Standard Sudoku: Fill the grid with digits 1-9 such that no digit repeats in any row, column, or 3x3 box.
Hidden Cages: The solver must locate ten 5-cell cages in the grid. Digits within a cage must not repeat. The sum of the digits in each cage must be the same, to be determined by the solver. Cages do not overlap, must not share an edge but may touch corners.
Quads: Every corner where two cages touch is marked with a Quad. The two digits in the Quad must appear in the surrounding four cells and must be inside a cage.
Lösungscode: Digits in Row 1 inside the cage (left to right)
am 28. Mai 2026, 13:29 Uhr von pmays123
Wow! Brilliant
am 20. Mai 2026, 20:36 Uhr von amchap
Wonderful. And lovely that it has 10 unique pentominoes. (all of them except for I and V). Presumably you found this arrangement first, and then built the puzzle? I wonder if there are other arrangements for 10 unique pentominoes (other than flipping the one in box 1)
am 19. Mai 2026, 14:43 Uhr von massiah3100
Given that this is only a 1-star puzzle I think the rules should add that each quad marks a corner where two cages touch (rather than simply stating that all corners where cages touch are marked with quads)
am 17. Mai 2026, 00:52 Uhr von PancakePie
Thank you for this! Reading is good.
am 12. Mai 2026, 23:19 Uhr von Catalynz
Beautiful puzzle! Thanks so much for sharing!
am 12. Mai 2026, 08:11 Uhr von meatbox
a very nice puzzle
am 8. Mai 2026, 20:01 Uhr von cowabunghole
Maybe it's just me, but I struggled in the beginning because the rules said that all corners have a quad, but it wasn't clear to me that all quads were necessarily a corner (For example, a quad could have been entirely contained within a cage). I figured it out eventually, but I think it would be nice if that was clarified in the rules. Nonetheless, great puzzle!
am 8. Mai 2026, 10:47 Uhr von Liamhere
Updated the grid
am 7. Mai 2026, 20:41 Uhr von Supertaster
Just like when entering the solution code, it helps to read the entire instructions!
(I overlooked the end of the quads rule and it slowed me down)
Lovely puzzle, thank you
am 7. Mai 2026, 17:33 Uhr von Gizmo
Phenomenal puzzle! Really enjoyed that.
am 7. Mai 2026, 09:43 Uhr von fitzie
thanks for making the solution code require post "solve" coloring.
am 7. Mai 2026, 06:20 Uhr von frosto
Very nice puzzle, awesome rules.
am 7. Mai 2026, 02:48 Uhr von TeddieMilo
TQ for the puzzle. This is super fun! I spent lots of time at the beginning punishing myself for not reading the rules ×_×
am 6. Mai 2026, 21:33 Uhr von dzamie
A little intricate, but really fun once it got going!
am 6. Mai 2026, 17:17 Uhr von jwsinclair
Really nice :)
am 6. Mai 2026, 14:25 Uhr von chis_r
Really enjoyed this! Thank you
am 6. Mai 2026, 12:18 Uhr von Liamhere
updated the grid
am 6. Mai 2026, 11:19 Uhr von jfmengels
Great puzzle! But shouldn't there be a quad between box 4 and 8?
Haha you're right, i totally missed it. Thanks!