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the maharajah of pookajee

(Published on 9. May 2026, 02:00 by aqjhs)

It is Scojo's birthday! 🥳
Here's a copycat puzzle to celebrate.

  • Normal sudoku rules apply.
  • Copycat Cells:
    • Place nine copycat cells on the grid so there's exactly one copycat cell in each row, column and box.
    • Digits may not repeat in copycat cells.
    • The value of a copycat cell is equal to the digit in the cell that is a 180° rotation around the the center of the grid (for example, if r7c9 is a copycat cell, then its value is the digit in r3c1).
    • The value of a non-copycat cell is equal to the digit in it.
  • Full Quad-Rank:
    • All the 2x2 areas of the grid, when their values are read in western reading order, make a total of 64 four-digit numbers.
    • Clues in the center of a 2x2 area show its rank among those 64 numbers, where the lowest is 1 and the highest is 64.
    • One or more equal numbers are considered to be at rank N when there are N-1 numbers of strictly lower rank. (For example, we say there are three numbers in rank 20 when there are 19 numbers of lower rank and the next rank will be 23, i.e. the ranks could go ⋯, 19, 20, 20, 20, 23, ⋯)

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Solution code: Values of the copycat cells, top to bottom (9 digits).

Last changed on on 9. May 2026, 05:03

Solved by h5663454, Sotehr, coeurblacky, xiaoan, gigglingCaduceus, Zzzzz..., snowbaby, Scojo, palpot, karlmortenlunna, JayForty, earthpuzzles, Isael, steeto, Agent, rmm466ss, BlazingSnow
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yesterday, 01:44 by rmm466ss
My first attempt at copycat, so there was a little learning curve. The logic and flow was a lot of fun! Thanks!

on 11. May 2026, 20:36 by Scojo
I was a bit scared of this one at first, but I shouldn't have been. Full Quad Rank is proving to be a really versatile ruleset. Thank you for making it!

on 10. May 2026, 23:33 by earthpuzzles
Enjoyed the logic!

Difficulty:5
Rating:100 %
Solved:17 times
Observed:1 times
ID:000SN8

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