Equality Cages 142: Impostors
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- Kropki dots
- XV and number dots
The brief
The grid contains the digits 1-9, but normal sudoku rules DO NOT apply. There are 9 impostor digits to be found, one in each row, column, and box.
Impostors: In each row, column, and box one digit has been removed and replaced by an impostor digit, which is a repeat of one of the other digits in that row or column. I.e. 142496785 would be a valid example - 3 has been removed, and one of the repeated 4s is an impostor (the solver must deduce which one).
Each digit 1-9 appears exactly once in an impostor cell. The blue arrows is used to indicate the impostor digit in that row or column. Each digit 1-9 is removed from exactly one row, exactly one column and exactly one box. The red arrows is used to keep track of these. The blue and red arrows in the same row/column need to point to the same cell (the impostor).
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. Not all dots are shown.
XV: Adjacent cells connected with an X must sum to 10. Adjacent cells connected with a V must sum to 5. Not all X's or V's are shown.