Give it the finger
(Published on 12. August 2026, 08:55 by sanabas)
I gave someone two fingers, and they locked me in these cages. If I can get out of the cages, I can hide in the numbered rooms until I make it out entirely...
You can attempt this puzzle at this sudokupad link
Good Luck!
Questions, comments, feedback are always welcome, either here or on the CTC community discord.
The rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1-9 exactly once in each row, column and box.
Killer Cages: The digits in a cage sum to the value written in the top left of the cage. Digits may not repeat in a cage.
Numbered Rooms: Clues outside the grid indicate the digit which has to be placed in the Nth cell in the corresponding direction, where N is the digit placed in the first cell in that direction.
Cipher: Each letter represents a different digit from 1-9. The same letter always represents the same digit.
Note: There are cells provided for keeping track of the cipher, but solution check will ignore those cells.
Some of my previous puzzles:
Xban
Chaos Dancing
Sum Some Yin Yang
If you enjoy this one, please try them too.
You can attempt this puzzle at this sudokupad link
Good Luck!
Questions, comments, feedback are always welcome, either here or on the CTC community discord.
The rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1-9 exactly once in each row, column and box.
Killer Cages: The digits in a cage sum to the value written in the top left of the cage. Digits may not repeat in a cage.
Numbered Rooms: Clues outside the grid indicate the digit which has to be placed in the Nth cell in the corresponding direction, where N is the digit placed in the first cell in that direction.
Cipher: Each letter represents a different digit from 1-9. The same letter always represents the same digit.
Note: There are cells provided for keeping track of the cipher, but solution check will ignore those cells.
Some of my previous puzzles:
Xban
Chaos Dancing
Sum Some Yin Yang
If you enjoy this one, please try them too.
Solution code: MIDDLE/DIGITS
Last changed on on 15. August 2026, 23:12
Solved by Jooshy, pmays123, lmdemasi, RockyRoer, jalebc, Katuize, Chelo, bansalsaab, palpot, by81996672, FireShot7, Statistica, Snookerfan, misko
Comments
on 23. August 2026, 11:58 by Snookerfan
Very nice! 3 star solve time. Thanks
on 13. August 2026, 00:53 by bansalsaab
Breakin was hard. Very smooth after that
on 12. August 2026, 13:35 by lmdemasi
Instead of giving this puzzle a finger, I'm giving it a thumb, and it's pointing up.
on 12. August 2026, 12:29 by pmays123
Very fun challenge with a beautiful break-in. Thanks for sharing!
on 12. August 2026, 09:54 by Jooshy
Awesome puzzle and a clean solve path! Thanks for sharing.
Last changed on 12. August 2026, 09:54
on 12. August 2026, 09:39 by marcmees
Digits may repeat in a cage?
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No repeats in cages. Not sure how that disappeared from the rules. I'll fix it.
