Caged Secret
(Published on 12. October 2026, 19:46 by Jorava)
Normal killer cages.
I initially planned to make this a beginner-friendly puzzle that teaches the solver a certain secret, but after drawing the first few cages, I tested it, and found several fun, but somewhat tricky deductions, and couldn't bring myself to make it easier.
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Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1-9 in every row, column, and 3x3 box without repetition.
Killer Cages: Digits in a cage cannot repeat, and must sum to the value given in the top left corner of the cage.
Solution code: Column 8
Comments
on 17. October 2026, 21:47 by Jorava
Changed the screenshot. The previous one included a redundant cage from an earlier version of the puzzle.
on 17. October 2026, 21:29 by Jorava
Thanks to everyone for the lovely comments, and for sharing your perspectives on the difficulty.
on 15. October 2026, 13:36 by Rawcoder
Lovely puzzle. Great interactions.
I'll give it a clean 1*, solved it in just over 11 minutes.
on 13. October 2026, 05:14 by Bunglejohn
Harder than I expected it to be ....I did forget to read the title
on 13. October 2026, 02:35 by SanFranSam
Advanced beginner here. I finished it in 26 min. With some checking along the way but no errors. So I would give it 1.5*
on 12. October 2026, 23:23 by Snaques
This was really fun. While it felt like it had some 2* logic in it, it still took 1* worth of time, so 1* it is.
on 12. October 2026, 22:32 by Martina
By you own description it should be 2*
Nicely set, thank you.
on 12. October 2026, 22:26 by michael_787
A real gem. Some beautiful deductions like the digit in r9c9 which can be filled in almost immediately.
on 12. October 2026, 20:13 by PinkNickels
Very fun! Managed a hair under 6 min
on 12. October 2026, 20:08 by baltoguy
thanks!
