Are They Vampires Or Prey?! More Sudoku Perfection
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Seriously seriously clever stuff today from Mad-Tyas and their sudoku Vampires - which features two types of interlinked modifier cells! It's an absolutely stunning puzzle that's achieved a coveted 100% approval rating on Logic Masters Germany.
Play it at the link below:
https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/sudoku/29B449j9RJ
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. In cages, digits must not repeat and must sum to the small clue in the top left corner of their cage. However the value a digit contributes to the cage sum can be altered by the Vampire rule. Nine cells in the grid are Vampires. All Vampire cells contain different digits. Each row, column and marked 3x3 box contains exactly one Vampire cell. Vampire cells must not repeat in cages. There also are nine Prey cells, which follow the same rules as the Vampire cells. A cell can only have one of these two roles. For cage totals: Prey cells contribute 0; Vampire cells contribute the sum of the digits in the Vampire cell and Prey cell in that same marked 3x3 box.
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