Curiosity
(Published on 11. October 2024, 20:52 by juggler)
I. Hypertension
II. Kill the Messenger
III. Deadly Threat
IV. Regicide
V. Schrödinger's Cat
VI. Curiosity
VII. Down for the Count
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
COPYCAT CELLS - Place one Copycat Cell in each row, column, and 3x3 box. Each must contain a different digit. The value of a Copycat Cell is the digit in the cell rotationally opposite itself in the grid. Example: if r2c3 is a Copycat Cell, its value is the digit in r8c7.
SILENT KILLER - Values in a cage sum to the value in the cell pointed at by the cage's northwest corner Example: r1c3 is the sum of the upper-leftmost cage.
SILENT LITTLE KILLER - The value of a cell with an arrow must equal the sum of the values on the arrow's diagonal.
Solution code: Digits in Copycat Cells, in reading order
Comments
on 9. December 2024, 16:14 by skuntsel
An extraordinary puzzle, enjoyed solving it very much! Very nice flow in the beginning with its exciting revelation moments and quite tough sudoku near end with a disjoint set as a cherry on top of it all. Keep up the great job and thank you for creating fascinatingly innovative and original puzzles!
on 25. October 2024, 09:16 by ralphwaldo1
Very enjoyable, lovely solving path (with one tricky step towards the end). How all this fits together from a small number of clues is a wonder.
on 15. October 2024, 00:34 by Nairurian
Ah, thank you, I missed that part of the rule :)
on 14. October 2024, 01:08 by Nairurian
Interesting puzzle and I agree the ending was by far the most tricky part. In fact, I thought I had finished it at first but got an error, and I still can’t see what it is that breaks the rules in it https://imgur.com/a/D3LklI1
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juggler: copycat cells must all have different digits :)
on 13. October 2024, 07:02 by yttrio
Fantastic puzzle! I agree with the other comments that the ending Sudoku was probably the trickiest part of the puzzle, but all of the copycat deductions were great and flowed very well into each other.
on 12. October 2024, 22:14 by konklone
Very nice! That last bit of sudoku was 4-stars tough to close it out, though the rest of the puzzle was probably 3 stars.
on 12. October 2024, 18:26 by lcy.30
Flowed very smoothly although the sudoku at the last was a bit challenging (but very fun!)
on 12. October 2024, 18:13 by Franjo
Amazing puzzle! Great use of the new copycat-cells in a perfect setting. Thank you so much for creating and sharing this sparkling gem.
on 12. October 2024, 06:37 by MSDOS
This was the first copycat cell puzzle that I have attempted as I had been a little intimidated by the increased posibilities, but I absolutely loved this one! The break in was fantastic, and it flowed very nicely despite a bit of a backtrack due to some logical errors on my part. The interplay of the disjoint set and the other clues was very clever. It even made me chuckle a few times! Great construction, very enjoyable solve!
on 12. October 2024, 03:57 by Voidslime
Very fun! Loving what I’ve played of the series so far!
