Pentominous Killer Kakuro
(Published on 10. February 2024, 09:00 by Agent)
I couldn't help but notice that Kakuro puzzles are quite rare on the portal, compared to other number placement genres, such as Sudoku and Japanese Sums. Maybe there's a good reason for that, but the quality of the few Kakuros I solved suggests there's a lot of hidden potential here to be explored.
Rules
- Kakuro: Place a digit from 1 to 9 into each empty cell, so that no digit is repeated between two blocked cells or between a blocked cell and the edge of the grid. Clues give the sum of the digits up to the next blocked cell or the edge of the grid.
- Pentominous: Divide all empty cells into pentominoes so that no two pentominoes of the same shape (including rotations and reflections) share an edge.
- Killer: Digits in a pentomino cannot repeat. Pentominoes with the same shape (including rotations and reflections) must have the same sum, different shapes must have different sums.
Puzzle links
Solution code: The digits in the last row (from left to right), then the last column (from top to bottom), ignoring blocked cells.
Comments
on 23. July 2024, 00:25 by Nensche777
Super toll, danke!
on 1. May 2024, 21:30 by zzw
Amazing puzzle! Great combination of rules here.
on 1. May 2024, 15:28 by ibag
Once again: Wow! A bit of a miracle, how it becomes unique in the end!
on 21. April 2024, 22:54 by ildiko
Ganz große Klasse!
on 1. March 2024, 15:45 by marcmees
challenging till the end. thanks.
on 22. February 2024, 09:03 by Genomico
Amazing puzzle! Let's have more Kakuros :D
on 18. February 2024, 14:34 by AnnaTh
Was für ein fantastisches Rätsel! Hat unglaublich viel Spaß gemacht. Tolle Idee!
on 17. February 2024, 13:37 by cmb
Großartig!
on 16. February 2024, 08:15 by Statistica
Ganz toll! Danke.
on 13. February 2024, 18:44 by rmm466ss
Superb construction! I really hope this hybrid shows up more often! Thank you!
on 11. February 2024, 22:26 by Myxo
Awesome puzzle, very smooth and fun!
on 11. February 2024, 21:58 by samuel1997
Magnificent!
on 11. February 2024, 12:15 by MagnusJosefsson
Very nice enjoyable and pleasant puzzle!
on 11. February 2024, 00:04 by Christounet
I can only vouch for more kakuro on the portal :)
on 10. February 2024, 17:33 by KNT
enjoyed that a lot, thanks! I also wouldn't mind more kakuro on the portal
on 10. February 2024, 17:21 by SudokuExplorer
Lovely hybrid! Really enjoyed the interplay of the rules, thanks
on 10. February 2024, 16:25 by Jesper
Fun and smooth, thanks!
on 10. February 2024, 15:17 by Niverio
Very smooth puzzle from start to finish, a joy to solve!
on 10. February 2024, 13:27 by Jolly Rogers
Very fun and challenging puzzle, loved it, kept me busy for quite a while - thanks for setting!
on 10. February 2024, 12:40 by ONeill
That was fun. More are definitely welcome!
on 10. February 2024, 12:22 by Snookerfan
Great puzzle, I love Kakuro and this is a brilliant hybrid. Thank you
on 10. February 2024, 11:30 by Piatato
Very nice! I'm all for further explorations of the Kakuro genre! :D
