Hot Potato
(Published on 8. October 2024, 12:46 by sujoyku)
- Normal sudoku rules apply, i.e. each row, column and 3x3 region has to contain the digits from 1 to 9 once each.
- Killer cages: Digits in a cage do not repeat and sum to the clue in the top left. Moreover, if cages are adjacent to each other (i.e. share an edge), they have to contain at least one common digit.
Here you can solve the puzzle online:
Solution code: Column 1 from top to bottom (9 digits in total)
Comments
on 14. October 2024, 22:37 by cg24
thank you for this fun puzzle :) i enjoyed every step
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You are much welcome, cg24, thank you for your comment! I am glad you had an enjoyable solve.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 14. October 2024, 18:21 by Ganbatte
Fun puzzle, thank you! I had to revisit a few times before I knew how to approach it, so it was a good challenge for my level.
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Thank you for your comment, Ganbatte! I am glad you had a fun solve.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 10. October 2024, 10:22 by Lenivaya_Joppa
Thank you for this nice puzzle, dear sujoyku! :)
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You are much welcome, Lenivaya_Joppa, thank you for your comment! I am glad that you liked the puzzle.
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on 9. October 2024, 14:23 by Rollo
Immer wieder toll, was du für Ideen hast, auch für 1*-Löser wie mich :-).
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Vielen Dank für deinen Kommentar, Rollo! Schön, dass Dir diese Idee gefallen hat.
Herzliche Grüße, sujoyku
on 9. October 2024, 10:33 by permafrostyx
yay sujoyku potato
thank you
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Yay permafrostyx, thank you for commenting!
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on 8. October 2024, 20:04 by blackjackfitz
Lovely idea, brilliantly executed. Thank you for sharing this gem!
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You are much welcome, blackjackfitz, thank you for your comment! I am glad that you enjoyed the puzzle.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 8. October 2024, 19:27 by wristyceiling24
Very cool constraint!
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Thank you for commenting, wristyceiling24! I am glad you enjoyed this constraint.
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on 8. October 2024, 19:21 by SamuPiano
Excellent puzzle! Very nice bouncing between cages with a well-telegraphed starting point!
Thank you for the wonderful puzzle, sujoyku!
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Thank you for those kind words, SamuPiano! I am glad that you enjoyed the puzzle and found it to be well-telegraphed.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 8. October 2024, 16:40 by sujoyku
for emphasizing put the mention of the additional killer cage rule into bold type, no changes to the contents of the puzzle
on 8. October 2024, 16:31 by Megalobrainiac
Always... ALWAYS read all the rules before solving.
I was surprised how this could have a 1 star difficulty when I just couldn't seem to find the break-in.
Then I read the rules again.
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Thank you for your comment, Megalobrainiac! I hope that issue did not give you too much headache. I might put the mention of the additional rule in bold type. I hope you had a fun solve after all.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 8. October 2024, 16:07 by Ragna
Das hat viel Spaß gemacht! Dankeschön. :-)
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Danke für deinen Kommentar, Ragna! Es freut mich, dass Dir das Rätsel Spaß gemacht hat.
Herzliche Grüße, sujoyku
on 8. October 2024, 15:36 by faltenin
Very satisfying solve once you work out the cascading effects - and how to mark them!
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Thank you for your comment, faltenin! That kind of cascading logic was very much intended. I am glad that you found the solve to be satisfying.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 8. October 2024, 13:54 by 9Rookienumbers
Super interesting ruleset, very elegantly put together! Thanks for setting Sujoyku
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You are much welcome, 9Rookienumbers, thank you for commenting! I am glad that you liked this ruleset.
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on 8. October 2024, 13:35 by MattYDdraig
A very nice concept and well executed. Very smooth solve once the underlying rinky-dinkery was understood and followed.
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Thank you for your comment, MattYDdraig! I am glad that you liked the concept of the puzzle and had a smooth solve.
Kind regards, sujoyku
on 8. October 2024, 12:48 by Mad-Tyas
Nice and smooth solve!
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Thank you for your comment, Mad-Tyas! I am glad you enjoyed a smooth solve.
Kind regards, sujoyku
