Multiplines & Cages
(Published on 15. January 2024, 04:20 by jacques_)
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Normal sudoku rules apply.
Place the digits 1-9 once each in each row, column and box. Zipper lines, arrows, and killer cages are all present, but they work a little differently here. Where their rules would usually concern addition, they concern multiplication here.
To clarify:
- For lavender zipper lines, digits an equal distance from the centre multiply to the centre digit. For even-length zipper lines, the middle two digits can be read as a 2-digit number, read either left-to-right or downwards. For example, 643696, if allowed by sudoku, is a valid zipper line, since 6x6 and 4x9 both equal 36, the middle 2 digits. Digits can repeat on a zipper line.
- Digits along an arrow multiply to the number in the pill, read left-to-right or downwards. Digits can repeat on an arrow.
- Digits in a killer cage multiply to the digit in the top-left corner. Digits cannot repeat in a cage. Good luck!
Solution code: Row 3, left to right:
Comments
on 16. September 2024, 15:30 by Lodinn
Definitely disagree with the 1* suggestion from a fellow commenter. Factorization itself is straightforward, eliminating options is not. Great puzzle, solid 2*.
on 15. January 2024, 08:54 by michael_787
Rather straightforward if you know your prime number decompositions. I would give 1* for difficulty. Having said that, I enjoyed the puzzle very much.
on 15. January 2024, 04:24 by jacques_
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on 15. January 2024, 04:21 by jacques_
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on 15. January 2024, 04:20 by jacques_
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