Hitbox
(Published on 14. August 2026, 09:07 by Killer Joe)
Hello.
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Every 3×3 box must contain exactly three digits (hit points) that match their position within the box. Positions are counted from left to right, then top to bottom.
For example, in box 1, the digit 5 counts as a hit point only if it occurs in r2c2.
No two orthogonally adjacent digits may be consecutive anywhere in the grid.
Have fun.
Solution code: Row 9, first 6 digits.
Comments
on 21. August 2026, 00:53 by Stabbers
legendary. would love to see more hit point puzzles
on 16. August 2026, 12:51 by ColinBow
First time I've ever played this rule and really enjoyed it. Thanks KJ.
on 16. August 2026, 12:40 by Gunkan
Unexpededly fun; really liked it
on 16. August 2026, 04:24 by Aleon
Awesome rule set. Fun and unique
on 15. August 2026, 14:34 by amchap
Neat concept. Thanks for sharing.
on 14. August 2026, 23:29 by Yasahiro
This was delightful. Cracking the initial break in was a bit tricky, but once I got it it all came together beautifully.
on 14. August 2026, 18:53 by barnacle
Fun ruleset, would love to see more.
on 14. August 2026, 18:36 by pmays123
Lovely puzzle. Thank you for sharing!
on 14. August 2026, 17:38 by JVA
The fact that there is a trick to realize it's what makes this 2* for me
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I agree. I posted it as a 2 star and was a bit surprised with the 1 star rating. Would be nice if LMD showed difficulty ratings with one digit after the comma, like 1.5 for example. Thanks for playing! Grts, Jonesy.
on 14. August 2026, 17:11 by varbrad
Really nice, stared blankly for 10 minutes before it clicked :)
on 14. August 2026, 14:50 by Snaques
For some reason I assumed the column and row hits would count as well and spent way too much time figuring that out.
Eventually this was very fun and interesting puzzle.
on 14. August 2026, 13:11 by Franjo
Thank you very much for creating and sharing this lovely puzzle featuring a wonderful new idea.
on 14. August 2026, 13:06 by philolologue
Absolutely loved this puzzle, but would rate it 1-star for difficulty, took just under 15 min as the break-in presented itself almost immediately. Brilliant concept though and loads of fun to hunt after the digits!
on 14. August 2026, 11:31 by FriendlyChaos
Took me quite a while to spot the key idea, but once it clicked the rest solved really smoothly. Really fun and elegant puzzle!
on 14. August 2026, 09:31 by amirs
Neat idea. Quite easy once you figure it out
