Mystery Box
(Published on 18. October 2023, 11:57 by Jolly Rogers)
RULES:
- Normal Sudoku rules apply.
- Digits in a cage cannot repeat and must sum to the total (if given).
- Each digit in a cage indicates exactly how many times that digit appears across all cages in the grid. E.g if there's a 3 in a cage, it means there are three 3's in cages.
- Digits joined by a white dot must be consecutive. Not all possible dots are given.
From feedback the difficulty is somewhere between 4 and 5 stars, I hope you enjoy!
LINKS:
Solution code: Row 7 (left to right) followed by Column 7 (top to bottom)
Comments
on 26. October 2023, 20:27 by wenchang
VERY NICE new rule! Spoiler alert! https://youtu.be/VNQCkUgGCIo
on 24. October 2023, 00:01 by yuanbangod
good
on 21. October 2023, 08:44 by giladooshlon
I put in the difficulty at average BUT don't mess up your counting!
on 20. October 2023, 03:41 by Elliott810
Brilliant puzzle! At least in the sudoku world you've managed squaring the circle;) Thanks:)
on 19. October 2023, 13:28 by samuel1997
Fantastic!
on 19. October 2023, 10:15 by Snookerfan
Very nice! Cages work very well with the circles constraint. I gave it an average difficulty. Thank you
on 19. October 2023, 09:07 by dennischen
What a cool puzzle; really love the way you used the circle constraint here. Personally didn't find it incredibly difficult.
on 18. October 2023, 23:23 by TomZak
I think this puzzle has quickly become in my top 10 list. Fantastic setup and rule implementation
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Thank you for the lovely feedback :]
on 18. October 2023, 20:07 by Bankey
Nice twist to the circles rule. Thanks for setting and sharing, @ Jolly Rogers :).
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Thank you for solving! :]
on 18. October 2023, 16:10 by LeaVulpina
This is by far the nicest implementation of the circles-rule (albeit with cages instead of circles) that I've seen. Proper well cool!
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Thank you so much - I appreciate that, glad you enjoyed :]
