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Lockout Trickery

(Published on 9. September 2021, 15:57 by Raumplaner)

Links for online solving:

Lockout Trickery (CtC app)

Lockout Trickery (F-Puzzles)

Rules:

Normal Sudoku rules apply.

Normal Lockout Line rules apply: Digits in directly connected Diamonds must differ by 4 or more and may not be repeated on the line. Digits on a line must fall 'outside' the range defined by their diamonds. Line digits may repeat if allowed by other rules.

The coloured cells are clones (numbers that appear in one part of the clone must appear in exactly the same position in the other part).

Solution code: Row 5 (from left) and column 4 (from top - 18 digits in total):

Last changed on on 13. September 2021, 01:11

Solved by riffclown, Mr.Menace, SKORP17, Sorcar, Maxima, CastleSheepside, purpl, Chilly, Piatato, kaitoJD, ebbelwoi, zorant, zer0keefie, AvonD, ghosting, apwelho
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Comments

on 18. September 2021, 19:30 by Piatato
Indeed tricky, but very nice and rewarding! :)

Last changed on 14. September 2021, 20:10

on 14. September 2021, 19:34 by Chilly
Very hard but beautiful puzzle - I was struggling with it for a long time until you made the amendment in f-puzzles :)
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@chilly: I'm very sorry for that link to the wrong version of the puzzle. Glad you gave it another try!

Last changed on 11. September 2021, 21:10

on 11. September 2021, 17:54 by purpl
I'm glad that this one finally got posted.
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@purpl: Many Thanks for your general support, check for uniqueness and troubleshooting for the early version of this puzzle!

on 9. September 2021, 20:57 by Mr.Menace
This one did not give up easy, but it was a lot of fun!

Last changed on 11. September 2021, 21:11

on 9. September 2021, 16:13 by riffclown
Great Puzzle! Nice interaction of both Lockout Lines and Clone Areas
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@riffclown: Many Thanks for this great new ruleset!

Difficulty:4
Rating:85 %
Solved:16 times
Observed:5 times
ID:0007K1

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