Sums & Products
(Published on 1. September 2024, 05:53 by StatisticallyYes)
Normal sudoku rules apply: each row, column, and box must contain the digits 1 to 9 without repeats.
Shade some cells in the grid such that all shaded cells are orthogonally connected and all unshaded cells are orthogonally connected. Each cage is either fully shaded or fully unshaded. Note that this means (unlike usual yin-yang puzzles) 2x2 boxes can be either fully shaded or fully unshaded.
For unshaded cages, the number in the corner is the sum of the digits in the cage. For shaded cages, the number is the product of the digits. Numbers cannot repeat in cages.
Solution code: Column 2
Comments
on 11. September 2024, 21:15 by Slumped_5
A brilliant puzzle! That 6 cage almost scared me until I managed to find what was quite a comedic discovery, lol!
on 4. September 2024, 19:36 by wuc
Very rare: a approachable clever puzzle with innovative rules. Great flow great fun thx.
on 2. September 2024, 15:06 by Rollo
Eine sehr schöne Idee und leicht genug für mich.
on 1. September 2024, 22:42 by faltenin
A lot of fun, thank you!
on 1. September 2024, 22:22 by sdlay2
Love this!
on 1. September 2024, 21:52 by misha
Love the logic in this.
on 1. September 2024, 21:34 by Archon
Very fun! The first thing that caught my eye was the 6 cage and then I steadfastly refused to mark it as definitely shaded or unshaded until the very end just because I thought it was funny.:)
on 1. September 2024, 20:41 by aguyd
Very fun!
on 1. September 2024, 14:32 by chis_r
Loved the logic, thanks!
on 1. September 2024, 13:49 by RockyRoer
Yes - more products please! :-) Thanks for setting this!
on 1. September 2024, 09:38 by Vegan_warior
Thanks for the puzzle! 6 cage was an interesting discovery)
on 1. September 2024, 07:53 by Nylimb
For some reason I'm fond of puzzles that use multiplication, and this was a good one. Thanks.
