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am 22. Juni 2025, 02:08 Uhr von PDN777
Sujoyku: what a marvelous puzzle! I'm pretty sure I didn't follow the intended solve path. But I did manage to do it. 80 minutes. Just at the edge of my solving abilities. Bravo! (PS I'm also a big fan of the classics!)

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Thank you for your comment, PDN777! I am glad that you enjoyed it.
Honestly, I don't care if you take my "intended path" or not, as long as you have a fun solve. If you like to discuss any of the steps, feel free to write a hidden comment.
Kind regards, sujoyku

am 25. April 2025, 13:17 Uhr von Lenivaya_Joppa
Thank you for this nice puzzle, dear sujoyku! :)

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You are much welcome, Lenivaya_Joppa, thank you for commenting! I am glad you enjoyed the puzzle.
Kind regards, sujoyku

am 24. März 2025, 00:35 Uhr von Snaques
Only when I had completed did I realie this was a sujoyku puzzle and I couldn't have been less surprised.

Seems like every puzzle I complete from you is a gem. What a fun one with just the good old killer rule.

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Thank you for your kind words, Snaques! I am glad you enjoyed the solve.
Kind regards, sujoyku

am 22. März 2025, 18:52 Uhr von Nemefish
This is a tricky but not impossible killer. Took me a while to get started then the momentum kept going.

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Thank you for your comment, Nemefish! I hope you had a fun solve.
Kind regards, sujoyku

am 20. März 2025, 15:08 Uhr von Blashyrkh
Despite all the crazy inventive sudoku novelties in recent years, I still prefer the good old simple variants, and this is a prime example of one!

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Thank you for your comment, Blashyrkh! I am glad that you also appreciate the good old classic variants. :)
Kind regards, sujoyku

am 20. März 2025, 13:58 Uhr von PinkNickels
Wow, what a clever puzzle. The coloring of the 89's and their respective friend was brilliant. Then there seemed to be a secondary break-in which was a bit more subtle. Very fun solve!

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Thank you for your comment, PinkNickels! It is good to hear you had a fun solve.
Kind regards, sujoyku

am 20. März 2025, 12:19 Uhr von ppdswiss
An absolute joy of a puzzle. Really great work.

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Thank you for your comment, ppdswiss! I am glad you liked the puzzle.
Kind regards, sujoyku

am 20. März 2025, 07:40 Uhr von TheNineElements
Solve Time: 33:29

I rated this 2/5 difficult.

Really great killer sudoku! I felt like this was on the harder end of 2* puzzles, and my time was definitely longer than most 2* puzzles I solve.

The puzzle had a lot of great ideas, and the solve felt smooth and was very engaging/interesting. The break-in was pretty tricky (IMO) and it took me quite a while before I started making big progress and placing digits. The ways that the geometry between cages interacted was really nice and not at all "obvious".

I probably could have solved the puzzle a bit quicker if I utilized the semi/psuedo-symmetry (the puzzle doesnt have perfect symmetry, but the logic/geometry was fairly similar on the different sides of the grid), since I found myself focusing on particular sections of the grid and neglecting to check how my deductions affected other cages. I also spent a bit too long coloring digits, and in hindsight it wasn't really necessary. I definitely over-colored the grid and overlooked some more basic ideas (like hidden pairs/triples, etc.), which would have saved me some time.

Even through my solve wasn't super efficient, it was very enjoyable and consistent, and I never felt like I got too stuck. Once I began placing digits, the whole puzzle seemed to come together really nicely, and led to some cool logical sequences. Since I found it fairly tough to begin placing digits, this made it all the more rewarding!

Thanks for sharing this puzzle! I definitely recommend giving this puzzle a go!

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Thank you for your comment, TheNineElements! I am glad you enjoyed it. I also agree in terms of difficulty. I actually had it at 3 stars, but am also fine with 2 stars. Probably, it is somewhere between those two.
Kind regards, sujoyku

am 19. März 2025, 23:23 Uhr von AnebodaSlatorp
Thank you!

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You are much welcome, AnebodaSlatorp, thank you for your comment!
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am 19. März 2025, 20:50 Uhr von MattYDdraig
Very smooth. Really cool break-in and lovely flow.

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Thank you for your comment, MattYDdraig! I am glad you found the puzzle to be smooth and enjoyed its flow.
Kind regards, sujoyku

am 19. März 2025, 20:18 Uhr von MSDOS
Very lovely killer setting! Nice flow, smooth logic, great work!

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Thank you for your comment, MSDOS! I am glad you enjoyed the puzzle.
Kind regards, sujoyku

am 19. März 2025, 20:11 Uhr von ChinStrap
Loved it! Really good ideas here and some beautiful geometry.

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Thank you for your comment, ChinStrap! It is nice to hear you approve of the ideas and liked the geometry.
Kind regards, sujoyku

am 19. März 2025, 17:18 Uhr von glum_hippo
Nice geometry! Back to basics is always welcome.

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Thank you for your comment, glum_hippo! I am glad you enjoyed the geometry of this one.
Kind regards, sujoyku