Dutch Flat Mates: Prison Break!
(Published on 13. August 2025, 01:00 by juggler)
This puzzle is part of the long running Dutch Flat Mates series started by Flinty!
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
The grid "wraps around" (the top connects to the bottom, and the left edge to the right edge).
DUTCH CELLMATES: Every digit in the grid needs to have a digit at least 4 greater in the cell below it, or a digit at least 4 smaller in the cell above it. It may have both, but doesn't need both.
CAGES: Cages chained to each other have the same sum.
Solution code: Row 1
Comments
on 16. August 2025, 17:01 by The Book Wyrm
Pretty interesting puzzle, this ruleset has some clever implications that was nice to figure out.
on 14. August 2025, 23:20 by juggler
(ctc video)
on 14. August 2025, 20:48 by v8nagrom
Wow, just wow :O
on 14. August 2025, 18:29 by firespire
Everything I look for in a puzzle - Michael Lefkowitz, Dutch Flat Mates, rated 2 Star difficulty. I Couldn't get my head around solving it, glad I saw olliwright in the solvers list so went on Twitch to find and watch the video of him solving it.
on 14. August 2025, 05:19 by SweJo
What an amazing puzzle! Bravo!
on 14. August 2025, 02:13 by Cascade
Super satisfying solve, thank you! :3
on 13. August 2025, 16:29 by thomamas
Fun! At the beginning it seems like there can't possibly be enough constraints, but then things piece together and I see the structure.
on 13. August 2025, 14:00 by Exigus
Fun idea. A little time to work out the implications of the ruleset then smooth from there. Thanks!
on 13. August 2025, 11:22 by Flinty
Thank you so much for this, great entry into the series. :)
on 13. August 2025, 10:55 by da-hans
Very nice puzzle. It is amazing how this resolves with only a few cages.
on 13. August 2025, 09:24 by yusuf17
So cool.
As a wise man once said: "Once you see it, you understand it."
