Rat Run 17: Sudoku Perfection Continues!

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Published on December 6, 2024 8:30:03 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWYz9_1Qwt4

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** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
Friday's always been a great day of the week but, of late, we've been able to solve the latest Rat Run sudoku from Marty Sears on Fridays too - what could be better! The latest (no.17) is called Trapdoors and introduces some unusual 'buttons' into the maze :)

Play the puzzle at the link below:

https://sudokupad.app/h46kngm99n

Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Finkz the rat must reach the cupcake by finding a path through the maze. The path must not visit any cell more than once, cross itself, or pass through any thick maze walls. As well as moving orthogonally, Finkz may move diagonally if there's a 2x2 space in which to do so, but may never pass diagonally through a round wall-spot on the corner of a cell. Each rectangular trapdoor has a different total (the sum of its two digits.) Finkz should not step on a trapdoor without first locking it shut, making it safe to cross. To make it safe to step on a trapdoor, Finkz must first press all the circular buttons that match the colour of the trapdoor. A digit on a coloured button indicates how many buttons of that colour contain that digit. In this experiment, the correct path will be entropic, ie; every group of 3 adjacent cells along the path must contain one low digit (1, 2 or 3), one medium digit (4, 5 or 6) and one high digit (7, 8 or 9).

** LAST NIGHT'S STREAM **
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** DECEMBER'S SUDOKU HUNT COMPETITION IS ON **
December's monthly competition "Swipe Right" is on and runs until 20 December. The competition winner will be given the chance (but not obligation!) to make a sudoku video with Simon.

Simon's solve of James Sinclair's Thank You Very Much has also just been released.

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▶ Contents Of This Video ◀

0:00 Intro music & puzzle introduction
1:26 New crossword video
1:40 Last night's Stream
2:19 Maddy video & Patreon
3:08 Our New Fog Sudoku App
3:34 Happy Birthdays etc
6:38 Rules
11:26 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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