Antimatter
(Published on 13. June 2024, 16:25 by etoler)
Rules:
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Digits in cages must not repeat. Values in cages must sum to the given total.
Exactly one cell in every row, column, and 3x3 box is an anti-cell, each containing a different digit. The value of an anti-cell is the negative value of the digit it contains. Additionally, no anti-cell is a Chess knight's move away from another anti-cell, and no cell a knight's move away from an anti-cell can contain the same digit as that anti-cell. The locations of the anti-cells are to be determined by the solver.
Notes:
This is my first Sudoku setting ever. I wanted to enter the field with a somewhat original concept, so I decided to try implementing negative numbers as a variation on doubler cells. Killer cages only made sense, and the final addition of the lopsided anti-knight constraint helped turn this into a puzzle I'm extremely proud of as my debut.
Big thanks to the CTC Discord for testing. Special thanks to MaizeGator for providing feedback and to SamuPiano for his praise of the puzzle and for encouraging me to post it here.
Solution code: Column 8, top to bottom. (9 digits, no spaces.)
Comments
on 16. June 2024, 06:25 by fitzie
i liked that there was a tough spot in towards the end. I'd say 2.5 stars.
on 15. June 2024, 17:32 by SudokuHero
Really good puzzle. Rightfully, you should be proud of it.
on 15. June 2024, 06:32 by SamuPiano
What a wonderful debut puzzle! I hope this one gets more attention, because it is spectacular :)
on 15. June 2024, 03:23 by mihel111
Very well done. Keep going.
on 13. June 2024, 23:25 by wajih96
Sehr schöne Rätsel
on 13. June 2024, 20:06 by 9Rookienumbers
Lovely puzzle, great debut! Maybe closer to 1.5-2 stars for difficulty in my opinion
on 13. June 2024, 19:11 by rameshsrivats
Lovely puzzle. I can understand why you are proud of it. Fantastic debut.
