Stacked Deck (Killer)
(Published on 28. August 2023, 07:17 by zegres)
I have made two previous killer sudokus playing around with 2-cell cages:
Card Pickup and Wax-On Wax-Off. This puzzle builds on what I learned.
This time I tried to focus on solve path over aesthetics, so hope you have fun solving!
Thanks to Playmaker, PotatoHead, Calvinball, and CornishJohn, for testing and feedback!
Rules:
- Normal Sudoku Rules Apply.
- Digits in cages sum to the given total.
Solution code: Row 5 (9 digits no spaces)
Comments
on 29. August 2023, 11:09 by Soothsayer
Very nice flow. Thanks for setting!
on 28. August 2023, 22:24 by sujoyku
Thank you for this wonderful puzzle, zegres! To be honest, I was a little worried in the beginning since I did not found out how to break in rightaway. But just step after step it started unfolding and there always was a next step to take. Great cage setup!
on 28. August 2023, 22:23 by Blashyrkh
Good one zegres, felt quite minimalistic really with powerful clues and plenty of cool interactions.
on 28. August 2023, 20:46 by zegres
Hey guys and gals appreciate the nice comments!
Very happy with how this one turned out, it took a lot of work.
on 28. August 2023, 18:32 by kporadzinski
Absolutely delicious puzzle. In my opinion that could be a three star puzzle. Lot of very nice deductions that solver must determine one after the other. Well done, great job.
on 28. August 2023, 18:19 by GeorgeTheToad2
That was much harder than it looked. I enjoyed every minute of it. Thank you for sharing this beast of a killer!
on 28. August 2023, 16:23 by meggen033
Very nice puzzle! Consistently challenging throughout with some great deductions.
on 28. August 2023, 15:39 by Calvinball
Elegant and approachable, a wonderful combination. It's also the most painful sudoku I've ever solved, but that's at no fault of this lovely puzzle.
on 28. August 2023, 14:36 by CaptZebraCakes
Beautiful puzzle. Thanks!
on 28. August 2023, 11:03 by Niverio
Absolutely amazing puzzle! This has the best flow in a 2-star killer puzzle I have ever seen. Gorgeous work!
on 28. August 2023, 08:47 by Playmaker6174
Wonderfully fun puzzle, one of the most delicious killer puzzles I’ve solved :)
