Killer Thermo Cages
(Published on 31. January 2025, 12:33 by pagedo)
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Killer cages, indicated by dotted lines, cannot have repeated digits and the digits in the cage sum to the total if shown in the top-left corner.
These killer cages are thermos. Horizontal killer cage digits increase from left to right. The Vertical killer cage digits increase from bottom to the top.
Solve with SudokuPad
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Hope you enjoy it. Feel free to give feedback.
Thanks
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Solution code: Row 5 digits
Comments
on 4. February 2025, 15:33 by CitrusGremlin
The break in felt more like a math problem than a sudoku. Thankfully I enjoy math problems.
on 1. February 2025, 16:39 by VitP
another example of "very easy ... provided you are an EXPERT", but stated as "very easy"
on 1. February 2025, 10:28 by GrenP78
Great Puzzle
on 1. February 2025, 00:46 by TheNineElements
Solve Time: 13:46
I rated this 1/5 difficulty
Nice & approachable variant puzzle! Enjoyed the solve, and there were several nice ideas throughout that were approachable but interesting & useful for the solve.
Overall the puzzle felt 1/5 difficulty, falling between the average-harder end of the 1* rating.
This was an enjoyable solve, and I particularly enjoyed the logic in row 1 and row 9. Thanks for sharing!
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As a note, why are there one-cell unlabeled killer/thermo cages in R1C1, R5C1, R5C9, and R9C9?
None of those cages have an indicated sum so they don't place any digits. Since they are only a single cell, they already can't have repeats and the thermo aspect doesn't restrict the value of a single digit. This isn't an issue really, but they don't impact the solve so I am just curious.
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@TheNineElements - thanks for your wonderful comments. The 1 cell Killer Cages are purely for the visual effect. They add nothing to the solve.
on 31. January 2025, 21:27 by wuc
Cool puzzle. Refreshing thx.
on 31. January 2025, 19:44 by josemadre
Wow! Genius idea
on 31. January 2025, 18:13 by anyeyeball
Very fun puzzle. I like your originality. Thanks for sharing.
on 31. January 2025, 17:09 by Mozart40
That was fun. The first number also came out of nowhere, completely unexpectedly.
on 31. January 2025, 16:51 by ppdswiss
Lovely puzzle . . . if only the Thermos could've been added in so I didn't have to use the Pen Tool to do my own!!!
on 31. January 2025, 16:13 by Joely
Cool idea of a puzzle :)
on 31. January 2025, 15:36 by Rollo
Toll :-)
