Which is it?
(Published on 21. November 2022, 14:00 by djorr)
This was the puzzle I made for the public puzzle pack "Caging Constraints" created by BremSter, in collaboration with Skunkworks. Enjoy!
Rules: Normal sudoku rules apply. The inequality symbol "points" to the lower of the two digits.
Cage ambiguity: The cages in the grid are either killer cages or look-and-say cages (or both). It is up to the solver to determine which cage is which. The definitions are below:
- Killer cages: Digits cannot repeat within a cage and must sum to the number in the top left corner of the cage.
- Look-and-Say cages: Digits CAN repeat in these cages. The number in the top left corner should be read as a look-and-say number and says which digits are in that cage. For example, if a look-and-say cage has the clue "12" then it means there is one 2 in the cage. If it has the clue "33" then it means there are three 3s in the cage.
F-puzzles link: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=27e7pynh
SudokuPad link: https://link.sudokupad.app/cagey-whichisit
If you are interested in more puzzles with the "look-and-say" variant, I invite you to try other puzzles using the following link:
Look-and-Say Puzzles
Rules: Normal sudoku rules apply. The inequality symbol "points" to the lower of the two digits.
Cage ambiguity: The cages in the grid are either killer cages or look-and-say cages (or both). It is up to the solver to determine which cage is which. The definitions are below:
- Killer cages: Digits cannot repeat within a cage and must sum to the number in the top left corner of the cage.
- Look-and-Say cages: Digits CAN repeat in these cages. The number in the top left corner should be read as a look-and-say number and says which digits are in that cage. For example, if a look-and-say cage has the clue "12" then it means there is one 2 in the cage. If it has the clue "33" then it means there are three 3s in the cage.
F-puzzles link: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=27e7pynh
SudokuPad link: https://link.sudokupad.app/cagey-whichisit
If you are interested in more puzzles with the "look-and-say" variant, I invite you to try other puzzles using the following link:
Look-and-Say Puzzles
Solution code: Row 1 Column 1 (18 digits, no spaces)
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Comments
on 25. June 2025, 20:39 by PinkNickels
Excellent!!
Last changed on 9. December 2022, 15:24
on 8. December 2022, 07:45 by 99jau99
A lot of fun with this one. Very nice!
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Thank you 99jau99!
Last changed on 28. November 2022, 01:49
on 28. November 2022, 01:29 by wooferzfg
Very nice and smooth!
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Thanks wooferzfg! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Last changed on 21. November 2022, 21:46
on 21. November 2022, 17:35 by twototenth
Loved this! Very clean and fun.
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Thanks twototenth, much appreciated :)
