Killer cages dead end
(Published on 5. June 2025, 10:04 by Kjupatrick)
Killer cages dead end by Patrick Junke
Rules :
Normal Sudoku rules apply (place a set of the digits [1-9] in each row, column, and 3x3 region).
Normal killer cages rules apply (digits don't repeat in a cage and sum to the small total clue on top of the top left cell of the cage if indicated).
All instance of five of the nine digits, to be determined, constitute an area of orthogonal cells, a "labyrinth".
The other four digits are considered "wall" cells.
An arrow appears in a "dead end" of the labyrinth pointing to the only way out, i.e. the only labyrinth cell to which it is connected. All arrows are given.
A white dot between two digits indicates there are consecutives (not all white dots are given).
Here is a link to the puzzle on Sudoku Pad.
Solution code: The 9 digits from the last row, from left to right.
Comments
on 16. July 2025, 19:49 by firespire
Love the idea and love that is was set at a level of difficulty that I could do.
on 15. July 2025, 15:34 by QuiltyAsCharged
I loved this! It's a creative idea for a ruleset, and much fun to solve
on 12. June 2025, 15:41 by Kjupatrick
Removing NEU tag
on 7. June 2025, 00:23 by juddimal
That was fun. The rules were Amazing.
on 6. June 2025, 21:01 by Demparo
Such a fun and quick puzzle!
on 5. June 2025, 19:28 by oskode
Really sweet, thanks for setting!
Patrick> Happy that you appreciated it. It's true that it has been a long process for this one.
on 5. June 2025, 18:38 by Fizz
That was awesome and super fun, thanks a lot!
Patrick> Glad that my puzzle can give fun... Thank you !
on 5. June 2025, 17:20 by 9Rookienumbers
Fantastic puzzle
Patrick> I can't say how much I appreciate your comment...
on 5. June 2025, 13:54 by ppdswiss
What a great puzzle . . . major use of colours, then letters, then arithmetic! Very enjoyable indeed.
Patrick> Thank you very much for your comment !
Knowing how much color marking this puzzle requires, at one point it really crossed my mind to name it "Rainbow killer cages dead end".
on 5. June 2025, 13:24 by mnhuik
Nice puzzle.
Patrick>Thank You!
on 5. June 2025, 11:49 by SweJo
Does the labyrinth rule actually meaning anything? Or is it just for 'looks'? :)
on 5. June 2025, 10:52 by Kjupatrick
Wow !
Dentones and efnenu, you are monsters.
To have solved it less than 27 min after the release.
My tests wasn't that fast.
on 5. June 2025, 10:19 by SweJo
Does the labyrinth rule actually meaning anything? Or is it just for 'looks'? :)
Patrick> the theme of labyrinth is not as important as in the puzzle Frexit! for example, where I had put a final escape path clue ; it is a coloring clue - important to separate digits all other the grid - presented this way mostly because I love labyrinths, and it certainly looks like one.
