Build Your Own Killer: Moral Dilemmas
(Published on 6. May 2022, 19:02 by Playmaker6174)
The following puzzle is the direct follow-up of my
previous BYOK puzzle with the exact same rule set, and I think this might be one of my best works so far. It's also considered to be fairly easier too but still there're lots of funny things in this one so I hope you enjoy!
Some of the clues may not seem to connect together but once you go deeper, more and more things will start to unveil themselves and the connections shall make more senses. ;)
Rules:
- Normal Sudoku rules apply: every row, column and 3x3 box contains digits from 1 to 9 each once.
- A given one-cell cage is used to construct a real killer cage that starts from that cell and goes straight horizontally or vertically in the direction of the given arrow in it, the length of each cage is to be deduced (the limit one can reach to is the 9x9 grid borders);
if no arrow is given then the direction is to be deduced. Once a cage is finished, digits within that cage sum to the small number written in that cage.
- There are two types of color: red and blue.
+ If a red cage has the length of N cell[s] then that red cage must contain digit N (which can be anywhere within the cage).
+ If a blue cage has the length of N cell[s] then that blue cage must not contain digit N.
Note: there can be some occasions where a cage is one cell long, and some cages can overlap each other regardless of their colors. Also the arrow in 21 cage at R8C5 turns left.
Some of the examples in the following image:
(+) For red cage, the 20 red cage can be 3 cells long or 4 cells long with configurations like in the image.
(+) For blue cage, the blue 8 cage can be only 1 cell long (contains only digit 8, which is possible), can be 2 cells but mustn't contain digit 2 in it.
The blue 10 cage can't be 1 cell long because 10 is not a single digit, and can't be 4 cells long because the only way it works is with 1+2+3+4 cage, but it contains a 4 and is a blue cage so it's not valid.
The blue 12 cage can only be 2 cells long or 3 cells long because of how close it is to the border.
Puzzle:
F-puzzle link
Sudokulab (alt. link)
Penpa plus (alt. link)
CTC app (alt. link)
Good luck and have fun solving!
Solution code: Row 8 (left to right) and column 4 (top to bottom), 18 digits long with no space
Last changed on on 24. May 2022, 11:53
Solved by Jesper, Niverio, Vebby, kolot, Myxo, DVFrank, ancarro, lerroyy, marcmees, abed hawila, Piatato, ONeill, AstralSky, cdwg2000, twototenth, tallcat, BHUNTER47, Sewerin, Jaych, Silverstep, fjam, Bobbobert, h5663454, Tom-dz, Bankey, pandiani42, AvonD, killer_rectangle
Comments
on 3. September 2023, 16:39 by Bankey
My first BYOK solve! Very interesting ruleset. Thanks for setting and sharing, @ Playmaker6174 :).
on 18. September 2022, 03:21 by twototenth
Outstanding! Really clever and innovative logic.
on 15. September 2022, 11:00 by cdwg2000
Very nice!
on 15. September 2022, 02:10 by ONeill
Great puzzle! Excited for the next of this series
Last changed on 12. May 2022, 09:01on 11. May 2022, 09:49 by abed hawila
Excellent puzzle!
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Thank you Abed! Really appreciate your feedback! :)
on 7. May 2022, 19:55 by Playmaker6174
Thanks everyone for the lovely comments! I'm really happy with how this one turned out and glad that the opening sequence gave you some great moments :)
on 6. May 2022, 22:59 by kolot
Cleverly constructed puzzle with a very nice opening and then some beautiful deductions.
on 6. May 2022, 21:08 by Vebby
Particularly enjoyed the opening logic. Thanks Playmaker! :)
on 6. May 2022, 20:25 by Niverio
Very nice puzzle! One of your best creations ever, Playmaker!
on 6. May 2022, 20:12 by Jesper
Very nice, well constructed