Smallest Chaotic Killer
(Published on 18. March 2025, 19:13 by Belamis)
Killer: Digits do not repeat in cages, and sum to the digit in the top left corner.
Chaos Construction: Divide the grid into regions, each consisting of nine orthogonally connected cells. Each row, column and region contain the digits 1-9 once each.
The smallest digit in each cage counts the number of different regions that enter that cage.
Solution code: Column 8
Comments
on 22. May 2025, 20:07 by cascadeshiker
Wonderful! That was a joy to solve. Right at the limit of difficulty for me, and so satisfying when I made it all the way through.
on 23. April 2025, 18:46 by eladv
This was really hard (for me) but a lot of fun!!
on 13. April 2025, 18:01 by Nootato
Got stuck a few times but managed to solve it after taking a month long break. Finished in just over 69 minutes
on 28. March 2025, 09:18 by Visumation
Really nice. Thanks
on 25. March 2025, 22:39 by PancakePie
Wonderful and fun!
on 25. March 2025, 02:13 by mathpesto
What an elegant ruleset! Definitely one of those “wish I had thought of that!” puzzles :)
on 24. March 2025, 22:15 by dustpan
Wish there were more CC puzzles like this that aren't 4-5 star difficulty. This was much more approachable than many CC puzzles on this site but was still fantastic. Well done.
on 23. March 2025, 23:08 by damo_89
An incredibly approachable chaos construction, well done.
on 21. March 2025, 15:33 by Fra314
Stellar CC puzzle, super clever and super fun!
on 20. March 2025, 21:39 by waffles_the_dog
Really nice puzzle, I found it flowed really nicely once I actually realised how the constraint impacted the cages. Thanks again!
on 20. March 2025, 06:05 by SudokuExplorer
Bellissima!
on 20. March 2025, 05:28 by waffles_the_dog
Really nice puzzle, I found it flowed really nicely once I actually realised how the constraint impacted the cages. Thanks again!
on 19. March 2025, 16:36 by Logerfo
Fantastic!
on 19. March 2025, 16:28 by Elker
Great puzzle, very fun constraints made for a smooth flow. Thanks for setting.
on 19. March 2025, 15:37 by thoughtbyte
Awesome puzzle, thanks!
on 19. March 2025, 11:15 by 9Rookienumbers
Awesome cc puzzle and very approachable too. So smooth it felt like a 2*
on 19. March 2025, 09:33 by Snookerfan
Brilliant puzzle, Really fun twist on familiar rules and perfect setting to apply those. Smooth from start to finish. Thank you
on 19. March 2025, 09:30 by Abyssal3233
My first 3* and it was absolutely amazing. Thank you very much for this puzzle.
on 19. March 2025, 09:30 by Abyssal3233
My first 3* and it was absolutely amazing. Thank you very much for this puzzle.
on 19. March 2025, 08:46 by oskode
Such a stunning puzzle. In awe!
on 19. March 2025, 08:30 by rameshsrivats
Pure brilliance. What fun!
on 19. March 2025, 07:43 by Chaka
Wonderful! Combining CC and split cages works so perfectly well in here. Thank you for sharing, Belamis!
on 19. March 2025, 07:26 by Tank
Brilliant puzzle, fun all the way through
on 19. March 2025, 02:30 by Calvinball
Fan-freaking-tastic!
on 19. March 2025, 02:05 by Steven R
Fun!
on 18. March 2025, 23:50 by wuc
Awesome. Very smooth. Steady 3* all along. Great fun thx.
on 18. March 2025, 23:31 by AngusWBA
Great puzzle!
on 18. March 2025, 21:47 by Elliott810
Brilliant puzzle (and idea)! Thank you:)
