Doomsday Killer Sudoku
(Published on 19. October 2022, 15:50 by bodemeister)
- Normal Sudoku Rules Apply: In each row, column, and 3x3 box, the digits 1-9 must appear exactly once.
- The digits in each cage form a unique sum. The sum of each cage must be determined as part of the solve.
- If two cages touch along an edge or corner, then the two sums of those cages must not be consecutive integers.
- Numbers outside the grid are the sum of the first two digits on the diagonal indicated by the arrow.
Below is the 9x9 puzzle. It is also available online at f-puzzles and CTC. Have fun solving!
Solution code: Row 4, column 8
Comments
on 12. May 2024, 23:23 by The Book Wyrm
Very cool puzzle!
Cool ruleset that makes for some interesting and unusual deductions. A very intricate and complex break-in that I really enjoyed, and then it stayed difficult until the end.
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Thanks for solving this and glad you enjoyed it!
on 20. October 2022, 17:07 by bodemeister
Thanks for the wonderful comment! I'm glad you enjoyed the puzzle. I like the logic too.
on 20. October 2022, 14:42 by Briks
One of the best.
Great logic to think about.
Some really interesting steps to solve one after one.
on 19. October 2022, 23:53 by bodemeister
Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed the puzzle! I had a lot of fun setting it. I totally agree the difficulty level could be 5. It's hard for me to rate since I know the puzzle well and an "intended" solve.
on 19. October 2022, 22:01 by OutOfMyMindBRB
What an amazing puzzle! It was a tough nut to crack, but interesting, fun and well worth it. Thank you :-)
It felt like i needed a tough initial break-in and then another tough exquisite break-in in the middle, which is quite an amazing setting feat :-)
BTW, felt to me more like a 5*
on 19. October 2022, 19:31 by kjholt
Planning to solve this later but I just wanted to point out the striking coincidence between the title and the puzzle ID ("000BOY")
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I noticed that as well :D
