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*** ADVENT CALENDAR KICKSTARTER HERE ***
Get the ultimate Christmas present for a puzzler here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ctcadventcalendar/an-advent-calendar-from-cracking-the-cryptic
*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
Jonesy returns to the channel tonight with a magnificent sudoku featuring a really rather brilliant chaos construction idea and killer cages. It's not too difficult but it just feels great to solve! Enjoy.
Play the puzzle at the links below:
https://sudokupad.app/w4wnsq4p8k
Rules
Place the digits 1-9, once each, in every row, column and region. Each region consists of nine orthogonally connected cells. Regions cannot overlap. Digits in a cage do not repeat and sum to the value given in the top left corner of the cage. A digit inside a cage indicates how many cells of its own region it "sees" in its row and column, including itself. Region borders block vision. If two adjacent digits inside the same cage have the same parity (ie both are odd or both are even), they belong to the same region. If they have different parity, they belong to separate regions. If two digits are separated by a black dot then one digit is double the other.
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*** BRAND NEW COMPETITION ON PATREON ***
On 1 November we released a brand new Sudoku Hunt competition themed on the books of Charles Dickens on Patreon. There's 20 puzzles to solve by 20 November to win the chance to come onto the channel and solve a puzzle with us! Simon has also completed a series of videos (7 hours!) attempting a very difficult cryptic crossword called Periodic Location by Nebuchadnezzar.
https://www.patreon.com/crackingthecryptic
▶ LAST NIGHT'S STREAM: LORELEI AND THE LASER EYES ◀
You can (re)watch tonight's stream of Lorelei and the Laser Eyes here:
https://youtube.com/live/MgskZaj-fkU
▶ ZETAMATH'S WORM: OUR BRAND NEW APP ◀
We've released a brand new collection of sudoku puzzles by Blobz. The worm features 12 connected sudokus and is a great way to enjoy more creations from this popular constructor:
Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4756830/Cracking_the_Cryptic__The_Sudoku_Worm_of_Zetamath/
AppStore
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cracking-the-cryptic/id1629992934
Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.StudioGoya.CrackingTheCryptic
All our apps can be found at our website with links to all outlets:
https://www.crackingthecryptic.com/apps
▶ NEW MERCHANDISE INCLUDING RAT RUN GOODIES ◀
https://cracking-the-cryptric-shop.fourthwall.com/en-gbp/collections/rat-run
▶ SIMON & MARK ATTEMPT BLUE PRINCE: THE SUDOKU ◀
This new epic (and epically long) video is now on Patreon (as well as our monthly sudoku hunt competition by Sandra & Nala). Check it all out here:
https://www.patreon.com/crackingthecryptic
▶ SVEN’S SUDOKU PAD ◀
Input classic sudoku puzzles into our software. With 12 free puzzles:
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
Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad”
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https://tinyurl.com/CTCCatalogue
▶SEND US PUZZLES TO SOLVE/CONTACT US◀
crackingthecryptic@gmail.com
Snailmail: Mark Goodliffe, Box 102, 56 Gloucester Road, London SW7 4UB
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@crypticcracking
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▶Credits◀
Music: Lucy Audrin (Piano): Mozart's Sonata no 16; and Mark’s outro music by Riffclown.
SOFTWARE: Thanks to Sam Cappleman-Lynes and Sven Neumann
Logo: Melvyn Mainini
Opening Credits: Burak Mescioğlu
▶ Contents Of This Video ◀
0:00 Intro music and puzzle introduction
1:56 Advent Calendar Kickstarter - Please help!
3:42 Bonus videos: Josh Wardle & Jane Street
4:43 Dickens Competition
6:30 Happy birthdays
8:36 Rules
14:51 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking
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