Krop Kages
(Published on 13. February 2021, 22:44 by Philipp Huber)
Standard killer sudoku rules apply, except no cage totals are given.
Kropki rules do not apply to cells.
Standard Kropki rules apply to cage totals.
This means that cages connected with a white dot have consecutive cage totals.
Cages connected with a black dot have cage totals in a 1:2 ratio.
All possible dots are given.
Play online via F-Puzzles.
I always think it's a shame, when puzzles don't get many solves because they are very difficult. So I will try this.
Make this a four star puzzle by revealing the following lines (careful spoilers):
Hint 1: The puzzle is based on the concept of divisibility.
Hint 2: Compare the divisibility of two specific regions of the grid.
Solution code: First row and first column (18 digits).
Comments
on 2. May 2021, 12:39 by Philipp Huber
Hey cdwg2000,
thank you very much for playing, for the nice comment and for revealing the rating! :)
on 29. April 2021, 12:55 by cdwg2000
Very hard,Very nice!
on 15. February 2021, 23:10 by Philipp Huber
Thank you very much, udukos and marcmees! :)
on 15. February 2021, 16:24 by marcmees
challenging puzzle. thanks
on 15. February 2021, 16:22 by udukos
Very nice puzzle with a really cool opening!
on 14. February 2021, 09:23 by henrypijames
Very elegant, but not *that* difficult, even without the hint. The rough solution path was clear from the start, and the progression was more or less forced.
Response:
Thank you very much for playing and your message!
The five star rating was based on feedback from four solvers, but I can see your point. I guess If other comments suggest a lower difficulty rating, I can still change it to four. :)
on 13. February 2021, 23:31 by DiMono
I remember test solving this. It's a really nice puzzle. Thank you for creating and sharing it!
