Checkerboard Speed Run
(Published on 23. July 2025, 05:00 by Will Power)
Solution code: Row 9.
Comments
yesterday, 21:42 by RyanDuarte56
05:00. Very fun puzzle, never used the last rule, but the red cells already made everything faster.
on 28. September 2025, 01:33 by capricorn
08:25
on 19. September 2025, 12:51 by annnjjjjjj
7.44 :)
on 19. September 2025, 12:49 by annnjjjjjj
7.44 :)
on 19. September 2025, 12:02 by annnjjjjjj
7.44 :)
on 9. September 2025, 17:53 by AngelaQ
5:10! Yay!
on 3. September 2025, 17:33 by samking
9:18
on 31. August 2025, 17:02 by Superdamicobros
10:18. No bonus points for me, but a great puzzle.
on 27. August 2025, 20:57 by KingIsulgard
3:58 What a fun puzzle!
on 27. August 2025, 15:15 by Rummmp
9:29
on 25. August 2025, 22:15 by Mona Mehus
17:01 - Very fun!
on 23. August 2025, 10:10 by lupinson
7:42
on 19. August 2025, 07:20 by AsgarArn
9:29
on 18. August 2025, 18:55 by 5381
3:06!
on 17. August 2025, 16:46 by zwy_200606
9：44
on 16. August 2025, 00:04 by m_and_m_toastie
7:27 for a beautiful double-bonus!
on 14. August 2025, 22:23 by Shentsi
9:35, it's hilarious reading the comment about Saint Peter
on 14. August 2025, 18:16 by jarsta
6:41
on 14. August 2025, 17:53 by jordanza
4:13
on 13. August 2025, 18:49 by Darion
6:02 - nice flow between red and white numbers!
on 13. August 2025, 13:53 by georgia.b
I can’t help colouring in… wastes a lot of time but just made it under 10 mins! 00:09:58
on 13. August 2025, 00:11 by Frank Puzzles
6:32 for me while trying to explain some logic. In the end, I just started filling in digits though. So I don't think my explanations were any good :p....
on 10. August 2025, 18:22 by Hieronymus
00:08:38. No double bonus for me ????. The "No two-cell cage, with a sum of less than 6, can be made anywhere in this puzzle."-rule is unnecessary.
@Hieronymus That rule helps with the break-in and allows the double bonus more easily. Sometimes, I ignore the urge to minimize clues. My intent is to make the puzzle fun for everyone, not just the experts. Peace to you. -Will Power
on 8. August 2025, 06:47 by Rüdiger
9:11 for me too
on 7. August 2025, 03:20 by Jessbelle
10min 58 secs! I had fun, thanks!
on 6. August 2025, 10:57 by zwy_200606
9：44
on 2. August 2025, 21:00 by RobertBe
4:30 without pencil marks
on 1. August 2025, 20:34 by zimmicks
18:18 lol
on 1. August 2025, 05:35 by Lovejoy
7:51 double just!
on 1. August 2025, 04:46 by e401
33:53. Perhaps pencil marking everything was not the way to go. Thanks for the fun, WP
on 29. July 2025, 20:35 by carrie1295
7:13! Probably spent a little too long thinking about the 2-cell cage rule at the beginning :)
on 27. July 2025, 14:34 by NumberCruncher
9:34 Happy I solved it in under 10 minutes, still trying to force my brain into a higher gear and move on to 2 star difficulty… loved the rule set!
on 27. July 2025, 14:27 by ChampionAsh5357
08:35, so close
on 27. July 2025, 09:09 by daddyov2
9:11 for me
on 26. July 2025, 21:03 by yusuf17
6:39
on 26. July 2025, 10:00 by geronimo92
3:15
on 25. July 2025, 17:01 by FischProf
8:44
on 25. July 2025, 02:12 by ParaNox
6:02 here
on 24. July 2025, 22:15 by Exigus
6:51 but had misread the rules as red cells being "at least" 5 instead of greater than 5 which complicated the start.
on 24. July 2025, 20:32 by SanFranSam
14:07 but it took me a bit to figure out that "two-cell cage" meant two-cell DOMINO. As, technically speaking, there were no two-cell CAGES. Not sure i could've been much faster But fun nonetheless.
