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(Published on 3. October 2022, 14:00 by djorr)
Cage ambiguity: The cages in the grid are either killer cages or look-and-say cages (or both). It is up to the solver to determine which cage is which. The definitions are below:
- Killer cages: Digits cannot repeat within a cage and must sum to the number in the top left corner of the cage.
- Look-and-Say cages: Digits CAN repeat in these cages. The number in the top left corner should be read as a look-and-say number and says which digits are in that cage. For example, if a look-and-say cage has the clue "12" then it means there is one 2 in the cage. If it has the clue "33" then it means there are three 3s in the cage.
F-puzzles link: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=2b6efpf8
SudokuPad link: https://tinyurl.com/mr223ddw
If you are interested in more puzzles with the "look-and-say" variant, I invite you to try other puzzles using the following link:
Look-and-Say Puzzles
Solution code: Row 8 Column 9 (18 digits, no spaces)
Comments
on 8. December 2022, 18:56 by wisty
Beautiful puzzle! I especially enjoyed the first half or so with some wild geometric observations :)
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Thanks for the feedback and solve wisty! :)
on 21. November 2022, 14:55 by kjholt
I must have missed a rule because the mid-to-late-solve was stuck like a wrench in the gears but I eventually got it! Really liked this puzzle. I might even try to set one (I'm a total rookie) partly because I have a punny name in mind already :)
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Well done kjholt! I'm glad you got through it :)
on 7. October 2022, 04:11 by Zombie Hunter
5 stars if you do not use the rules--3 stars if you do :) Good Job sir.
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Thanks so much for sticking with it Zombie Hunter! I really appreciate it :)
on 4. October 2022, 20:11 by sujoyku
Thank you for the clarification, djorr. When I tried the puzzle yesterday, I kept on running into contradictions. I was quite sure that it was a mistake on my behalf but just wanted to be certain the reason was not due to a misunderstanding.
Today I gave it a fresh shot, figured out my logical error and was able to solve it. I think the combination of palindromes and look-and-say cages is a great idea. Thank you for the enjoyable puzzle!
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Well done! Thanks for giving it a second shot :)
on 3. October 2022, 19:48 by sujoyku
I have a question concerning the rule set. Does a 12 clue in a look-and-say cage mean that there is "at least one 2" or "exactly one 2" inside the cage?
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Hey sujoyku! The rules say "one 2" and that means "exactly one 2".
on 3. October 2022, 17:12 by wooferzfg
Very fun puzzle! The interactions between the palindromes and the cages were very clever.
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Thanks wooferzfg! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
