Little Crab
(Published on 22. January 2021, 02:50 by Orpheus)
Welcome to the little Crab!!
This is a hybrid Killer, and Thermometer sudoku. The rules are as follows:
1. Normal Sudoku Rules apply 2. Digits inside the cages in the grid will sum to the number in the top left corner. Digits may not repeat inside a cage. (note that cages in box 2 and 8 cross each other.) 3. Digits along the thermometer must increase in value with the smallest digit residing in the bulb.
I am somewhat new to setting puzzles, so I would love any feedback anyone has. Thank you in advance for honoring me with your time and puzzling attention!
Here is a clean link to this puzzle on F puzzles.
Click this link to play on F-Puzzles
Solution code: Give the digits of row 9 from left to right.
Comments
on 25. January 2021, 20:26 by wentel21
nice puzzle, it dosen`t look like 1 star difficulty, i think is somewhere bethween 1 and 2 stars. Cheers!
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I would have to agree with you. Every time I submit a puzzle I am humbled by how low the difficulty level ends up as people solve it. I also found it to be closer to a 2-star difficulty, but solvers around here are a much higher caliber than I am.
on 25. January 2021, 20:24 by Orpheus
added clickable link
on 23. January 2021, 07:55 by Ryx
Nice puzzle, I really liked the flow.
on 22. January 2021, 20:06 by panthchesh
Thanks for the puzzle! It was fun :)
on 22. January 2021, 17:22 by Orpheus
Added f Puzzle link to the description.
on 22. January 2021, 14:41 by Orpheus
I didn't know about f puzzle! I will be doing that from now on!
on 22. January 2021, 14:40 by Orpheus
Another small rules clarification. I will improve the visibility of the cage numbers as soon as I get a moment to edit my file this evening. In the meantime, I apologize if it's difficult to read.
on 22. January 2021, 08:11 by PetLov
Here's a link to the puzzle on F-puzzles:
https://f-puzzles.com/?id=y5bq4yps
on 22. January 2021, 06:19 by bigger
That is some killer cages. It hurt my eyes trying to figure out the top left number. A bigger font would help, or you could add f-puzzle or penpa link to make the online version clearer. Btw, it's box 2 and 8 that have crossed cages, not 2 and 7
on 22. January 2021, 03:37 by Orpheus
Added a note about crossing cages as suggested in comments.
on 22. January 2021, 03:34 by cdwg2000
Nice，If the puzzle picture is made more beautiful, it will be perfect.
on 22. January 2021, 03:28 by Greg
Enjoyable quick puzzle. However the cages are a little hard to see, might be worth noting in the rules that the killer cages in boxes 2 and 8 overlap one another.
