We Don't Talk about Zero
(Published on 10. July 2023, 14:00 by djorr)
Rules: Place the digits 0 to 8 once each in every row, column and 3x3 box.
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=2bzluwvr (you have to use 9 instead of 0)
SudokuPad link: https://tinyurl.com/56rjmkza
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
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=2bzluwvr (you have to use 9 instead of 0)
SudokuPad link: https://tinyurl.com/56rjmkza
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 2 Column 8 (use 0s instead of 9s) (18 digits, no spaces)
Last changed on on 11. July 2023, 00:58
Solved by sanabas, Gryllulus, GarageDoorOpener, josh_johnson, GertVonnegut, Elliott810, CaballeroOscuro, samuel1997, LittleNightmaresLady, dennischen, misko, polar, tim kenyon, Megalobrainiac, Vebby, Cypher
Comments
Last changed on 18. July 2023, 02:37
on 17. July 2023, 03:35 by LittleNightmaresLady
Tricky but sweet! Thanks!
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Thanks so much for solving!
Last changed on 12. July 2023, 01:52
on 11. July 2023, 18:28 by Elliott810
Brilliant (and really hard) puzzle! Thanks:)
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Thanks Elliott! Splendid solving as always :)
Last changed on 12. July 2023, 01:51
on 11. July 2023, 07:31 by GarageDoorOpener
Took 4 of us almost 5 hours to solve it but we got there. Loved the rules
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Very well done! Thank you all for solving it :)
on 11. July 2023, 00:58 by djorr
updated difficulty
