A Sudoku Catastrophe

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Published on May 7, 2024 7:30:00 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_qbk2klar8

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*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
We have been alerted of a potential sudoku catastrophe. We've never featured a puzzle from by the constructor Meggen033 and it's something that some of you know we need to put right! So tonight we're trying their One-Fog-Nine sudoku - a 159 puzzle mixed with a little dose of fog! And it's a really nice debut (and fairly approachable we'd say!).

Play the puzzle at the link below:
https://sudokupad.app/wyqe8cjb01

Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Each digit in column 1 indexes the 1 in its row (eg if R3C1=4 then 1 must appear in the fourth column of that row ie R3C4=1). The same rule applies to column 5 digits indexing 5 in its row, and column 9 digits indexing 9 in its row. The digits in a cage must sum to the small clue in the cage’s top left corner. Digits may not repeat within a cage. A black dot between cells indicates cell values with a 2:1 ratio (ie one digit is double the other). ALL BLACK DOTS ARE SHOWN. The grid is partially covered with fog. Correctly placed digits will clear the fog around that cell. No guessing is required.

Jane Street's Bug Bytes puzzle is available here:
https://www.janestreet.com/bug-byte/
(Simon's solve of this puzzle is on Patreon.)

*** NEW SUDOKU HUNT ON PATREON ***
We're delighted to share with you a brand new sudoku hunt themed around snake egg puzzles by Glum Hippo. If you've never tried snake egg logic puzzles before, prepare for serious fun - these sudokus are outstanding! Finish by May 20 to enter the competition!

Other treats on Patreon include:

- the Sumgeons & Diagrams sudoku by sunnyjum;
- Simon's latest forays into the world of Islands Of Insight;
- Mark's video looking at the new OneUp puzzle from Rodolfo Kurchan;
- his solve of Region Geometry by Emre Kolotoğlu (3hr 36min long...!);
- and Mark's latest solve of The Times Club Monthly cryptic crossword

https://www.patreon.com/crackingthecryptic

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▶ Contents Of This Video ◀

0:00 Theme music & puzzle intro
1:38 Simon vs Bug Byte - a new Jane Street puzzle
2:08 Happy Birthdays
3:22 Rules
7:13 New Fog-Of-War sudoku app incoming
7:26 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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