Rackets & Rats: Sudoku

A puzzle you can't refuse. Welcome to the 1920s, detective. The city is divided, the families are ruthless, and every case file on your desk is a tangled web of rackets and rats. Your job? Pin down the Capos and map out the territories before the turf war boils over. Rackets & Rats is a pure logic puzzle wrapped in a gritty noir thriller. Based on the classic "Star Battle" ruleset, we've traded the stars for fedoras. THE RULES OF THE STREET You are handed a grid divided into different territories (rackets). To crack the case, you must place exactly one Capo in every: • Row • Column • Racket But these bosses don't play nice. No two Capos can ever touch, not even diagonally. Place them too close, and it's curtains. GUESSING? FUHGEDDABOUDIT. Leave the guess. Take the proof. Every single board in Rackets & Rats is proven solvable by pure deduction before it ever reaches your desk. If you're stuck, you don't need luck. You need to look closer. No blind coin flips, no trial and error, and absolutely zero guessing allowed. The truth is in the grid. THE NOIR CASE FILE EXPERIENCE • Typed, Ruled, Restrained: A stark, elegant interface inspired by vintage typewriters, bone-white paper, and the dead of night. • Meet the Capos: A rogues' gallery of retro-illustrated portraits, each one a face you'll learn to hunt. • Play Anywhere: Deep underground or on the lam? Our puzzle engine is fully offline. No connection needed to solve a case. The board is set. The rackets are mapped. Do you have the brains to crack the families, or are you going to end up sleeping with the fishes? Download Rackets & Rats today. Just remember... nothing personal.