Sudoku Live Stream #10! Come solve with me :)
24Thanks for another fun stream! Links to all puzzles have now been added below.
All puzzles are available as links to F-Puzzles and the Cracking the Cryptic (CTC) app!
On mobile devices, the CTC app links are a better experience when solving.
On desktop, it is just a matter of preference, so choose whichever you'd like!
0:00 Stream Starting
0:50 "If You Build It, They Will Sum" by Philip Newman
F-puzzles: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=yfztj93f
CTC: https://tinyurl.com/eu7vnp6b
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Standard Arrows: The digits along an arrow sum to the value in the circle.
29:12 "But What of Box 3?" by Jessica Shaham
F-puzzles: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=yget9k9b
CTC: https://tinyurl.com/3kdf6rpp
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Standard Thermometers: Digits along a thermometer must strictly increase starting from the bulb end.
51:39 "Return of the Pentominous Odds" by Lucy Audrin
F-puzzles: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=yjmq53hg
CTC: https://tinyurl.com/vchuyhdd
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
In every 3x3 box, the odd digits form a connected pentomino shape.
The cell with a circle is odd.
Inequality signs tell which of the two cells is larger.
1:27:52 "Red Herring" by Panthera
F-puzzles: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=yeohrlqb
CTC: https://tinyurl.com/4vvdh9ba
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Japanese Sum Rules: Clues outside the grid indicate the sums of the digits in shaded cells. The shaded cells must be separated by at least 1 non-shaded cell and appear in the same order as the clues.
Digits separated by a white dot are consecutive. Not all dots are given.
2:23:57 "Ambiguity" by zetamath
F-puzzles: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=ye7tsoeo
CTC: https://tinyurl.com/2dtz5sus
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Each clue is either an Arrow or a Thermometer, which the solver must determine.
- Arrows: The digits along an arrow sum to the value in the circle.
- Thermometers: Digits along a thermometer must strictly increase starting from the bulb end.
3:15:38 "Consecutive Cages" by Jeremy Butler (quarterthru)
F-puzzles: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=yggw4745
CTC: https://tinyurl.com/2asbc9tz
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Standard Killer: Digits in a cage must sum to the clue in the top left corner of the cage. Digits cannot repeat in a cage.
Digits separated by a white dot are consecutive. All dots within cages are given.
3:47:44 "Lucy's Riddle" by Lucy Audrin
With coloring*:
F-puzzles: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=yyw9q3zb
CTC: https://tinyurl.com/vpdk57t2
*CTC imported the blue cells as green.
With cages instead of coloring (treat cages as blue cells):
F-puzzles: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=yzqfvtnu
CTC: https://tinyurl.com/bjj5yjup
It's elementary, my dear solver
Take my name atom by atom
Shaken up twice it zips through the blue
With Dumas, Rockaway, and Hana too
Cells with circles are odd
Cells with squares are even
And pairs with V or X sum to five or ten
4:55:22 "Just Add Colour" by Polycarp
F-puzzles: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=yh8sk6ne
CTC: https://tinyurl.com/27wvdjj9
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Standard Disjoint Groups: Digits occupying the same location within a 3x3 box cannot repeat.
Standard Anti-Knight: Digits a knight's move apart (as in chess) cannot repeat.
Standard Ratio: Digits separated by a black dot have a 1:2 ratio. Not all dots are given.
Standard Thermometers: Digits along a thermometer must strictly increase starting from the bulb end.
Standard Little Killer: Clues outside the grid indicate the sum of all the digits along the diagonal pointed to by the arrow. Digits may repeat along an arrow, as long as other rules allow it.
5:34:20 "2CT Leaps Tall Buildings" by Philip Newman
F-puzzles: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=yhud22cw
CTC: https://tinyurl.com/awdcbvwc
Normal 4x4 Sudoku rules apply.
Standard Thermometers: Digits along a thermometer must strictly increase starting from the bulb end.
5:54:42 "Súmmetros" by Lisztes
F-puzzles: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=yfzzf8se
CTC: https://tinyurl.com/mrkjhvmh
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Standard Killer: Digits in a cage must sum to the clue in the top left corner of the cage. Digits cannot repeat in a cage.
Standard Little Killer: Clues outside the grid indicate the sum of all the digits along the diagonal pointed to by the arrow. Digits may repeat along an arrow, as long as other rules allow it.
7:00:23 "Classic Sudoku #4" by jovi_al
F-puzzles: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=yh6c762q
CTC: https://tinyurl.com/yjtsb9yh
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
[Warning: I already solved this one and forgot about it. It is more like a showcase than live solve.]
7:46:08 "Hulk Smash Sandwiches" by Lucy Audrin
F-puzzles: https://f-puzzles.com/?id=yh5fkzv2
CTC: https://tinyurl.com/4fx995jw
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Clues outside the grid give the product of the digits sandwiched between the 1 and 9 in the row or column.
Standard X: Cells separated by an X sum to 10. Not all Xs are given.
Standard Thermometers: Digits along a thermometer must strictly increase starting from the bulb end.
8:44:18 Ending stream.