Thanks to Aletheia and sanabas for testing!
Estimated difficulty 3.5 due to keeping track of a lot of numbers.
Regular sudoku rules apply.
Each cell in the grid has a unique value n, from 1 to 81, in some order. The largest factor of n from 1-9 represents that number in the grid, with the following rules for primes:
- Each 1 digit is associated with itself or a prime number containing a 1 in the number (such as 19 or 61).
- Any remaining prime numbers may be represented by any remaining digits not already representing another number n.
Arrows: values along an arrow sum to the number in the circle. For clarification, the arrows on r4c6-r5c7 are crossing.
Killer Cages: values in a killer cage sum to the value in the top left corner of the cage.
Kropki dots: white dots separate consecutive values, and black dots separate values at a 1:2 ratio.
Anti-factor lines (red): no value that is a multiple or factor of the length of the line may appear on the line.
Anti-prime lines (green): prime values do not occur on anti-prime lines.
Thermometers: values increase along grey thermometer lines from the bulb to the tip.
The puzzle:
Play here:
Solution code: Row 9 (Values, not digits) dash-separated: e.g. 4-20-69-67-23-42-13-37-1
on 15. May 2026, 19:55 by Dendr
It's the craziest ruleset I have seen. Solving it requires some effort, but it's worth it. A pencil and a piece of paper (or a notes app) make great help, and the rest is just pure logic. You've literally made my day.
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KingOfFries: Thank you so much! I love crazy and complex rulesets. It does make my puzzles less approachable, but I can't help myself. Thanks for solving!
on 14. May 2026, 23:49 by dzamie
Let me see if I'm understanding the rules correctly:
Say I know that 19, 36, 8, and 23 are in a box. 19's digit is 1, 36's digit is 9, 8's digit is 8, and 23's digit could be anything aside from 1, 8, or 9, since the other two rules take precedence.
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KingOfFries: You got it!