O Christmas Tree: A Yuletide Sudoku!
1,272*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
Merry Christmas to all of the CtC viewers!
So many sudokus are recommended to us for the festive period but Cris Moore's Tannenbaumino is the puzzle of choice! It's full of Cris-tmas cheer and should bring a smile to anyone who has enjoyed a lot of turkey, crackers & brandy butter at lunchtime :)
Play the puzzle at the following link:
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Rules:
Gather around the tree! Divide the green area into pentominoes, i.e. orthogonally-connected groups of 5 cells. No two pentominoes have the same shape even when rotated or reflected. Digits may not repeat in a pentomino. The tree has ornaments (dots) of several colours. If a pentomino contains a green dot, it is a Germanimo: adjacent pairs of digits inside it differ by at least 5. If it contains a red dot, it is a Renbanimo: it contains 5 consecutive digits. Black, white, and silver dots show a boundary between two pentominoes. Black means their totals are in a 1:2 ratio. White means their totals differ by one. Silver means their totals are equal. Along a thermometer, digits must increase from the bulb end.
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▶ Contents Of This Video ◀
0:00 Theme music & Simon's location explained
1:20 Happy Birthdays
3:00 Rules
7:16 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking
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