Dutch Flat Mates (XV and Equality)
(Published on 28. February 2024, 11:30 by Flinty)
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
5's live in Dutch Flats
All 5's in the grid must have a '1' directly above it or a '9' directly below it. It may have both, but it doesn't need both.
Examples provided below on an empty grid.
XV Clues
The values of adjacent cells connected with the X must sum to 10. The values of adjacent cells connected with the V must sum to 5.
Equality cages
Cages must have an equal number of low (1,2,3,4) and high (6,7,8,9) digits AND an equal number of even (2,4,6,8) and odd (1,3,7,9) digits. Equality cages can never contain 5. Digits may not repeat in a cage.
Equality Cages (2468) and XV Clues (2378) can't exclusively create a unique solution, so I have combined them here. Hope you enjoy.
To play this puzzle please click here: Play CTC
Special mentions to:
Schwupel - Introcuding and suggesting Equality Cages.
gUBBLOR - Equality Cage series worth checking out.
Previous puzzles in the Dutch Flat Mates series:
- Classic
- Thermometers
- German Whispers
- Region Sum Lines
- Sandwich Sums
- Little Killer
- Kropki
- Zipper Lines
- Renban - By GoodCity
- Nabner - By GoodCity
- Skyscrapers - By GoodCity
- Dutch Whispers
- Killer Cages
- Arrows
- Ten Lines
- 159 + Even - By GoodCity
- Friendly Cells
- Quads
- Silent Killer - By GoodCity
Solution code: All digits from Row 7.
Comments
on 7. August 2024, 19:33 by PinkNickels
Excellent combination of these two variants. Flowed very nicely. Perfect 2* puzzle imo.
on 5. April 2024, 13:47 by chain.reader
slightly tougher than 2 stars IMHO, but a good hybrid colouring puzzle, solution is half xv colouring, half EQ cages logic.
on 2. March 2024, 02:53 by ave
It wasn't easy for me at all, but eventually I managed it.
Once I got going it was fun!
on 29. February 2024, 14:47 by EmpyClaw
Dutch flat mates is quite fun. The equality cages were a neat twist. Thanks for the puzzle!
on 28. February 2024, 17:34 by gUBBLOR
Fantastic puzzle, I loved every second of it! Really nice!
on 28. February 2024, 13:27 by Ju Corb
Lovely puzzle I love equality cages thanks Flinty
on 28. February 2024, 12:20 by anyeyeball
This series has been enjoyable, and this one is as well. Maybe a bit harder for me (~2.5) due to my unfamiliarity with equality cages. Thanks for yet another fine puzzle in the series.
