Lineage
(Published on 9. May 2026, 20:50 by zetamath)
This puzzle was set with my friends on stream! You can see its creation Here
Normal Sudoku rules apply: Fill the grid with the digits 1-9 so that each digit appears once in every row, column, and 3x3 box.
Tesbus Cages: A cage cannot include every digit from another cage - in other words, no cage is a subset of any other. Digits in a cage do not repeat.
Black Dots: Black dots separate digits with a ratio of 2 to 1. Not all dots are necessarily given.
Renban: Digits along a purple line form a non-repeating set of consecutive digits in an arbitrary order. (E.g. 4675 would be a valid renban).
Have fun, leave a comment if you enjoy the puzzle!
PS: I stream solving sudoku like puzzles on Sundays, as well as posting Let's Plays of puzzle games like Blue Prince. You can check out the channel, as well as some videos I have made about setting puzzles, at my YouTube channel here.
Solution code: Row 9
Comments
on 13. May 2026, 16:38 by OGRussHood
A new rule with outrageous logic... and I'm all in for the outrageous.
on 12. May 2026, 22:54 by XuanZzz
That's a lot of scanning and really easy to miss! Nice puzzle!
on 10. May 2026, 11:57 by Snookerfan
Really nice! Inventing a new rule that makes scanning even harder than disjoint groups is quite impressive. Just kidding, I had a blast. Thanks
on 10. May 2026, 09:17 by efnenu
I spent entirely too much time checking the wrong cages, and checking the wrong cages again, and checking the wrong cages some more. Then spent a year living in the mountains by myself, cleared my mind of all that is worldly, came back and asked the right questions.
A truly phenomenal puzzle!
