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Equality Cages 122 x Shifter Lines 108: Vortex: A Truly Vortex of a Sudoku!

13 Apr 2024 · 1,346 views

XV Kropki
27:10

Case notes

Today's Puzzle:

Great being on familiar ground once again with an Equality Cage x Shifter Line fusion beauty of a puzzle!

Link to Play Along:

Equality Cages 122 x Shifter Lines 108: Vortex by gUBBLOR https://tinyurl.com/SudokuSleuthEqualityCages122

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.

Shifter lines: Adjacent digits within the same box on a shifter line share both parity (even/odd) AND polarity (low/high). Whenever the line enters a new box either the parity OR the polarity shifts, never both. Shifter lines can never have 5 on it. Digits may repeat on lines.

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.

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