4-cell killer cage summing to 27
3 combinations.
- Always present
- 9
- Never present
- 12
Valid digit combinations
- 3789
- 4689
- 5679
How to use this in play
3 digit sets sum to 27 across 4 cells. Without other constraints this cage is loose; the value comes from pairing it with the cage's row, column, or box context — every digit ruled out elsewhere narrows which combinations remain.
Locked digits: 9. Whichever combination is in play, this digit sit somewhere inside the cage — meaning the cage's shared row, column, and box can't have it anywhere outside the cage.
Forbidden digits: 1, 2. These digits never appear in this cage no matter which combination resolves; you can eliminate all of them from every cell of the cage as you pencil in candidates.