Birdcage
(Published on 1. May 2025, 22:31 by jwsinclair)
Birdcage, by James Sinclair
Normal sudoku rules apply, and all clues are standard.
Renban lines: purple lines contain a non-repeating set of consecutive digits in any order.
Nabner lines: gold lines contain a non-repeating set of digits, and no two digits on the same line can be consecutive (regardless of their position on the line).
Digits in cells with a shaded circle must be odd.
Digits in cells separated by a black dot have a 1:2 ratio.
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Solution code: row 4
Comments
on 22. July 2025, 21:59 by StephenR
Very acceptable to be trapped in a gilded cage like this one, thanks.
on 7. May 2025, 14:53 by Pulsar
A beauty! Had me stumped halfway for a while, until it all clicked. Very clever setting.
on 5. May 2025, 21:30 by BorisP2101
What a joy to solve :D
on 5. May 2025, 08:18 by juggler
This puzzle is jam packed with cool deductions from start to finish.
on 3. May 2025, 07:42 by Snookerfan
Brlliant puzzle with one of the most beautiful interactions I have seen in a long time! Thank you
on 3. May 2025, 07:42 by Crusader175
Lovely flow leading to that particular cool deduction!
on 2. May 2025, 19:08 by Playmaker6174
Beautiful and somewhat rewarding puzzle! As others pointed out, one particular breakthrough appeared quite out of nowhere in the middle but haha, was it also such a funny aha moment to observe x)
on 2. May 2025, 17:19 by Chaka
What an awesome sudoku... Agreeing with Myxo and Franjo, there are definetly two break-ins into this puzzle. The setting in box 5 is pure magic imo. Thank you very much for sharing!
on 2. May 2025, 17:01 by Franjo
Great puzzle with a beautiful break-in. And later appeared a situation where I got stuck - for a while. Just as Myxo pointed out I had to find something like a second break-in - incredible! Thank you very much for creating and sharing this masterpiece.
on 2. May 2025, 15:00 by glum_hippo
Chirp!
on 2. May 2025, 14:16 by Myxo
Very cool! There was a deduction in the midsolve that I totally didn't expect.
on 2. May 2025, 10:01 by Exigus
Elegant as always, thanks!
on 2. May 2025, 00:37 by Ragna
Fun puzzle, very elegant. Thank you. :-)
