Dyslocosaurus
(Published on 10. November 2023, 18:43 by NotThatItMatters)
Dyslocosaurus
Normal sudoku rules apply.
This puzzle is a ten to a dozen variant. Pairs of digits separated by a black rectangle either add to 10, add to 12, multiply to 10, or multiply to 12. All possible rectangles are given.
Each of the two given overlapping three-cell cages are unique digits whose product is either 10 or 12, as indicated by the number in the upper-left corner of the cage. These three-cell cages are unique, as in there are no other three-cell cages of unique digits in the grid whose product is either 10 or 12.
The given four-cell cages are unique digits whose sum is either 10 or 12, as indicated by the number in the upper-left corner of each cage. Among these cages, the 10 cages are unique, as in there are no other four-cell cages of unique digits in the grid whose sum is 10. The four-cell 12 cages are NOT unique.
Puzzle:
Happy Solving !!!
Solution code: Enter column 1 followed by row 5 of the solution without spaces (18 digits).
Comments
on 11. November 2023, 10:36 by Rafje
I enjoyed this. Thank you.
<pedantic>I initially had a hard time understanding the rules, due to the non-standard wording. I interpreted them as follows:
- pairs of *adjacent* digits separated by a black rectangle
- "cages are unique digits": digits cannot repeat within a cage
- "cages are unique": all such cages are given
