Psychic Psycho (Psycho Killer)
(Published on 2. December 2022, 00:09 by Skunkworks)
Formerly known as Project B.
Happy Birthday to Bremster from the Sudoku Skunkworks.
Rules
Normal Sudoku and Killer cage rules apply.
Digits in cages must sum to the number given in the top left corner. Digits may not repeat in cages.
Black cages are regular killer cages.
Red cages are both psycho killer cages AND regular killer cages.
In psycho killer cages, the digits in the cage point to boxes in the grid, and provide a referred cell which is in
the same position in both boxes. The digits referenced by the cage must also sum to the small clue in the top
left corner of the cage.
For example, if r1c9 were an 8 and r2c9 were a 6 (making a valid 14 killer cage), the referred cells in boxes 8
and 6 (r7c6 and r5c9 respectively) must also sum to 14.
Links to play
Happy Birthday Bremster! from, Chilly, Riffclown, FullDeck, Missing a few cards, Virtual, Andrewsarchus, Randall, and Xeonrisq. Chilly was the primary setter for this puzzle.
About the Sudoku Skunkworks. The Sudoku Skunkworks is a collective of Setters and Solvers committed to actively exploring new and existing rulesets and constraints. Our goal is to simply make Variant Sudoku Better. Every puzzle is based on ideas or concepts presented to the group, developed and tuned into a working concept and puzzle(s). Each puzzle is then pushed through a collaborative solve to validate a solid flow and solve path. The Skunkworks account will never be used to solve, rate or comment on other puzzles
Solution code: Row 7 followed by Col 7. 18 Digits no spaces
Comments
on 30. August 2023, 19:30 by Playmaker6174
Very nicely put together and a surely great birthday gift there x)
on 8. May 2023, 01:38 by Mitsunari
Very smooth to solve! It is quite easy once you understand how it works :)
on 10. December 2022, 23:47 by Bremster
This was stunningly fun. I was amazed how well the Psycho Killer and Killer cages worked together.
Thanks everyone.
on 3. December 2022, 19:00 by Niverio
Very cool concept! Happy birthday Bremster as well :D
on 2. December 2022, 16:19 by cam
Great Puzzle :)
on 2. December 2022, 01:41 by Bellsita
Fantastic puzzle! This type of indexing is really fun! and Happy birthday BremSter!!!
on 2. December 2022, 00:20 by Skunkworks
Happy Birthday BremSter from your Friends in the Sudoku Skunkworks
on 2. December 2022, 00:19 by riffclown
Happy Birthday BremSter!!!
on 2. December 2022, 00:13 by FullDeck-Missing
What a fabulous puzzle! And Happy Birthday to BremSter! --FullDeck and Missing a Few Cards
on 2. December 2022, 00:11 by virtual
Lovely modification to killer! I appreciate how approachable the added killer+psycho killer combination makes the whole psycho killer constraint.
