(re)shuffled
(Published on 10. September 2025, 22:39 by filuta)
Once again, the ruleset is inspired by puzzles by dureu and Raumplaner. And once again big thanks to Andrewsarchus for testing.
Enjoy!
Rules:
(sudoku) Fill the grid with digits 1 to 9 without repeats in any row, column or a box.
(kropki) Digits separated by a white dot are consecutive, digits separated by a black dot have ratio 2:1.
(cages) Each cage can be placed without rotation in the 3x3 number pad -
123
456
789
- containing exactly the same digits, but not necessarily in the same position.
example: the figure below shows all possible fillings of a vertical 2-cage
solve in sudokupad
version as in the figure above
flipped version for flipped num pad (if you prefer)
Solution code: row 1 (or row 9 in the flipped version)
Comments
on 11. October 2025, 16:09 by wullemuus
Wow!
Thanks for sharing your approach with me- it's genious and really out of the box!
Honestly, I've chosen the variant to exclude one by another. But finally after having found the connecting digit next to your break-in the rest was really smooth!
on 12. September 2025, 16:12 by chameleon
Very hard to find what to look for, but feels great after doing so
on 12. September 2025, 15:38 by filuta
added example
on 11. September 2025, 07:37 by zeniko
The break-in took some time, but afterwards the solve path was smooth. Thanks for sharing.
BTW, since the 0 on the number pad felt a bit left out: This is my 1000th logged solve on LMD, and I‘m still amazed by all the variety of new and interesting rulesets and interactions that are possible with a few digits on a square grid.
on 10. September 2025, 23:27 by filuta
@Jade_pv
note that the digits in cages don't have to be in the exact same position as in the numpad (the numpad only determines the digit composition)
on 10. September 2025, 23:15 by Jade_pv
I remember solving this ruleset, but I'm having a tough time with this one. Am I wrong in concluding that r6c5 should be 1/2/3? If so, r6c4 would be 1/2/3/4 and then the cage won't fit in the numpad. What is going on???????
