K-P-K (Kropki Product Killer)
(Published on 3. March 2021, 20:05 by abed hawila)
Rules:
Standard Sudoku Rules apply.
Product killer: Each cage is represented by a total which is the Product of the digits within that cage, except no cage totals are given, Digits cannot repeat within a cage.
Kropki rules do not apply to cells.
Standard Kropki rules apply to cage totals.
This means that cages connected with a white dot have consecutive product totals. For example, two cages consist of 3-9 and 4-7, must be connected by a white dot because their products are 27 and 28.
Cages connected with a black dot have product totals in a 1:2 ratio. For example, two cages consist of 3-9 and 6-9, must be connected by a black dot because their products are 27 and 54.
All possible dots between cages are given. Enjoy!
Solution code: Column 7 Row 7 (18 digits, no spaces or commas)
Comments
on 5. March 2023, 12:37 by Playmaker6174
My brain was basically tossed back and forth during the solve, where there were certain moments that I broke the puzzle over and over until I realized that I missed that one tiny option, which rather impacted the solve overall. Lots of enjoyment throughout, but I shouldn't have messed up like that.
on 16. June 2021, 15:08 by Vebby
Fun variant! I enjoy a little arithmetic mixed in :)
on 9. March 2021, 19:51 by Mr.Menace
Very nice ruleset, although it caught me off guard a few times (Product, not sum!).
on 5. March 2021, 17:25 by abed hawila
@Klausku You are welcome! Thanks for giving it a try and glad you managed to solve it.
on 5. March 2021, 17:22 by Klausku
Nice ruleset. Got stuck due to an error while disambiguating the „cage-snake“. Thanks for the hint, Abed. That kept me on track.
