Normal sudoku rules apply.
The caged region contains one each of the twelve standard pentominoes (no repeats by reflection or rotation).
The given digits (inside the cage) indicate the number of pentominoes that contribute to the corresponding box.
White dots lie on the boundary between two pentominoes, and indicate digits that differ by 1 (not all such dots are shown). No two pentominoes share more than one such dot. Each pentomino has at least two dots on its boundary.
The indicated pentominoes in the top right and bottom left boxes contain odd digits only. These two pentominoes are also exact clones of their counterparts in the main cage.
Pentominoes may contain repeated digits if allowed by other rules.
Have fun, leave a comment if you enjoy the puzzle!
Solution code: Row 7 followed by Column 3
on 17. November 2022, 00:58 by digital_lighting
Was a very fun puzzle all the way to the end. The progression isn't entirely clear (to me anyway), which makes it a bit challenging; however, it doesn't require long chains of logic to disprove ideas. It also didn't crack wide open at any point. Definitely give it a shot. I'm surprised that so few people have solved this!
on 28. August 2022, 22:34 by SirSchmoopy
This was a really fun puzzle! The puzzle held up all the way through, i was expecting it to finish quickly once the pentominoes were figured out but i was happily mistaken.