on 24. July 2025, 18:35 by Jensa
4:37
Pleased with that!
on 24. July 2025, 16:07 by m1che2
Great fun! 15 minutes but I didnt want to rush it as I was having so much fun (honestly!)
on 24. July 2025, 14:08 by wilsig
6:42
on 24. July 2025, 14:04 by RussKozerski
13:02, after breaking the puzzle with my first try. Fun. Thanks.
on 24. July 2025, 11:03 by Mozart40
6:22 :D
on 24. July 2025, 09:31 by nunc
7:25
on 24. July 2025, 02:57 by abihummel
0:4:05!
on 24. July 2025, 00:41 by Virux
5:55
on 24. July 2025, 00:22 by drifting
3:16 Fun puzzle!
on 23. July 2025, 20:42 by Decapod
7:05, thanks for setting & sharing
on 23. July 2025, 19:48 by frosto
8:18, maybe I would have made it to the second bonus without using the mouse only.
Thanks for this lovely puzzle.
on 23. July 2025, 19:34 by Cheesix
8:24! Only the single bonus, but I'll take it!
on 23. July 2025, 19:29 by Baklin
Same here.
Not reading that rule didn't help. After a few minutes I was wondering why there were red cells. :)
on 23. July 2025, 19:18 by Pseud0bread
7:53. First time ever getting double bonus!
on 23. July 2025, 19:05 by mightcould
13 min plus, but that's because... I didn't read the rules. Specifically, the one about the red cells. Goes much faster once you have that down. :)
on 23. July 2025, 18:46 by davidz32z
5:24 for two party hats please! Wait... I mean double bonus please! I also never used to no two cell cages adding up to 6 rule which is good because I completely forgot about it!
on 23. July 2025, 17:49 by Killer-Ly
Just in time: 7:51!
Enjoyed it very much. Thank you!
on 23. July 2025, 17:41 by Sonyaire
6:27!
Funny enough I never ended up needing to use the rule about two-cell cages summing to less than 6, still a very fun puzzle to speed through!
on 23. July 2025, 17:27 by metacom
6:25, not bad, not bad.
on 23. July 2025, 16:54 by mrMotaaa
6:01 here. Awesome puzzle!
on 23. July 2025, 15:08 by PinkNickels
5:27 today! Nice one.
on 23. July 2025, 15:07 by Bubbalubba
7:14
on 23. July 2025, 14:58 by Ragna
11:43 No bonus...
@Ragna I only put out speed runs every once in a while because people seem to like them. My only hope is that this puzzle makes your day better. Peace. -Will Power
on 23. July 2025, 14:56 by r0the
6:42
on 23. July 2025, 14:44 by drmegadude
5:07!
on 23. July 2025, 14:21 by sammehigan
6.12
on 23. July 2025, 13:19 by henter
5:57. Forgot about the less than 6 part immediately, didn't seem to need it though.
on 23. July 2025, 12:58 by sujoyku
5:28 Apparently, it helps to read the part about the checkerboard. :)
Thank you for this fun puzzle, Will Power!
on 23. July 2025, 12:53 by RafiSan
7:13 ^-^
on 23. July 2025, 12:07 by Saujana
05:27
on 23. July 2025, 11:51 by varbrad
5:06 - lovely jubbly :)
on 23. July 2025, 11:16 by gotem
03:28, nice solve
on 23. July 2025, 09:02 by Kiwo
Cute
on 23. July 2025, 08:59 by damo_89
6:19 woohoo
on 23. July 2025, 08:44 by antiknight
00:03:44! too easy :)
on 23. July 2025, 07:52 by cannonmatthews
23:57
Pleased with myself at least lol. Very fun solve though.
on 23. July 2025, 07:32 by Dermerlin
5:49
on 23. July 2025, 06:34 by Kirra
Just got that double bonus 07:44
on 23. July 2025, 06:13 by Nylimb
I'm usually a slow solver, so I was surprised to finish in 6:21.
on 23. July 2025, 06:10 by milxqueen
6:03 never thought i would get bonus points
on 23. July 2025, 05:28 by zonny
A beatable 6:46!
on 23. July 2025, 05:24 by sfield
04:36. Nice quick puzzle.
