Phistomefel Told Us To Do This!

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Published on March 26, 2024 8:30:04 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvBaVrxWFts

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*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
We had an email from none other than Phistomefel recommending we have a go at IcyFruit's Solver, There's A Fly On My Sudoku! Predictably enough, this is a fantastic puzzle and it features a VERY dynamic fly... See what you think!

Play the puzzle at the link below:
https://sudokupad.app/1weh2nwtje

Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits separated by a white dot must be consecutive. Digits separated by a black dot must have a ratio of 1:2. A fly has flown across the page, in orthogonal lines. It always went north from a cell containing a 2, east from a 4, south from a 6, and west from an 8. On odd digits, it kept going in a straight line. The fly entered the grid heading west at the arrow, and exited heading east at the bottom right of the grid. It did not leave and re-enter the grid at any point. The fly may have crossed its own path, but it never flew directly across a dot.

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▶ Contents Of This Video ◀

0:00 Theme music & puzzle intro
1:39 Dungeons & Diagrams Stream TONIGHT
2:09 James Bond Sudoku Hunt Incoming
2:22 Happy Birthdays
3:22 Yesterday's puzzle
3:47 Rules
5:59 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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