The disambiguation logic of the 5 and 6 cages at the bottom of the puzzle was quite fun! My time today was 2:16, solver number 243. Ah, it turns out Rangsk used a different method and there was no disambiguation needed. The way I found it was that r5c1 and r6c3 were a 12 pair. If they were solved one way, then r6c14 would be the same digit, but if they were solved the other way, then those two cells would have a different digit.
It's still a decent killer but I kinda messed up this one. I intended the start to be the interactions between the 6 cages and the 7/8 cages, which makes the 6 cages different from each other and which also places the 1 in box 3 and 4.
Thank you Emphyrio for this!!
Enjoyed the placement of the cages!! Nicely solved Rangsk!
Really clean and clever use of the cages @Emphyrio! Great puzzle, and great solve!
Really fun puzzle, done in 3:05, many thanks to Emphyrio for it!
I enjoyed this puzzle!
Used your geometry and technique for today's nyt sudoku. Took nearly 40 minutes but it was rewarding!
2:49
Very smooth.
The disambiguation logic of the 5 and 6 cages at the bottom of the puzzle was quite fun! My time today was 2:16, solver number 243.
Ah, it turns out Rangsk used a different method and there was no disambiguation needed. The way I found it was that r5c1 and r6c3 were a 12 pair. If they were solved one way, then r6c14 would be the same digit, but if they were solved the other way, then those two cells would have a different digit.
It's still a decent killer but I kinda messed up this one. I intended the start to be the interactions between the 6 cages and the 7/8 cages, which makes the 6 cages different from each other and which also places the 1 in box 3 and 4.
10:09
9:12
Slow today. Doh! on the 1 in the 8 box.