Caged by a Secret Killer
(Eingestellt am 23. Februar 2024, 04:33 Uhr von PhoenixAki)
This is the first in my Escape the Killer series. Continue the story with Escape the Foggy Liar after you finish this one!
- Normal sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1-9 in each row, column, and 3x3 box without repetition.
- Killer Cages: Digits in dotted-line cages must sum to the value in the top left corner of the cage. In this puzzle, these totals are given as letters and their value must be deduced. Each letter has a unique sum. For instance, the value of A can not be the same as the value of C, G, or E.
- Diagonal: Digits may not repeat along either of the marked diagonals.
- German Whispers: Adjacent digits on a green line must have a difference of at least 5.
- Consecutive Pairs: Digits separated by a white dot must be consecutive.
- Inequalities: Inequality symbols (< and ^) point to the lower of two digits.
To increase accessibility to my puzzles, I include hints in my puzzle posts (see below). I also post solution videos on my Patreon and YouTube channel. Puzzles released prior to February 2026, as well as my snackdoku and variant sudoku 101 series will continue to get public solution videos on YouTube, while others will be Patreon-exclusive.
Hint 1: You can reduce C and E to 2 options each because of what the overall rows must sum to.
Hint 2: Once you know what C and E are, those sums aren't usable by A and G. That, along with the given digits in columns 1 and 9, heavily restrict what A and G can be.
Hint 3: Don't forget that German whisper lines can never have a 5 on them. What does that mean about where 5's can go?
Lösungscode: Column 4, from top to bottom, as a 9-digit string
Kommentare
am 28. Januar 2026, 01:12 Uhr von PhoenixAki
Added links to Patreon.
am 12. Januar 2026, 01:40 Uhr von PhoenixAki
Added 3 hints after learning recently how to do that in HTML. Wish I knew this last week when I went over all my posts...oh well.
am 4. Januar 2026, 03:14 Uhr von PhoenixAki
Updated post as part of an effort to improve consistency of rule phrasing and post layout across all my puzzles. Similar edits will come to my other puzzles soon™
am 12. Dezember 2025, 09:58 Uhr von marajade
Loved this! I found it harder than it's supposed to be for a while until I remembered that little unique sum detail, and then it was smooth sailing!
am 15. November 2025, 12:50 Uhr von Nightmare2805
Very clever
am 24. April 2025, 16:52 Uhr von KingIsulgard
13:23 but 2* for the break in
am 4. April 2025, 19:58 Uhr von PhoenixAki
added link to newest puzzle
am 11. März 2025, 10:53 Uhr von PhoenixAki
updated puzzle post format to match my other puzzles
am 20. Januar 2025, 19:54 Uhr von Friedhelm
Very well done!
am 19. Januar 2025, 22:23 Uhr von PhoenixAki
added link to solution video
am 7. April 2024, 21:28 Uhr von Q-Rog
Nice construction. Thanks!
am 4. April 2024, 23:58 Uhr von wuc
Found it easier than most 2 star. Cool puzzle thx.
am 28. März 2024, 05:46 Uhr von CcmarvMD
Absolutely beautiful puzzle, from deducing the cages to the way the german whispers got involved on the diagonals, just absolutely WOW. Amazing puzzle!
am 26. Februar 2024, 07:46 Uhr von PhoenixAki
Thanks to everyone who solved it so far! I did not expect ~120 solves in only ~2 days and I'm glad it's well-received. I have a few ideas for future puzzles but I don't currently have enough time to make any more, I expect that to change by around April or May :)
am 23. Februar 2024, 22:16 Uhr von Virux
Really really nice. Smooth sailing the whole way through. Lovely break-in with really fun math. A wonderful debut as a puzzle setter. Hope you will make another one similar to this one. Really fun to solve
am 23. Februar 2024, 16:24 Uhr von One Eyed Man
Really enjoyed this. Great construction and smooth solve.
am 23. Februar 2024, 16:24 Uhr von Xexxis
I thought this was excellent, even more impressive if it was your first released puzzle! Well done!
am 23. Februar 2024, 15:45 Uhr von VitP
A little bit of math in my life
A little bit of math by my side
A little bit of math's all I need
A little bit of math's what I see
A little bit of math in the sun
A little bit of math all night long
A little bit of math, here I am
1,2,3,4,5
8,9,10,11,12
... G-A = 4
am 23. Februar 2024, 11:23 Uhr von Fra314
Well constructed and super fun!
am 23. Februar 2024, 06:13 Uhr von rameshsrivats
Very nice puzzle.
am 23. Februar 2024, 04:42 Uhr von PhoenixAki
edit: made small addition to description
