Big Hits
(Eingestellt am 1. August 2026, 08:00 Uhr von marty_sears)
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply.
There are 9 doubler cells to be located in the grid, one in every row, column and box, and each containing a different digit. The value of a doubler cell equals its digit multiplied by 2. The value of any other cell equals its digit, as usual.
Values do not repeat on a beige hitline (though digits might.) The VALUE of a circled cell indicates how may cells along its line have VALUES that match their position number along the line, starting from the square end (which is position 1.)
Eg: If a line has the values 1 3 16 4 5 (in that order,) then the 3 would be circled, because three cells have values that match their position number; 1 is in the 1st position, 4 is in the 4th position, and 5 is in the 5th position.
THE HIT LIST:
Puzzle 1: Hitlines
Puzzle 2: Hit Count
Puzzle 3: Dutch Flat Mates: Hitlines
Puzzle 4: Pick-up Sticks: Beige
Puzzle 5: Rank Up: Hitlines
Puzzle 6: Six Hit Wonder
Puzzle 7: HIT + MIX
Puzzle 8: Build Your Own Hitlines
Puzzle 9: Big Hits
Lösungscode: VALUES in column 8 reading downwards
Kommentare
am 20. September 2026, 00:50 Uhr von polcat
Incredible puzzle - thanks so much!
am 19. September 2026, 03:43 Uhr von dbrew
Absolutely loved the puzzle. The break in was classic doubler but the rest was more hit line. The end was, unfortunately yet again, hard because a) I can't read, lol, and b) simple maths, lolx2.
Thanks again Marty for another amazing puzzle.
am 27. August 2026, 06:06 Uhr von softie
I've enjoyed many Marty Sears puzzles and frequently solve 4* puzzles on here... But I haven't the foggiest idea where to begin with this one.
Edit: and of course, the key to the puzzle was posting this comment and re-reading the rules for the 5th time for the key piece of information I had been overlooking. Now I'm off to the races. The break-in is indeed classic Marty!
am 18. August 2026, 20:23 Uhr von simontherry
I found this quite hard to be honest, rated 4*
am 2. August 2026, 04:06 Uhr von Crusader175
Beautiful!
am 1. August 2026, 18:10 Uhr von mscha
Beautiful combination of existing rules!
I got the break-in almost immediately – a typical Marty one – but I did get stuck for a bit in the endgame. (Thanks for the hint, @Dogfood!)
2 stars for me for most of the puzzle, but given the endgame I gave it 3 after all.
Very nice!
am 1. August 2026, 16:36 Uhr von MattJones
Wonderful, such a neat combination of rule sets. Didn’t find it too bad for a 3*, but that’s primarily down to having watched and tried a few Hit Lines puzzles via CTC, and to the ingenuity of the setter obvs. Thank you Marty!
am 1. August 2026, 16:11 Uhr von amirs
What a beautiful puzzle! Lots of pretty deductions that make the solver feel clever.
am 1. August 2026, 13:50 Uhr von bboom
Fun one! I got lost once or twice, but just because counting is hard...
am 1. August 2026, 10:51 Uhr von Franjo
Thank you so much for creating and sharing another amazing puzzle. Funny break-in!
am 1. August 2026, 09:47 Uhr von Joven
Simply gorgeous! Knew I had to solve it even when I am sick.
P.S. There may be a small little typo in the instructions in Sudokupad with the word "in".
