2020, 20:21 by Djmelee3000
@hatterson
Thank you! Those are things I love trying to make and I’m glad it came through :)
on 21. September 2020, 16:36 by hatterson
Excellent puzzle. A tight entry and solve path that's really enjoyable all the way through. The logic can be pretty tough at points, but it's always clean and to the point.
on 21. September 2020, 10:59 by Djmelee3000
added my solve video
on 21. September 2020, 09:44 by Djmelee3000
@Willy Wonka
Thanks! It's great to hear that coming from a brilliant setter. I hope you like the first one and any more of them I create!
on 21. September 2020, 09:39 by Willy Wonka
What a marathon! Awesome construction, really fun puzzle and ruleset. Can't wait to try Lying Stars 1!!
on 21. September 2020, 08:22 by Djmelee3000
link
on 21. September 2020, 07:50 by Djmelee3000
@DiMono
Thank you! It definitely looks simple until you dive in :)
on 21. September 2020, 06:05 by DiMono
Great puzzle! I'm impressed by how simple this looks to create such a nice solve path.
