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Equality Cages 111: Searching for 5s in this Sudoku Grid

28 Jan 2024 · 1,100 views

Arrow XV Kropki
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Case notes

Today's Puzzle:

Continuing the phenomenal series of Equality Cages from gUBBLOR with 111. This introduces yet another variant ruleset, not sure if it's totally new or first time for me to come across it.

Link to Play Along:

Equality Cages 111: Searching for 5s by gUBBLOR http://tinyurl.com/SudokuSleuthEqualityCages111

Rules:

Normal Sudoku rules apply. Place the digits 1 through 9 in each empty cell. Digits must not repeat within the same row, column, or box.

Equality cages: Cages must have an equal number of low (1,2,3,4) and high (6,7,8,9) digits AND an equal number of even (2,4,6,8) and odd (1,3,7,9) digits. Equality cages can never contain 5. Digits may not repeat in a cage.

Kropki dots: A black dot between cells indicates cell values with a 2:1 ratio. A white dot between cells indicates cells with consecutive values. Not all dots are shown.

X: Adjacent cells connected with an X must sum to 10. Not all X's are shown.

Search 5: Each arrow points to the closest 5, where the digit on the arrow is how many cells away the 5 is. For example, lets say there's an arrow in R1C1 pointing to the right. If R1C1 was a 1, R1C2 would have to be 5. If R1C1 was 8, the 5 would have to be in R1C9. There may be multiple arrows pointing to the same 5, and it's not necessary for every 5 to have an arrow pointing to it.

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