Don't Make 4 In A Row: Saturday Puzzle Series No.3

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Published on August 31, 2024 7:30:01 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaF0fTnmftg

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** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
In the third of our new series where we spend our Saturday evenings in the company of logic puzzles rather than sudoku, Simon attempts Kurotto (Aqre) by the brilliant KNT! It combines two puzzle types he only has vague familiarity with but, provided you remember not to make 4 in a row, you can go far!!

Play the puzzle at the link below:
https://sudokupad.app/en96i1su3o?sett...

Rules:
Shade some cells such that all unshaded cells are orthogonally connected, and there may not exist a run of four or more consecutive shaded or unshaded cells horizontally or vertically anywhere in the grid. Furthermore, each cell containing a number must not be shaded, and the number in the cell represents the total count of shaded cells in orthogonally connected groups sharing an edge with that number. A '?' indicates a single digit number. A '??' indicates a double digit number. (The solution check function will work if you enter an 'A' into every unshaded cell and a 'B' into every shaded cell once you've finished the puzzle.)


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There's also a new solve of Jay Dyer's brutal sudoku: Repeat Prescription

Other treats on Patreon include:

- The Lord Of The Rings Sudoku Hunt by Blobz (and Simon's solve videos)
- Simon's solve of Sky-Skyscraper by Phistomefel has just been uploaded for our patrons.
- Mark's latest solve of The Times Club Monthly cryptic crossword
- Mark's latest series of solves of Connections, the daily New York Times puzzle based on the Only Connect wall game.

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▶ Contents Of This Video ◀

0:00 Theme music and puzzle intro
1:47 Jane Street's new puzzle
2:25 New Patreon competition TOMORROW
3:16 Happy Birthdays
5:22 Rules
7:55 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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