Two Times a Killer
(Eingestellt am 2. Januar 2025, 00:12 Uhr von EnPee)
Rules
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Digits cannot repeat within a cage. The sum of the digits in cages separated by a black square must be in a 1:2 ratio.
Digits separated by a black dot must be in a 1:2 ratio. Digits separated by a white dot are consecutive.
Not all dots/squares are necessarily given.
Lösungscode: Row 2 of the solution from left to right (9 digits)
Kommentare
am 4. Januar 2025, 10:39 Uhr von TheNineElements
Solve Time: 56:19
I rated this 3/5 difficulty.
Wow, wonderful puzzle! This felt on the harder end of 3/5 difficulty for me. Really enjoyed whittling down possibilities for cage sums. Every step was 100% fair, but I felt that the break-in (or at least the phase following my first couple of pencilmarks) was the hardest part for me. Took me maybe 20 minutes or so just to finally get an understanding of where on the grid I was supposed to be looking for information (won't spoil it here). The first stages of the puzzle felt 3-4/5 difficulty, but the late midgame until the end of the solve was probably 2-3/5 difficulty.
The second difficult portion (for me) was the mental addition/subtraction I had to do numerous times throughout the puzzle. I found myself jotting down notes about sums to keep track of everything. It was surprisingly not too tedious since I only had to keep track of one section of the puzzle at a time, and then I could properly pencilmark almost everything before looking at another section of the puzzle. I used the killer cage tool in sudokupad a lot to just keep track of sums as I went. Without the killer tool I probably would have needed a separate notepad for jotting down cage sums. There may have been a lot to keep track of, but I enjoyed that I was able to make big break-throughs on whole sections of the puzzle simultaneously, so it felt like the work payed off several times throughout the puzzle.
Really enjoyed the solve, and I thought that the logic for figuring out cage sums was excellent. Thanks for sharing!
am 3. Januar 2025, 01:23 Uhr von EnPee
Thank you all for your kind comments :)
am 2. Januar 2025, 15:10 Uhr von Snookerfan
Very nice! Thank you
am 2. Januar 2025, 09:29 Uhr von Killer-Ly
Thank you for this wonderful puzzle! For me it felt more than 3 stars though. After getting through the start it became easier and easier. Loved it very much!
am 2. Januar 2025, 04:03 Uhr von askaksaksask
Some excellent sum logic. Really enjoyed this. Thank you!
am 2. Januar 2025, 03:44 Uhr von juddimal
Very nice
am 2. Januar 2025, 01:58 Uhr von EnPee
Glad you enjoyed the puzzle Visumation, I've edited the difficulty to 4*
am 2. Januar 2025, 01:14 Uhr von Visumation
Enjoyed that. For me it is a small 4* I think. Thanks for sharing.
