Killer cages + kropki dots + anti-knight rule that only applies to some squares, oh my!
Normal sudoku rules apply. Within cages, digits must sum to the clue in the top left corner. Cells separated by a white dot must contain consecutive digits. Cells separated by a black dot must be in a 1:2 ratio. A 1,2 pair may receive either a black or white dot. Not all dots are given. All dots that interact with box 5 are given.
Some but not all of the squares in the grid form a garden. The number in the square and the circle provide the row and column respectively of the starting square. Imagine a chess knight on the starting square. The garden consists of the starting square and all squares that the knight can reach in up to N moves, where N is the number in the starting square. Two squares cannot contain the same digit if they can see each other by a knight's move AND both squares are in the garden.
Solution code: Row 8
on 21. February 2022, 00:38 by dstorrs
This is my first puzzle on LMD and I would very much appreciate feedback, especially on the difficulty level. How hard did you think this was?