A Sudoku And A Thank You
0*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
ZegreS stars today with his puzzle Castle Keep, which is an absolutely lovely region sum line sudoku. It also affords Simon the chance to thank ZegreS for his role in bringing Ren to the attention of Cracking The Cryptic and for suggestion Simon do a reaction video to Hi Ren... that video still brings us a lot of pleasure now.
Play the puzzle at the link below:
https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/sudoku/rPgh724D6H
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Along a blue line, each line segment within a different 3x3 box must sum to the same total. Blue lines may have different totals to one another. The digit in the grey square is even. Cells separated by a white dot must contain consecutive digits.
You can watch Simon react to Hi Ren by Ren here:
https://youtu.be/1YGbPMgSQm8
*** KICKSTARTER - Thank You ***
Our Kickstarter is now finished - thank you for all your support. We're working on a wonderful Xmas present for the puzzler in your life (which might be you!). Watch this space!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peterchayward/cracking-the-cryptic-presents-fog-of-war
*** OUR DECEMBER COMPETITION & SIMON'S BONUS SOLVES ***
100 4x4 Snackdoku pack from the Skunkworks was released on 1 December as our monthly reward.
Simon's solve of Broken Secrets by TotallyNormalCat was also released yesterday. You can try that puzzle here: https://sudokupad.app/jMg44R2tpb
There's also Mark's latest battle with The Times' Club Monthly Special cryptic crossword.
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*** LINE SUDOKU IS OUT ON STEAM ***
Line Sudoku, our new sudoku app, is OUT now on all platforms including Steam! Links below:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2627750/Cracking_the_Cryptic__Lines_Variety_Pack/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.StudioGoya.CrackingTheCryptic
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cracking-the-cryptic/id1629992934
*** BRAND NEW HALLOWEEN SUDOKU HUNT JUST OUT ***
Join us on Patreon (for as little as $2) for the brand new Trick Or Treat Sudoku Hunt from the Sudoku Skunkworks - it's very approachable and a great way to get into variant sudokus.
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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 Theme music & introduction
0:30 Thank You ZegreS (and Ren!)
2:46 Line Sudoku: Our New App
3:28 Extra content on Patreon
3:52 Rules
5:38 Start of Solve - Let's Get Cracking!
▶ Contact Us ◀
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Simon Anthony & Mark Goodliffe
Box 102
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(Please note to use our real names rather than 'Cracking The Cryptic'.)
▶ SUDOKU PAD - Use Our Software For Your Puzzles ◀
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”
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