A Blind Killer
(Published on 17. January 2023, 08:29 by bodemeister)
Rules:
- Normal Sudoku Rules Apply.
- The sum of the digits in any cage must not equal the sum of the digits in any other cage.
- If two cages touch along an edge, then the sums of the digits in those two cages cannot be consecutive integers.
- Each diagonal of length four or greater contains a repeated digit.
Solution code: Row 8 Column 6
Comments
on 7. March 2024, 04:03 by drasimov
Very strong sudoku
on 5. March 2024, 09:09 by wullemuus
What an incredible creative construction! On a first glance it looks like unsolvable, but then it reveals its clean solvingpath due to the wisely chosen killer cages and where they are placed. Also I liked the ending- even there a bifurcation was avoided. Mindblowing!
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Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed solving it! This puzzle idea was what got me started designing puzzles and I spent upwards of 100 hours arriving at this puzzle. Definitely no bifurcation needed, but some scratch paper might be handy!
on 23. February 2024, 20:36 by Bankey
Had abandoned this halfway a few months ago. Came back to it today and I guess the persistence paid off! Very tough, and very creative logic. Needs proper analysis of the various possible combinations in different boxes. On the whole, a fun ride that remains challenging till the very end. Definitely a 5*, at least for me. Thanks, @ bodemeister :).
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Hi Bankey, thank you for your comment! I'm super happy you came back to finish it. Everything you wrote is spot on. You are correct it is a 5-star difficulty puzzle. I will change it now.
on 17. January 2023, 16:39 by Tilberg
Some very nice logic! Thank you.
Einiges an schöner Logik. Danke!
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Thanks!
