Diamonds are a Killer's Best Friend
(Published on 2. February 2024, 16:00 by XeonRisq)
The difficulty is a bit murky, but I would estimate this as a 3-star puzzle with a few key 4-star deductions.
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- Diamonds : All diamond cells contain a friendly digit, which is a digit that matches it's row, column, or box. If a digit exists in a diamond cell, that digit may appear across all diamonds 1 or 3 times only.
- Killer Cages : Numbers cannot repeat in a cage and must sum to the given total in the top left corner.
- SudokuPad link - link to solve online
Solution code: Row 6 followed by Column 3
Comments
on 16. August 2024, 13:09 by Bankey
Tough but fun. Thanks, @ XeonRisq :).
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Thanks for the feedback Bankey. It's just weird logic that is combined with killer logic, but I can see it as a bit more difficult. Glad you enjoyed it nonetheless.
on 16. July 2024, 02:33 by isajo4002
It was fun but it didn't seem like a xeon puzzle
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Still appreciate the solve.. I'll try to make my future puzzles seem more "Xeon" ;)
on 3. February 2024, 20:55 by RedBarchetta
Took some trial and error to explore how the diamonds affected the puzzle. Fun puzzle, thanks.
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Thanks for giving it a try, and of course the feedback on this new twist on a fairly simple constraint type.
on 3. February 2024, 08:47 by brimmy
Like the puzzles name ;-)
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Yeah, I stumbled upon it and knew I had to keep it once it crossed my lips.
