Choco Banana Lies
(Published on 8. November 2026, 00:44 by berdy)
I've really been enjoying the liar cell mechanic from Marty Sears's Liar Cell Series and I was inspired to set my own lies puzzle!
If you are using cell shading to track chocolate vs banana, you may find it helpful to use the pen tool for tracking liar cells!
Rules
Classic SudokuEvery row, column and 3x3 box must contain every number from 1 to 9.
Liar cellsEvery row, column and 3x3 box contains one liar cell, whose real value is different from its digit. Every other cell's value is its digit.
Every liar cell contains a different digit from 1-9.
Every liar cell has a different value from 1-9.
Choco BananaShade every cell chocolate or banana.
Each orthogonally connected chocolate region must be a rectangle; each banana region must not be a rectangle.
A circled cell's VALUE is the size of its region.
Brown dotsIf a brown dot sits between two cells, the VALUE of one is double the VALUE of the other.
White dotsIf a white dot sits between two cells, they have consecutive VALUES.
NotesThe arrows and circles on the right of the grid can be used to keep track of each row's liar digit and value.
Solution code: The VALUE of all liar cells that are in bananas (top to bottom)
Solved by raaaaa, Calvinball, vukkarak, lrbhandanshi, zeniko, blueberrypug, Snookerfan, mathhead, 6rank, Isael, BlazingSnow, XuanZzz, steeto, han233ing, Sara Msterdam, pmatos, peacherwu2, CutieRainbow, LehanLehan, SPring, booteskey, amirs, Zzzzz..., Franjo
Comments
today, 20:18 by Franjo
Thank you very much for creating and sharing this challenging Liar-puzzle.
yesterday, 00:01 by amirs
This was quite the challenge! Very interesting all the way through the end
on 10. November 2026, 16:36 by Sara Msterdam
Very fun and cheeky sometimes!
But not 5 stars, I'd say 3-4☆
on 10. November 2026, 08:05 by XuanZzz
First time trying a choco-banana and it's more approachable than I expected. Nice puzzle!
on 9. November 2026, 12:32 by Snookerfan
Very nice! Incredible puzzle. I have never tried a chocolate banana before and combined with the liar rule, it was quite a steep learning curve. Enjoyed it a lot, thanks for the challenge!
on 8. November 2026, 11:12 by vukkarak
Huh, I am proud of myself, to be able to solve this beast!
on 8. November 2026, 01:20 by Calvinball
This was an absolute delight from start to finish, thanks berdy!
