A Square Caged Ring
(Eingestellt am 1. April 2025, 15:29 Uhr von meggen033)
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• Normal Sudoku rules apply.
• Digits in a cage do not repeat and sum to the clue in the top left.
• A black dot between cells indicates cell values with a 2:1 ratio. A white dot between cells indicates cells with consecutive values. Not all dots are given.
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Happy Solving and God Bless
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Lösungscode: Enter row 7 digits
Kommentare
am 27. Juni 2025, 14:24 Uhr von Blackophelia
Loved this! Awesome use of Phistomofel and the deductions flowed nicely once that break in was found.
am 8. April 2025, 07:36 Uhr von TheNineElements
Solve Time: 14:37
I rated this 2/5 difficulty.
Really great addition to the series! I really liked the ring equivalence used in the break-in - it was a really clever way to restrict the puzzle!
As mentioned by @RedBarchetta and @VitP, I think that the use of the phistomefel ring equivalence makes a 1* rating a bit misleading. I only ever rate puzzles as 1* if I think a beginner solver (who is at least familiar with the ruleset) would successfully be able to approach & solve the puzzle. I don't think SET tricks like the Phistomefel ring equivalence are "beginner knowledge". The Phistomefel ring may be becoming "common" knowledge here on logicmasters, but it really is an otherwise obscure trick that seems to be a prerequirsite for most puzzles in the series. So as such, I rated it 2*.
It may be possible to solve this without the phistomefel ring equivalence (as I've seen with earlier puzzles in the series) but when looking back, I think that it would be harder than 1* difficulty to do so.
All that being said, once you utilize the equivalence, the puzzle was very approachable and straightforward (and very fun). This is probably my favorite use of the equivalence in the series so far, and it did a really nice job of simplifying the puzzle.
Thanks for sharing!
am 5. April 2025, 13:12 Uhr von nunc
Another really beautiful puzzle. Thanks a lot. And I totally agree with the others: If you know Phistomephel, it's very easy, otherwise it's hard to find a break-in.
am 4. April 2025, 02:15 Uhr von VitP
requiring that the solver be familiar with the principles and applications of phistomefel automatically makes this puzzle level 2
am 2. April 2025, 20:10 Uhr von haddocksmack
This is one of my favorite puzzles I've solved so far!
am 2. April 2025, 03:44 Uhr von RedBarchetta
Fantastic setting! Without the P-ring I am not sure I could solve this. The logic was great knowing Phistomofel. I love the 2-44's. I'm gonna try this again without using the "Other" secret. Thanks!
am 2. April 2025, 00:19 Uhr von sujoyku
What a fantastic puzzle! This instantly becomes my all-time favorite of the Square Ring puzzle series. Thank you very much, meggen033!
am 1. April 2025, 23:35 Uhr von Snaques
I think this was very fun, but definitely harder than 1*.
