Ultimate Mashup
(Published on 3. April 2021, 09:31 by Joseph nehme)
- Normal Standard Sudoku rules apply.
- Normal Killer Sudoku rules apply: The digits inside a cage sum to the total indicated on the top left corner of the cage. Digits cannot repeat inside cages.
- The killer cages themselves must be deduced and drawn by the solver. The cage can have any shape but the number of the digits it contains must be equal to X Where X is the digit where the total is (So the killer cage total acts like an X sum clue). Note: The killer cage total must always be at the upper left corner i.e standard killer clue placement. (Topmost prioritized over leftmost)
- Cages may not Overlap.
- Clues outside the grid show the sum of all the digits that are inside killer cages in that row or column.
- The inequality sign means that R3C4 is higher than R4C4
Link of the puzzle below. Don't forget to remove highlight conflicts since on F-puzzle they are created as sandwich clues.
F-puzzle link
Example below.
Puzzle below.
As always, your feedback, ratings and comments are highly appreciated :) Enjoy !
Solution code: Row 5 followed by column 8 no spaces (example 123456789987654321)
Comments
on 1. November 2022, 16:57 by Playmaker6174
Tricky, yet very fascinating and engaging solve! Lots of beautiful deductions all the way, especially near the end :)
@Playmaker6174 Thank you my friend :)
on 28. August 2021, 08:15 by Joseph nehme
@Krokant Thank you :)
on 28. August 2021, 03:07 by Krokant
Excellent puzzle. Had fun the whole way through.
on 6. April 2021, 10:07 by Joseph nehme
@cdwg2000 Thank you. Am glad you liked it.:)
on 6. April 2021, 07:36 by cdwg2000
Very nice!
on 4. April 2021, 07:21 by Joseph nehme
@MagnusJosefsson Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. :)
on 4. April 2021, 07:20 by Joseph nehme
@Elliott810 Thank you. :)
on 3. April 2021, 23:44 by MagnusJosefsson
Very nice puzzle, really enjoyed it!
on 3. April 2021, 22:40 by Elliott810
Beautiful puzzle :-)
on 3. April 2021, 19:12 by Joseph nehme
@marcmees Great. Glad you had fun. :)
on 3. April 2021, 19:11 by Joseph nehme
@abed hawila Thank you. Glad you liked it :D
on 3. April 2021, 16:01 by abed hawila
Excellent puzzle! Incredible construction and very enjoyable solve. Thank you!
on 3. April 2021, 13:51 by cdwg2000
I get it, thanks! There are few clues, I will try it later.
on 3. April 2021, 13:22 by Joseph nehme
Yes the cage can be developed to to lower left as long as the cell with the total is at the upmost leftmost position (Standard killer cage total placement) (Consider you are drawing a killer cage on F-puzzles.)
on 3. April 2021, 13:17 by cdwg2000
@Joseph nehme
It is straightforward: Does a killer cage allow the opening to the left "J" or "U" or similar areas that develop to the lower left?
on 3. April 2021, 13:14 by Joseph nehme
@cdwg2000 The numbers inside the grid are where the total of the cages are hence they represent the topmost leftmost corner of the cage (As you can see in the example). The numbers outside the grid in a row or column represent the sum of the numbers that are inside killer cages in that row or column.
on 3. April 2021, 13:01 by Joseph nehme
@cdwg2000 I'm sorry but i didn't understand your question.
