Casino Royale
(Published on 14. September 2026, 18:10 by juggler)
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
INDEX LINE - Place nine digits along the line. A digit X in position Y requires a digit Y in position X.
SKYSCRAPER CLUES - Digits on the line are skyscraper clues, i.e. they indicate how many digits in the column are larger than all digits lower down in the column.
EVEN - The grey area sums to an even total.
Solution code: Row 1
Comments
on 20. September 2026, 03:43 by barfurth
Beautiful logic resulting from the ruleset.
Hard to pick the appropriate difficulty. I agree with ConStar and hamosphere: this is 2* with a caveat.
All the difficulty – and all the beauty – really is in discovering the properties resulting from the ruleset. After that filling in the grid is super easy.
None of the deductions were super hard. But finding all the steps could be near impossible for a typical 2* solver.
on 19. September 2026, 12:06 by InterestingAlgae
Stared at it for more than one hour thinking it's impossible, but after working out the interaction between the rules, I can only say it's hilariously clever.
on 17. September 2026, 23:50 by ConStar
Fun puzzle, but the current 2/5 rating is deceiving.
It's one of those, once you see it, it basically solves itself, and the required deduction isn't too complicated, but it takes a certain experience and having seen similar puzzle types to make that deduction.
on 16. September 2026, 20:45 by hamosphere
Unless I missed something, I feel this sort of puzzle is 4-5* for people that are at a typical 2-3* level. This might be 2* if you're very used to solving 4-5* puzzles. So I would rate this 4* for the average solver.
on 15. September 2026, 23:36 by cowabunghole
Really really cool. I had absolutely convinced myself that it had something to do with set theory and spent far too much time hitting a dead end. Once I gave up and started looking elsewhere it was such a smooth solve with some super satisfying deductions
on 15. September 2026, 17:22 by SZCrow
The least is the most. That’s exactly why juggler is the Goat puzzle creator for me
on 15. September 2026, 16:38 by Notgoodatthis
I must be missing something. Not sure where to even start with useful deductions
- Got it, what a powerful deduction indeed!
on 15. September 2026, 14:04 by Franjo
Thank you very much for creating and sharing another funny puzzle. Think about the implications of the ruleset - then fill the grid in a rush!
on 14. September 2026, 18:56 by emoney1374
Fun puzzle!
