Hot Cages
(Eingestellt am 9. April 2025, 10:01 Uhr von PhoenixAki)
This puzzle is part of my snackdoku series. Snackdokus are sudoku puzzles that are generally smaller (4x4 grid) and simpler to solve. If you are an experienced solver, you will likely be done in hardly 30 seconds to 1 minute. Good practice even if you are newer to the hobby!
Rules:
To increase accessibility to my puzzles, I include hints in my LMD posts and also post solution videos on my YouTube channel. I hope these help you solve the puzzles if you are struggling :)
Hint 1: It can be helpful to pencilmark thermometers based on how the digits must increase. For example, R2C3 is either a 3 or a 4 to avoid breaking the thermometer. Pencilmark the rest of the thermometer and pay attention to how that affects the cage in R2.
Hint 2: There's only one pair of digits for the 6 cage since this is just a 4x4 sudoku. Resolving row 2 will tell you the order of those digits.
- Normal 4x4 sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1-4 in each row, column, and 2x2 box without repetition.
- Thermometers: Digits on grey thermometers must increase from the bulb to the tip.
- Killer Cages: Digits in dotted-line cages must sum to the number in the top left corner of the cage.
To increase accessibility to my puzzles, I include hints in my LMD posts and also post solution videos on my YouTube channel. I hope these help you solve the puzzles if you are struggling :)
Hint 1: It can be helpful to pencilmark thermometers based on how the digits must increase. For example, R2C3 is either a 3 or a 4 to avoid breaking the thermometer. Pencilmark the rest of the thermometer and pay attention to how that affects the cage in R2.
Hint 2: There's only one pair of digits for the 6 cage since this is just a 4x4 sudoku. Resolving row 2 will tell you the order of those digits.
Lösungscode: Row 3's digits from left to right (4 digits)
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Kommentare
am 8. März 2026, 16:47 Uhr von question mark
00:56 very fun!
am 28. Januar 2026, 01:20 Uhr von PhoenixAki
Added links to Patreon.
am 12. Januar 2026, 02:21 Uhr von PhoenixAki
Added hints after learning recently how to do that in HTML. Wish I knew this last week when I went over all my posts...oh well.
am 5. Januar 2026, 06:55 Uhr von PhoenixAki
Updated post as part of an effort to improve consistency of rule phrasing and post layout across all my puzzles.
am 9. Juli 2025, 11:21 Uhr von ACK
Great little snack.
am 12. Juni 2025, 23:28 Uhr von Kusanagi
Thank you
am 28. April 2025, 12:09 Uhr von KingIsulgard
23s
am 9. April 2025, 20:20 Uhr von PinkNickels
Ye olde 20 second puzzle :)
