*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
In a week of extraordinary puzzles, we may have found the MOST extraordinary. Frippe has created a sudoku (called Think Outside The Box) in which the solver is only given a 3x3 that is part of a 9x9 sudoku. Which part needs to be determined! It's absolutely phenomenal that a whole 9x9 sudoku can be generated from just an (unspecified) 3x3 section. Congratulations to Frippe on a VERY memorable debut. (And apologies for another long video but many of you have requested longer videos this week so we do what we can!)
Play the puzzle at the link below:
https://sudokupad.app/kjlvev0m76
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. This 3x3 of cells are a part of a standard 9x9 sudoku grid and can be located anywhere in the grid. Fill the 9x9 sudoku with digits from 1-9. Digits in a cage cannot repeat and must sum to the total in the top left corner of the leftmost cell in the top row of the cage. All cages have a cage total. NB The very bottom right corner of the given 3x3 cells depicts a cage corner (which is there but difficult to see clearly). Digits along an arrow sum to the digit in the arrow's circle located at the opposite end of the line as the arrow tip. Arrows do not touch or cross themselves or other arrows (Two arrows never enter the same cell). Arrows do not branch (Only one arrow per circle). The entire grid operates as ‘row indexers’ ie digits in row X indicate the row in which the digit X appears in that column. The goal of the puzzle is to show all of the correct digits, not the cages.
*** FEBRUARY SUDOKU HUNT COMPETITION CLOSING SOON ***
Our February sudoku hunt from the Paint By Numbers Institute closes tomorrow!. It's called Where's My Mamma and features 11 new puzzles (and Clocksmith's lovely artwork!).
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*** LIVE CROSSWORD MASTERCLASS ***
On March 21, Simon and Mark will appear at the Word=Puzzles conference at Magdelen College, Oxford and do a live episode of their crossword masterclass! More information here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/word-puzzles-a-conference-tickets-1144015303569
*** NURIKABE WORLD STREAM TUESDAY'S STREAM ***
You can watch the last stream here:
https://youtube.com/live/D_Hn2cVg5yg
The game is available here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2964540/Nurikabe_World/
*** NEW FOG APP IS OUT ON APPLE (!), STEAM & ANDROID ***
Brand new incredible Fog Sudoku puzzles by the likes of Phistomefel, Marty Sears, James Sinclair, Qodec, Dorlir, ThePedallingPianist, Sandra&Nala, Peter Veenis, Mr Menace, Florian Wortmann, Math Pesto & HalfBakedLunatic.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3165770/Cracking_the_Cryptic__Fog_of_War_1/
*** CRACKING THE CRYPTIC APP ***
Our main app (which is itself completely free) contains packs featuring Fog, Domino, Lines, and GAS puzzles, with a few special free sets as well! All the puzzles are hand-crafted by us and some of the best constructors in the world, with hints by Simon and Mark.
AppStore:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cracking-the-cryptic/id1629992934
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2085970/Cracking_the_Cryptic/
Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.StudioGoya.CrackingTheCryptic
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You can input classic sudoku puzzles into our software and help support Sven, the programmer responsible for the wonderful user interface we all use to play these puzzles everyday. The app also comes with 12 handmade puzzles from us:
iOS:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/svens-sudokupad/id1570622073
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1706870/Svens_SudokuPad/
Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.svencodes.sudokupad
ALSO on Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad”
▶ Contents Of This Video ◀
0:00 Intro music and puzzle introduction
3:47 Simon's car is at the garage again
4:07 Patreon closing date
5:16 More YouTuber solves incoming
6:00 Happy Birthdays
8:12 Rules
16:12 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking
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