Qarpet Beater
(Published on 14. November 2020, 14:59 by Qodec)
Disjoint killer sudoku, and a tribute to Botaku and his Carpet Beater puzzle. Spelled with a 'Q' because the puzzle also looks like a 'Q'.
- Normal sudoku rules apply.
- Disjoint groups: Digits cannot appear in the same position in different box regions. For example, r1c1 (the cell in row 1, column 1) and r4c4 cannot contain the same digit.
- Killer cages: An area in the grid surrounded by a dashed line is a 'killer cage'. The number in the upper left corner of a cage is the sum of the digits within that cage. Digits cannot repeat within a cage.
- Little killers: Digits along diagonals indicated by arrows outside the grid must sum to the given number at that arrow.
The two single-cell cages in box 9 are for decoration.
You can play this puzzle online using f-puzzles: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=y3xs5r4l.
Good luck!
Solution code: The 9 digits in row 4 from left to right, followed by the 9 digits in row 6 from left to right, no spaces, for example: 123456789123456789
Comments
on 21. August 2022, 18:57 by Playmaker6174
Very beautiful design and a pretty smooth solve too, I guess I spotted everything right on the spot :)
on 10. October 2021, 08:59 by Qodec
Added tags.
on 19. November 2020, 17:15 by Qodec
@saig @smistry @SudokuExplorer Thanks for your kind feedback, you're all very welcome!
on 16. November 2020, 12:17 by saig
beautiful puzzle, thank you.
on 16. November 2020, 04:31 by smistry
Nice puzzle, thanks for setting it.
on 15. November 2020, 19:00 by SudokuExplorer
Fairly challenging and very enjoyable puzzle. Thanks!
on 15. November 2020, 12:07 by Qodec
@udukos Thanks much!
@Ragna Es freut mich immer wenn ein Rätsel jemandem Spaß gemacht hat, danke schön!
on 15. November 2020, 05:04 by udukos
Very nice puzzle! I enjoyed it a lot.
on 14. November 2020, 23:04 by Ragna
Ein ganz tolles Rätsel :-))
