Zero Ate Nine
(Published on 10. July 2022, 03:00 by XeonRisq)
I plan on posting 2-3 of this puzzle type within the next week or so. Hope you enjoy...
- Normalish sudoku rules apply.
- All 9s in the grid have been replaced by 0s, so only the digits 0-8 are valid.
- Numbers cannot repeat in a cage and must sum to the given total in the top left corner.
- F-puzzles link - link to solve online
- CtC link - link to solve online
Solution code: Row 6 followed by Column 3
Comments
on 12. October 2024, 12:33 by mezkur7
Very nice one. Thanks
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Thanks for the kind words, and glad you enjoyed the puzzle!
on 12. July 2022, 02:19 by argl
Success! And yeah, it's not the logical path, it's dumb user error. I kept making an assumption that wasn't warranted and it kept messing me up. I enjoyed this, thanks for setting
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Woohoo! You made it.. It seems zero can trip you up until you get used to the digits. Nice perseverance and thanks for the solve/feedback.
on 12. July 2022, 01:25 by cpx86
Having played a lot of killer sudoku lately, this was a very fun, mind-bending puzzle to solve. Looking forward to seeing more of this variant :)
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Appreciate your solve, and the kind words. The next ones will build upon this one, so be ready!!
on 11. July 2022, 19:23 by washyleopard
The 0 adds a surprising amount of flexibility for cage clues. I really liked having to figure out new possible cage combos after having most of them memorized for 1-9.
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And you essentially nailed the reason we decided to explore this idea further. Stand by for a couple more variations with this ruleset. Thanks for the great feedback and solve.
on 11. July 2022, 10:54 by argl
this has 3 stars but for some reason i've already broken it twice *sigh*
great fun tho
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Thanks for giving it a try and don't give up, you'll get there. After break-in, there should be a logical path to follow. Very happy it is enjoyable even though it's been resistant.
