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Circles and Friends

(Published on 22. January 2026, 10:00 by FIT7Y)

This is the first of two puzzles I've created with this ruleset.

Rules:

Place the digit 1-9 once each into every row, column, and box.

Each digit N in a big circle counts how many digits in the (up to eight) surrounding cells are at least N.

Digits separated by a small circle are consecutive.

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Solution code: Row 7

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on 22. January 2026, 22:13 by gdc
Very nice. I love self-referential counting rules and this one has some very neat steps.

Difficulty:3
Rating:87 %
Solved:18 times
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ID:000QZ7

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