Logic Masters Deutschland e.V.

I set this as a bonus puzzle for a mystery novel project a few months ago, and since the project was recently announced, I can now share this puzzle here as well. The storyline might be a bit unusual, as it reflects the original setting from the novel.

This puzzle is of course inspired by the extraordinary Rat Run series. The difficulty may be 4-4.5* according to testers.

Rules:

• Cinderella flees the palace through a clock tower. She must navigate a labyrinth before the pumpkin carriage departs, all while the curse of the Red Shoes forces her into a violent rhythm.
• Deconstruction: Place nine non-overlapping 3x3 boxes into the 11x11 grid. Each box must contain digits 1-9 exactly once. Across the 11x11 grid, digits 1-9 must not repeat in any row or column. Cells not covered by a 3x3 box have a value of 0.
• Extra region: The nine shaded cells must contain nine different digits from 1 to 9.
• Arrows: The sum of values along each arrow must equal the value in its attached circle.
• Rat Run: Help Cinderella escape. Draw a single continuous path through centers of some cells (orthogonal or diagonal, no loops or branches) from r3c1 to r1c7.
  ·The Labyrinth: The path cannot cross brown lines (walls) or touch brown dots (pillars).
  ·The Bribe: Cinderella must visit and collect at least three coins to bribe the guards at the exit.
  ·The Red Shoes' Curse: The difference between the values of any two adjacent cells on the path must be at least 5.

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