Draw nine non-overlapping 3x3 boxes, and place the digits 1-9 once each in every box. Within these boxes, digits cannot repeat in any row or column.
In addition, the grid must be a valid fillomino. I.e.: divide the grid into orthogonally connected regions such that no two fillomino regions of the same size share an edge, and enter into each cell the size of its region.
Cells with cages count as n cells for the purposes of fillomino, where n is the number in the corner of the cage. For example, if the 2 cage was part of a 6 region, that fillomino region would only need to have 5 cells instead of 6 (because the caged cell counts as two). All 1s are given.
Lösungscode: Top-right 3x3 box, in reading order
am 22. Mai 2024, 23:02 Uhr von Playmaker6174
Wow, what a really fun and satisfying long ride! A shamefully overlooked puzzle (probably because of the premise here), but it definitely felt 4* for me overall.
Careful scanning and notations really helped me a lot and I especially liked how the ending was eventually resolved :)
am 6. Januar 2024, 12:21 Uhr von kmoter
Nice puzzle, that extended cage explanation helped a lot:-), thanks
am 4. Januar 2024, 22:02 Uhr von ascension
Fun puzzle!
am 30. Dezember 2023, 04:46 Uhr von h5663454
Those two cages really bother me... even reading the rules over and over I can't understand how they work and how the numbers put in them are supposed to be interpreted...
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jsmirob: Take the 2 cage, for example. If that cage was part of a 6 region, that fillomino region would only need to have 5 cells instead of 6 (because the caged cell counts as two).
Edit: I reloaded the page and accidentally deleted your reply to this comment. Sorry!
am 16. Dezember 2023, 23:30 Uhr von jsmirob
If you enjoyed this puzzle, be sure to try The Method of Differences by DarthParadox. In a delightful coincidence, we both arrived at very similar rulesets within days of each other!
https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000G7M