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*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
Phistomefel is a genius. We have concluded this over the years of doing battle with his puzzles but, if possible, over time he just seems to get cleverer. Tonight's extraordinary offering is one of his most mad and brilliant sudokus...
Play the puzzle at the links below:
https://sudokupad.app/mvk3xv23yc
Rules
Divide the grid into 8 regions, each consisting of 8 orthogonally-connected cells. Regions may wrap around the grid's edges, both horizontally and vertically. Each row, column, and region contains the digits 1 to 8 exactly once. Some region boundaries are given and have to be respected. The digits along an arrow sum to the digit in its circle. The digits 1 to 3 are small and the digits 6 to 8 are large. Any two orthogonally adjacent cells separated by a region border must contain one small and one large digit. This includes cells in different regions at opposite edges of the grid, since the grid wraps.
*** 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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▶ OUR VIDEO CATALOGUE – CATEGORISED WITH LINKS◀
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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▶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
2:13 Advent Calendar Kickstarter TOMORROW
3:14 Streaming
3:27 Dickens Sudoku Competition
4:33 Happy birthdays
6:43 Monster Mash-up!?
9:57 Rules
6:43 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking
#sudoku #puzzle #logicpuzzle