Really Long Cages
(Published on 1. May 2026, 20:17 by EricRathbun)
- Normal Sudoku Rules apply.
- Digits cannot repeat within a cage.
- Normal Little Killer rules apply.
- Digits separated by a black dot are in a 1:2 ratio. Not all dots are given.
- Digits separated by a knight's move (in chess) do not repeat.
- Digits separated by a king's move (in chess) do not repeat.
The puzzle can be played here:
Hope you enjoy the puzzle. Comments appreciated.
Solution code: Top row
Comments
yesterday, 02:50 by FibonacciCascade
I really enjoy puzzles that I can solve in the abstract first with coloring, and then deduce which numbers go where based on the leftover clues, thanks!
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Response: You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed the puzzle.
on 8. May 2026, 08:58 by AnebodaSlatorp
I took the Picasso route here and enjoyed it all the way through
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Response from Eric: Yes, the Picasso route is the way to go. Well done.
on 7. May 2026, 18:12 by BorisTheSnake
Definitely 2* the logic isn't complex and doesn't require any esoteric deductions. Just turn on your inner Picasso and it's a smooth solve. Thanks, great setting!
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Response from Eric: Glad you liked it. Congratulations on the solve!
on 5. May 2026, 10:01 by VitP
this is clearly NOT level 2, because it relies on either knowing the relevant grid-wide pattern (definitely niche) or working it out from scratch.
"easy for experts" does NOT mean the same thing as "easy"
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Response from Eric: You don't have to determine any pattern. You can solve the entire puzzle through coloring, although myself as the setter did not think this was easy. I do think the rating should be higher. I set it much higher but as solvers completed the puzzle they ranked the difficulty much lower, bringing the overall difficulty rating down.
on 3. May 2026, 17:04 by itsid
coloring went smoothly (I wonder if there's something to prove that there is just this one color pattern for anti-king and anti-knight)
AAAnyways, I was afraid of having to calculate several options in the end, but luckily you made that very easy for us, thank you!
Very nice puzzle indeed
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Response from Eric. itsid. Yes, indeed it does seem there is always a pattern to antiiking combined with anti-knight.
on 2. May 2026, 22:31 by Gullie
Great puzzle, not too difficult, for me between 1-2 stars. Thanks for sharing!
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Response from Eric: Nice to hear from you Gullie. The puzzle ended up being significantly easier than I originally thought it was.
on 2. May 2026, 08:37 by EricRathbun
Adjusted difficult level per solvers recommendation
on 2. May 2026, 08:05 by Briks
I would rate this 2-3. Just coloring...
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Response from Eric: Thanks. I will lower it.
on 2. May 2026, 06:59 by EricRathbun
My apologies everyone. I mistyped and put an extra digit into the code. It should be fixed now.
on 2. May 2026, 02:43 by nassausolver
This was super fun. I got stuck but then had this random, colorful ;) idea. Half an hour later, I cracked it. Beautiful, but yeah fix the code please
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Response from Eric: Glad you liked the puzzle. I accidentally typed an extra digit into the code. It is fixed now. Sorry about that.
on 2. May 2026, 01:46 by MonsieurTRISTE
Solution code doesn’t work!
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Response from Eric: Code is fixed. I typed an extra digit by mistake. Sorry about that.
on 1. May 2026, 20:35 by SKORP17
Lösungscode funktioniert nicht
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SKORP17, Meine Entschuldigung. Vielen Dank, dass Sie mich darauf hingewiesen haben.
