Pressure cooker
(Published on 17. September 2025, 21:25 by ralphwaldo1)
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Normal Sudoku rules apply: place digits 1-9 once each in each row, column and 3x3 box.
Equal pressure cages: the sum of the digits inside a cage (which may repeat) equals the sum of the digits in the cells outside which share an edge with cells inside.
Normal Sudoku rules apply: place digits 1-9 once each in each row, column and 3x3 box.
Equal pressure cages: the sum of the digits inside a cage (which may repeat) equals the sum of the digits in the cells outside which share an edge with cells inside.
Solution code: Row 5, left to right.
Solved by Joyofrandomness, SKORP17, ThePedallingPianist, tuturitu, cryptique, MattYDdraig, DanishDynamite, Exigus, Nigrin, Andrewsarchus, deltameth, bansalsaab, galgamer, zeniko, paranoid
Comments
on 18. September 2025, 17:51 by Exigus
Lovely puzzle, found the midgame quite tricky but probably missed something. Very interesting logic, thanks!
on 18. September 2025, 13:03 by MattYDdraig
Agree with TPP below: this is very neatly crafted and flows smoothly through the logic from beginning to end.
on 17. September 2025, 23:48 by ThePedallingPianist
Having seen a couple of the drafts, this puzzle is the result of some excellent persistence in refining the logic to be as smooth as possible! Fantastic setting and impressively minimal grid!
