by Md88keys
Play in Sudokupad
Place the digits 1-9 once in every row and column.
Each 3 and every cell surrounding it forms a region which contains distinct digits (usually nine cell regions, except 3's in R1, R9, C1, and C9 would have six cell regions, or a 3 in the corner would have a four cell region). Regions may overlap and not every cell is in a region.
Cages are marked with a number that is the sum of the digits in the cage. A 3 is never in a cage. Digits in a cage cannot repeat, because every cage is completely within a region. (Some cages may be partially in a second region if regions overlap.)
Black dots connect cells in a 2:1 ratio.
White dots connect consecutive digits.
This puzzle uses the center region rules from the puzzle 9-Center Regions by qyc. My version has 3 as the center digit because I wanted to use Black Kropki Dots. Feel free to ask questions if the rule is confusing. I'm starting the difficulty rating at 3 stars because it takes a bit to get into the rules.
Solution code: Row 5
on 11. November 2025, 20:30 by scarfdoku
wow that was fun
haven't done a centre region puzzle before but this one was super approachable
on 11. November 2025, 18:58 by DanishDynamite
Loved this!
on 11. November 2025, 05:36 by tryote
Fun!
| Difficulty: | ![]() |
| Rating: | 88 % |
| Solved: | 27 times |
| Observed: | 0 times |
| ID: | 000Q2U |
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