New Neighbors
(Published on 14. February 2026, 16:22 by 99%Sneaky)
Normal sudoku rules apply.
Digits in cages sum to the number in the top-left corner of the cage. Adjacent digits within the same cage, within 3x3 box N, where N is the box number, may not sum to or have a difference of N.
[Boxes are numbered left-to-right, top-to-bottom, starting with 1 in the top-left and ending with 9 in the bottom right.]
The two digits in the pink circles may not be identical.
>> Click here to play this puzzle on SudokuPad
Have Fun and Good Luck! I hope you find your new neighbors to be kind and pleasant :)
Solution code: Row 1
Comments
on 15. February 2026, 13:22 by Ragna
Very nice idea. Thank you. :-)
on 15. February 2026, 01:31 by 99%Sneaky
Adding clarification to the digits in cages rule.
on 15. February 2026, 00:09 by AlSina
Nice puzzle, thank you for sharing.
I am also agree with Sujoyku regarding rule needs a little more clarification.
on 14. February 2026, 22:54 by JVA
The pink circles are a bit inelegant imo
on 14. February 2026, 20:16 by RailMan
That was very nice. Thanks for sharing.
on 14. February 2026, 19:40 by Sralser
I also have multiple solutions (both with a different line 1 to the solutions)
on 14. February 2026, 18:43 by SanFranSam
Nice puzzle. Took me 20m and only one start which is good for me and no checking along the way. Liked the 20 cage. A minor quibble. It would have been nice if you didn't need the pink circles.
on 14. February 2026, 18:35 by boggles
lovely puzzle. I particularly enjoyed resolving the 20 cage in box 9
on 14. February 2026, 18:15 by fuxia
I have found multiple solutions.
on 14. February 2026, 18:09 by sujoyku
Hey 99%Sneaky, I have started to solve the puzzle and think the "adjacent digits in a cage" rule might need some clarification. (At least, I got it wrong at first.) It should be emphasized it holds for two digits only when both are in the same cage. As is, one can just read it as "cage digits" vs "non-cage digits".
on 14. February 2026, 17:33 by HeyItsErin
Very clever constraint! The whole puzzle flowed very smoothly.
