Krazy Kropki (my first puzzle!)
(Published on 14. July 2025, 00:57 by Dave Brenn)
Solution code: All 9 multipliers in reading order, right to left, top to bottom
Comments
on 20. July 2025, 11:36 by teuthida
Very unique rule, thank you for setting! The rules of krazy kropki dots are really well explained step by step right now in my opinion, I had no problem with it. Somehow I missed the uniqueness, but that's on me.
One thing that confused me is the solution code: what worked for me is left to right, not right to left.
on 19. July 2025, 07:50 by clock
Since I'm not a native English speaker, there are some points in the rules that confuse me a bit – does UNIQUE mean that the multipliers in each box are different from each other?
on 15. July 2025, 03:50 by Allagem
This is a great debut puzzle! It's creative, well-crafted, and a pleasure to solve! I think the only problem is you invented a constraint that is impossible to describe concisely :) Both the information conveyed by each black dot and which digits the conveyed information is about is dependent on the black dot's location! Nevertheless, a joy to solve after the rules are properly understood. Well done! :)
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-Thank you so much!! Yes I’ve really been struggling to find a better way to explain it. I’ve updated the rules with some clarification that will hopefully make sense
on 15. July 2025, 01:47 by Exigus
Good work. Thanks
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Thank you for trying my puzzle!
on 15. July 2025, 01:45 by sanabas
Good fun. A lot more approachable than it first appears.
I'd suggest something like: If a black dot separates two uncaged digits, those digits are in a 1:N ratio, where N is the multiplier of the box the dot is in.
If a black dot separates an uncaged digit and a caged digit, then the cage's sum and the uncaged digit are in a 1:N ratio, where N is the multiplier of the box the dot is in.
If a black dot is on a box border, then N may be the multiplier of either box, it is up to the solver to determine which.
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Thank you for the advice! I’ve made an adjustment to the rules for clarity, hopefully it’s easier to understand
on 14. July 2025, 17:03 by rameshsrivats
Nice fun puzzle. Great debut. Waiting for your future puzzles.
-Thank you so much! It would help me a lot of you could leave a rating too
on 14. July 2025, 15:52 by misha
Congratulations on your first puzzle! A fun solve.
The confusing rule seems to be that if one of the digits on a kropki dot is in a cage, the value is the cage's total, not the digit.
-thank you! Yes I’m working on a way to word that more clearly
on 14. July 2025, 10:12 by PierreTombal
Nice puzzle. Had to reread the rules a couple of times but after that it went very smooth.
-Thank you! I’m working on a clearer version of the rules, if you have ideas I’d appreciate it!
on 14. July 2025, 08:00 by SudokuFan
right to left reading order for the solution code?
-Yes, right to left
on 14. July 2025, 03:32 by Dave Brenn
Mattisahuman, the digit in the cage is not in a ratio as its own value. The whole cage is calculated as the total value for that side of the dot. I would appreciate a better way to express this in the rules if you have an idea. Maybe the “and/or” is the confusion. I included the “and/or” to allow for the two different cases. Case 1: the dot is between two digits. Case 2: the dot is between a single digit and a cage
on 14. July 2025, 02:20 by Mattisahuman
Could you clarify what you mean by “ Digits and/or cage totals separated by a black dot”? Does this mean that a cell within a cage that has a black kropki dot on it is simultaneously in a ratio as its own digit AND its cage’s total? Or just one of those things?
