Logic Masters Deutschland e.V.

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(Published on 28. October 2025, 18:15 by 72kchunshuai)

There's no denying that the Rat Run series ranks among the coolest puzzles I've ever solved. If you haven't had the chance to try it yet, I highly recommend that you do!

While traveling through those mazes is incredibly enjoyable, an emptier grid is much more my style. I sincerely hope you enjoy this piece of cake!

Rules:

  • Sudoku: There are two overlapping 6x6 Sudoku grids that share one common cell. Normal Sudoku rules apply to each grid individually: place the digits 1-6 in every row, column, and 2x3 box without repetition.
  • Rat Run: The rat must reach the cupcake by finding a path through the grid. The path must not visit any cell more than once, cross itself, or pass through any red walls.
    As well as moving orthogonally, the rat may move diagonally if there's a 2x2 space in which to do so, but may never pass diagonally through a round wall-spot on the corner of a cell.
  • Teleports: Entering a teleport will cause the rat to be instantly transported to the matching coloured teleport. From there she can continue her journey. Matching teleports always have identical digits, but teleports that don't match always have different digits.
  • Fibonacci Line: The digits along the rat's path form a modulo-6 Fibonacci sequence, starting with 1 and then 2.
    Specifically:
    The first cell on the path contains the digit 1.
    The second cell on the path contains the digit 2.
    The Nth cell on the path contains the digit f(N), where f(N) = [f(N-1) + f(N-2)] mod 6, with f(1) = 1 and f(2) = 2.
    If f(N) calculates to 0 (i.e., divisible by 6), the digit 6 is placed in the cell.
    The whole sequence is shown near the grids, in reading order.
    If the rat's path passes through a pair of teleports, the digits in these two cells are considered ADJACENT along the path.

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Solution code: The eleven digits in the middle row of the whole grid, from left to right.


Solved by DylanRay, ole-1995a, SKORP17, dzamie, nunc, stafen
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Last changed on 28. October 2025, 21:52

on 28. October 2025, 21:02 by dzamie
To clarify that last line of the Fibonacci rule, both sides of the teleporter show up on her path, right? So going through a 4-teleport would look like, for example, 2-5-4-4-1-6, rather than 2-5-4-1-6? (it's not the fibonacci sequence but I just wanted an example sequence)
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Yes, that's correct. Teleport cells appears as two digits on the path, not one, like your 2-5-4-4-1-6 example. Thanks for clarification.

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