SHHHH! Not 9
(Published on 10. July 2022, 03:12 by riffclown)
Rules
Normal-ish Sudoku Rules Apply
Digits in Killer Cages cannot repeat and sum to the value in the top left corner of the cage.
Regions contain the digits 0-8. There are no 9's in this puzzle.
Digits on the German Whispers must differ by at least 5 from adjacent digits on the line.
Links
Solution code: Row 3 followed by Row 7. 18 Digits no spaces
Comments
on 19. July 2022, 16:40 by DerMaddi
If you skim the rules "There are no 9's in this puzzle." is misleading and lead to @jguers question.
At first I thought I only have to place 8 numbers per region, but including the 0 there are 9 numbers!
on 13. July 2022, 01:34 by sacklunch
Really fun puzzle! Interesting to switch up the logic we're so used to with whispers and cages.
on 11. July 2022, 12:39 by jguer
Can a number on a Whispers line be missing? what are the rules then?
---I'm Not sure what you mean by missing but every cell in the puzzle has a value and every cell on the whisper also has a digit that conforms to German Whisper Rules. Due to the available values for digits there are new possibilities and some older possibilities no longer exist.
on 10. July 2022, 16:15 by PinkNickels
Great concept, super fun to solve. Thank you!
on 10. July 2022, 14:41 by Chelo
This was my first puzzle solving with 0-based Sudokus, very funny!.. Thank you @riffclown for setting and sharing it!..
on 10. July 2022, 05:20 by Bankey
Oh, this was great fun once you wrap your head around the numerics. Thanks, @ riffclown :) (as I recall, the rule reg digits not repeating in cages was not used during the solve, but thanks again for your response).
on 10. July 2022, 04:07 by kikanya
Got used to the number-set surprisingly quickly, and this was a lot of fun! I would give it 2* for difficulty though
I agree with 2 but went with 3 due to the "unfamiliar" ruleset. Thank you for the solve and the feedback.
on 10. July 2022, 03:44 by riffclown
Clarified Rules
on 10. July 2022, 03:25 by Bankey
Can digits repeat within a cage?
No. I Edited the page above to clarify. Great Question.
- Thanks for your response.
