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Equality Cages 118: Sudoku Variants Meet One Another - Consecutive Sum Lines Meet Equality Cages

8 Jan 2024 · 1,535 views

XV Kropki
24:04

Case notes

Today's Puzzle:

Continuing the lovely Equality Cages series from guBBLOR with a fusion with consecutive sum lines.

Link to Play Along:

Equality Cages 118: Sum equally consecutive lines by gUBBLOR http://tinyurl.com/SudokuSleuthEqualityCages118

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.

Consecutive sum lines: Digits along consecutive sum lines within each box have sums that differ by 1. I.e. if a line has 1,2,3 on it in one box, and only 1 digit in another box that digit has to be either 5 or 7. If it's a 5 and it enters a third box (from the 5) with 2 digits on it, those would either have to be 2,4 or 1,5 (so it sums to 6), or 1,3 (so it sums to 4). Digits may repeat on lines.

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