Spinal Tap Tribute (This one goes to 11)
(Published on 24. October 2024, 22:44 by Jrosas)
THE RULES:
Ordinary sudoku rules apply: place the digits 1 through 9 in each row, column, and 3x3 bold outlined box.
Spinal tap rule (these all go to 11) applies to all further rules. Every sum is 11. To wit:
-Spinal tap renban rule: digits on a purple line are consecutive and sum to 11.
-Spinal tap zipper line rule: Pairs of digits in cells on a grey zipper line that are equidistant from the midpoint of the line sum to the same number, and that number is always 11.
-Spinal Tap Region Sum rule: digits on a blue line sum to the same number in every box, and that sum is 11.
-Spinal Tap killer cage rule: the digits in each killer cage sum to the clue in the top left corner, if given. If no clue is given, the digits in the cage sum to 11.
-Spinal Tap Roman numeral rule: Digits separated by the Roman numeral XI sum to XI.
EXTRA CREDIT to the first puzzler to correctly explain the significance of the killer cage formation in a comment: cornish-john
Solution code: Row 5, left to right.
Comments
on 25. October 2024, 15:38 by Guvenistan
Attention-to-detail in your coloring/pencil-marking is critical. It's so easy to make a mistake and then good luck in back-tracking.
on 25. October 2024, 07:31 by Mozart40
Somehow my brain kept trying to make dominos that added up to 10, so I needed to restart several times. Once I got used to the 11 rules, it was really fun.
on 25. October 2024, 01:02 by Jrosas
Yes. Well done, cornish-john
on 25. October 2024, 00:58 by cornish-john
Stonehenge looking a bit small in the grid!
