Randall Sets A Puzzle!

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Published on July 13, 2024 7:30:02 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLpazYijLas

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*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
Sum Of The Shade, randall's recent sudoku, has been garnering a lot of praise in the puzzle community so we thought we'd better give it a try. It mixes up Yin Yang with quadruple clues in a novel and very clever way. You'll get a lot of pleasure from this one if you give it a try!

Play the puzzle at the link below:
https://sudokupad.app/54j9prbaax

Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Shade some cells such that all shaded cells in the grid form a single orthogonally connected region and all unshaded cells also form a single orthogonally connected region. No 2x2 region may be fully shaded or unshaded. Numbers in circles are the sum of the digits within shaded cells that touch the circle. Only shaded cells count toward the total.

Thanks to all of you who have helped us achieve the milestone of 600,000 subscribers on YouTube. Below you can find a link to a free puzzle pack we have curated to celebrate :)

https://www.patreon.com/posts/ctc-600k-pack-106717179

*** NEW SUDOKU HUNT BY PAWS RELEASED 1 JULY ***
We've just launched a brand new competition - a sudoku hunt by Paws featuring lots of smaller-sized sudokus. It's intended to be a bit easier than usual as July is a holiday month for many of us so do have a go, especially if you're new to variant sudoku!

We've also got a new series of linked sudokus from rockratzero just out!

https://www.patreon.com/crackingthecryptic

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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https://youtube.com/live/WcqUhQkwUSY

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iOS:
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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 & puzzle intro
1:11 Can Erturan's puzzle yesterday
1:41 Join Our Sudoku Club!
1:52 Rules
4:01 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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