Phantom Killer Cages/Käfige
(Published on 17. March 2021, 08:23 by Ryx)
Normal Sudoku rules apply
In addition, the puzzle contains Phantom (Killer) Cages, defined as:
* Digits cannot repeat in a Phantom Cage and the sum of the cage is the clue outside its row or column
* Phantom cages are contiguous and made up of 4 cells or less, which are only in their row or column
* Each number clue represents only 1 phantom cage's sum in its row or column
* When two phantom cages overlap, a cage indicator always appears
* Phantom cages do not occupy or cross any of the red squares
Thanks to DiMono for providing an f-puzzles link (with a more concise rule set)
I did not realize I forgot to include a link when I posted this!
See example below
Solution code: digits from row 5 then column 5
Comments
on 31. December 2023, 02:52 by Ryx
More concise ruleset from DiMono:
- Clues outside the grid indicate the sum of an invisible killer cage within that row/column's first four cells.
- Every cell that has a cage indicator is part of both the row's cage and the columns' cage.
- All cage indicators are given.
- Cages cannot include pink cells.
on 20. March 2021, 02:40 by Ryx
I forgot to include a link for solving
Ich habe vergessen, einen Link zum Lösen anzugeben
on 19. March 2021, 19:53 by DiMono
f-puzzles link with a simplified explanation of the rules. https://f-puzzles.com/?id=yfybjpdw
@DiMono - Thanks for solving and the concise rules. I will make updates to include that!
on 17. March 2021, 08:25 by Ryx
I was inspired by Simon’s solve of the Lake Trip puzzle the other day. I was intrigued by the Swordfish technique and wondered how you would go about setting such a puzzle. So, I gave it a try, but ended up with something completely different. I call it Phantom Killer Cages, since it uses killer-like cages, but they are mostly invisible (except where they overlap).
Ich wurde von Simons Lösung des Lake Trip Rätsels neulich inspiriert. Ich war fasziniert von der Swordfish-Technik und fragte mich, wie man ein solches Rätsel erstellen würde. Also habe ich es ausprobiert, aber es endete mit etwas völlig anderem. Ich nenne es "Phantom-Killer-Käfige", da es killerähnliche Käfige verwendet, die aber größtenteils unsichtbar sind (außer dort, wo sie sich überschneiden).
