Cheesy Adventure
(Eingestellt am 14. April 2025, 15:04 Uhr von PhoenixAki)
- Normal sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1-9 in each row, column, and 3x3 box without repetition.
- Cloned Regions: The orange square Cheez-Its represent 3 cloned regions of the grid which contain the same digits in the same relative positions. Digits must not repeat in each cloned region. For the avoidance of doubt, this means each cloned region will have the digits 1-9 once each.
- Killer Cages: Digits in dotted-line cages must sum to the number in the top left corner of the cage. Digits may not repeat within a cage.
- Kropki Pairs: Digits separated by a black dot must have one digit be double the other (a 2:1 ratio). Digits separated by a white dot must be consecutive.
- Arrows: Digits on an arrow must sum to the digit placed in that arrow's circle.
- Even: Cells with a grey square in them must contain even digits.
To increase accessibility to my puzzles, I include hints in my puzzle posts (see below) and also post solution videos which guide you through the hints on my YouTube channel. If you'd like to solve this in your own video, go ahead! But ideally, let me know here or via Discord (same username) if you do ^.^
Hint 1: There's only 1 way to make 11 in a 4-cell cage, and similar for 29. Both cages also share exactly 1 Cheez-It cell in common.
Hint 2: Once you start getting digits placed, be very attentive to where digits can go within the Cheez-Its. For example, a single cell may simultaneously see all 3 of the middle row cells of one Cheez-It and also see the right column of a different Cheez-It, which means you can rule out that number from all 5 of those cells across all Cheez-Its. This strategy will allow you to place 1 more digit into the Cheez-Its as well as pencilmarking 2 others, all of which leads to resolving the 15 cage.
Hint 3: The black dot in combination with the white dot make a big impact on the lower left Cheez-It. Only one pair of digits on the black dot avoids breaking the puzzle.
Lösungscode: box 5's digits in usual sudoku reading order (left to right for each row of the box)
Kommentare
am 12. Januar 2026, 10:27 Uhr von PhoenixAki
Added 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 5. Januar 2026, 08:25 Uhr von PhoenixAki
Updated post as part of an effort to improve consistency of rule phrasing and post layout across all my puzzles.
am 9. Juli 2025, 12:08 Uhr von ACK
Loved the theme, kept thinking of Wallace and Gromit throughout my solve. Cheese Gromit.
am 12. Mai 2025, 01:52 Uhr von Zarlino
These clones do my head in, but I also love them. Thank you for an excellent puzzle!
am 30. April 2025, 17:33 Uhr von JoBerlin
In really impressed how Sudokupad managed to make me smell Cheez-Its occasionally while solving this ^^
am 24. April 2025, 10:10 Uhr von RoystonDA
Got me stumped a couple of times, but it was a wonderful solve path even if I did find a sneaky route. Great work, keep it up!
am 22. April 2025, 18:13 Uhr von PancakePie
Wowowow! I was giggling all the way through this. Very fun, very elegant. Made me wanna finish my box of Cheez-Its (that I almost finished last night!
am 15. April 2025, 00:12 Uhr von Lenivaya_Joppa
Thank you for this nice puzzle, dear PhoenixAki! :)
am 14. April 2025, 23:03 Uhr von sujoyku
Very nice! Thank you, PhoenixAki!
am 14. April 2025, 16:29 Uhr von Myfyr MJ
This was a nice puzzle but you have to check the cheeses very Caerphilly. The puzzle was definitely Gouda enough for me.
