Totally Normal Killer Sudoku
(Published on 1. April 2026, 04:00 by FIT7Y)
This is an April Fools puzzle, and will not be for everyone.
Rules:
Place the digits 1-9 once each into every row, column, and box.
The grid is partially covered in fog. Correctly placed digits will clear fog.
Digits surrounded by a cage do not repeat, and sum to the given total.
Have fun solving this Totally Normal Killer Sudoku!
Solution code: Row 6
Comments
on 12. April 2026, 15:21 by FIT7Y
Specified that this is an April Fools puzzle, and hid one cage until a few digits are placed to prevent softlocks.
on 5. April 2026, 14:15 by Silentdodo
The most tricky puzzle I've ever met!
on 2. April 2026, 00:31 by VitP
PUZZLE SPOILERS:
there are two nonstandard usages here.
1) the "sum in the upper left corner of a cage" is NOT in use. that's fine, because it is NOT stated in the rules.
and there's more stuff like that.
unfortunately, the bottom line is that the claim "guessing not needed" is FALSE
2) cage boundaries VIOLATE standards. you will see how this works. that SHOULD be stated in the rules.
FIT7Y:
There is a certain experience that I aimed for with this puzzle, and explaining the violations up front would ruin that experience. Though I do accept that I used "no guessing required" extremely loosely.
on 1. April 2026, 22:58 by MattJones
Such a great April Fool’s Day treat. Made me grin, and it was really clever!
on 1. April 2026, 08:42 by juggler
Okay, you got me. Several times.
on 1. April 2026, 08:08 by Jen118266
Very enjoyable
on 1. April 2026, 05:10 by TheCutmaster
That wasn’t a puzzle, it was an entire journey. I absolutely enjoyed it.
