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Time to Get Ready!

(Published on 20. September 2025, 16:06 by Zibl)

Zibl overslept and needs some help to clean his place up before he is off to work! Can you help him?

Goal of the puzzle:
- Draw a line to get Zibl from the bed to the bread so he can get some breakfast. The line may only move orthogonally. The line may not enter the same cell twice, cross itself, or pass through any of the thick green walls. The line MAY touch itself orthogonally and diagonally.

Rules:
1. Normal sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1 - 9 once each in every row, column, and box.

2. SOCKS: Digits separated by socks are consecutive. Not all socks are given.

3. TAKEOUT: Digits separated by takeout boxes have a 1:2 ratio, one digit is double the other. Not all takeout boxes are given.

3. CAGES: Digits in a cage sum to the digit in the top left corner. Cages are great places to drop off socks and empty boxes.

4. ONE-WAY DOORS: Brown arrows work as one-way doors. The line may only pass through in the direction of the arrow. The arrow points towards the smaller of the two numbers.

5. SPECIAL CONSTRAINTS:
- The line is entropic. Every set of three digits along the line must be one low (123), one middle (456), and one high (789) digit.
- The line must pick up (go through) every pair of socks and every takeout box, and enter every cage at least once before reaching the bread.

Click here or the image to solve the puzzle in SudokuPad.

This is the second in a series of puzzles meant to work as a "Day in the life of Zibl". Other puzzles will be linked below as they get released.

1. What is Making That Noise?
2. Time to Get Ready! - You are here!
3. Breakfast Time! - planned release 27/9
4. Taking the Bus - planned release 4/10
5. Secret
6. Secret
7. Secret
8. Secret
9. Secret
10. Secret

Solution code: Digits on the line in row 5.

Last changed on on 20. September 2025, 16:08

Solved by 3ColorTheorem, CitrusGremlin, SKORP17, metacom, sehringdipity, TVDK, Exigus, ad1643, CHalb, VicJameson
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Comments

Last changed on 22. September 2025, 09:39

on 22. September 2025, 00:29 by VicJameson
This was my first maze puzzle and it was really approachable.
Very fun, thanks.
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Zibl: Glad you enjoyed it! :)

Last changed on 21. September 2025, 15:31

on 21. September 2025, 13:04 by Exigus
Very fun puzzle. With some maze experience it is relatively easy. Thanks!
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Zibl: Glad you enjoyed it! :)

Last changed on 20. September 2025, 19:21

on 20. September 2025, 19:08 by CitrusGremlin
Very nice maze! I'd give it more of a two star difficulty rating but I play with cage calculators available so that might have given me a slight edge.
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Zibl: Glad you enjoyed it!
I was going to put this at 2 stars but testers said it was closer to 3. Will be interesting to see where it ends up. :)

Difficulty:3
Rating:N/A
Solved:10 times
Observed:1 times
ID:000PAB

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