Kylo Ren (Deconstruction, Renban Lines)
(Published on 13. August 2025, 01:51 by jzstarburzt)
My dad and I are back at it again with a new puzzle. This time, we decided to attempt to set my favorite type of puzzle, deconstruction puzzles. We thought Renban lines would be an interesting idea, and we hope you enjoy it. Good luck and may the "fours" be with you!
Deconstruction: Within the 11x11 grid, there exist nine non-overlapping 3x3 square regions which the solver must locate. Each region contains the digits 1-9 such that no digit repeats in any row, column, or 3x3 region. Cells outside these regions do not contain digits, but have a value of 0.
Kylo Renban Lines: Values on a purple Kylo Renban line must be a set of consecutive non-repeating values. The values may be in any order. Treat intersecting lines as a single Kylo Renban line.
Killer Cages: Values in a cage must sum to the total in the upper left-hand corner of the cage. Non-zero values may not repeat in a cage.
Thermometers: Values along a thermometer must increase from the bulb end.
Solve on SudokuPad here.
Solution code: Column 6 (excluding zeroes)
Comments
on 16. August 2025, 03:44 by Glasgow
Very nice puzzle! I really enjoyed this. Thank you!
on 15. August 2025, 16:11 by Snue
I kept making wrong assumptions about the deconstruction logic - I figured it out though, and I enjoyed the solve a lot. Thanks for the puzzle :)
on 14. August 2025, 20:28 by LehanLehan
It was a great pleasure to solve, thank you very much for the puzzle.
on 14. August 2025, 17:06 by Franjo
Gorgeous puzzle! Don’t know why you added a Kylo to the Renban Lines, but I really enjoyed every single step on the solving path. Thank you both for creating and sharing this lovely deconstruction.
on 13. August 2025, 15:53 by Joyofrandomness
Wonderful! Thanks so much
on 13. August 2025, 07:37 by keaizhu
Interesting! The logic of broke in is very exciting!
on 13. August 2025, 06:33 by rameshsrivats
Delightful puzzle. Reasonably approachable though. Closer to 3*
on 13. August 2025, 05:36 by juggler
This was tons of fun! Some really cool logic came from empty cells having value 0.
