Kill Between The Lines
(Published on 29. September 2020, 02:39 by Djmelee3000)
Rules:
•Normal sudoku rules apply.
•Digits in dotted cages sum to the number in the top-left of cages, without repeats.
•The ends of the cages act as circles of a between line, where the numbers in the middle must be between the value of the ends.
Link without between lines
Link with between lines
Without between lines:
With between lines:
Here's an example of one possible arrangement, where the 2 and 8 act as the ends, the 3,7 are both between those values and they all add to 20.
Solution code: Rows 5 and 9.
Comments
on 10. June 2022, 17:14 by kikanya
beautiful puzzle!
on 24. January 2021, 22:47 by Djmelee3000
@SirWoezel
Thanks! I'm glad it was a tough and fun solve for you!
on 24. January 2021, 09:48 by SirWoezel
Much harder than I expected it to be when I first saw it! And a fun solve.
on 29. September 2020, 20:37 by Djmelee3000
@Joseph nehme
Thank you! Nice to hear :)
on 29. September 2020, 13:03 by Joseph nehme
Gr8 puzzle. Really enjoyed it.
on 29. September 2020, 07:10 by Djmelee3000
@Narayana
Great, thanks!
on 29. September 2020, 07:06 by Narayana
@Djmelee3000 I 100% approve of the name and definitely got your meaning when I read it.
Now if you ask me what movie this reminds me of I would have to say: F4rgo.
on 29. September 2020, 06:51 by Djmelee3000
@cdwg2000
The name is supposed to be a play on “Read Between The Lines” and just sounded good lol.
on 29. September 2020, 06:16 by cdwg2000
The name of the puzzle is defined as the limitation of Killer between the lines Sudoku. It might be better to name it Killer between the cages Sudoku.
on 29. September 2020, 06:05 by Djmelee3000
clarified example
on 29. September 2020, 06:04 by Djmelee3000
@Noggin and Strosahl
Yes, thanks Strosahl for clarifying. The example shows one possible arrangement for the 20 cage, so I'll update that.
on 29. September 2020, 05:56 by Strosahl
@Noggin If the ends are 2 and 8, then no, you couldn't have 1 or 9 in the middle. You also couldn't have a 5, because it would need another 5 to make a total of 20 (with 2,5, and 8). You could have 3,7 or 4,6 in the middle though. And you could have 1 & 9 as the ends as well.
on 29. September 2020, 05:50 by Noggin
Just so it's clear to me could I ask that in your example are the numbers 1 and 9 the only ones exempt from being in that cage?
TIA
on 29. September 2020, 04:39 by Djmelee3000
@Willy Wonka
Thanks again!
on 29. September 2020, 04:13 by Willy Wonka
Cool puzzle! I struggled along slowly but it was a very enjoyable solve!
on 29. September 2020, 03:31 by Djmelee3000
@GreenMan18
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
on 29. September 2020, 03:24 by GreenMan18
Wow! Really liked this puzzle!
on 29. September 2020, 03:04 by Djmelee3000
@cdwg2000
Yeah I’ve seen Undar Beyond’s puzzles where he made that, but I wanted something new instead. I hope you like it if you try it out!
on 29. September 2020, 03:00 by cdwg2000
I haven’t started to do the problems, but you can consider using Killer Cage Sandwich Sudoku. Some authors used this idea to design puzzles before.
