Round the Houses (Killer Loop)
(Published on 25. March 2023, 15:37 by tallcat)
Normal sudoku rules apply
Killer Cage Loop: Connect some cells in the grid to form an orthogonally connected, non-intersecting loop that must pass through every killer cage in the grid exactly once. The cage totals given are the sum of the digits on the loop in each cage (and at least one cell in each cage is not visited by the loop). Digits may not repeat in cages.
Note: It is okay for the loop to touch itself orthogonally or diagonally
Can be found at f-puzzles or CTC
Solution code: Digits on the loop in row 5 (left to right) followed by digits on the loop in column 5 (top to bottom). No spaces.
Comments
on 31. December 2023, 22:18 by dumediat
Fantastic mix of logical deductions available, thank you very much!
on 20. October 2023, 11:43 by Astr0creep
Stunning puzzle! Maintains a good challenge right up to the end, loved it :)
on 19. June 2023, 22:50 by Christounet
Loved that loop construction ! The middle game was unexpectedly tricky, but once I found the logic involved, I knew it was the intended one, and it flowed very fast from there. Thanks :)
on 7. April 2023, 08:59 by Playmaker6174
Fantastic and lovely puzzle! Started out fairly easy, then some difficulty spikes later on with how the loop worked out towards the end but all were done very satisfyingly here :)
on 4. April 2023, 01:13 by twototenth
Challenging but very much worth it!
on 27. March 2023, 11:57 by Piatato
Very nice! Lots of fun deductions throughout! :)
on 26. March 2023, 15:45 by abed hawila
Very nice!
on 26. March 2023, 13:21 by kmoter
Very nice, thanks, got tangled up in the loop more than i would like to admit :-)
on 25. March 2023, 20:24 by Tilberg
Easy-peasy start, but then one major, brutal deduction that I needed an eternity to find. Easy-peasy after that ... :-D
on 25. March 2023, 19:16 by zegres
Great puzzle with some very neat steps. I like the ruleset!
This was tough but approachable even though I have very little loop experience.
Thanks for the Marble Run shoutout!
