The Computer Programmer's Favourite Puzzle
1,932Today's puzzle is by one of the most popular setters we've featured on the channel - Clover - and it doesn't look like there can possibly be enough information for this sudoku to be solvable. But... there is! You can play the puzzle at at the following link:
https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/sudoku/T4dMrNr2pF
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits in column 1 indicate the column in which the digit 1 appears in that row (e.g. if r4c1 is a 6, r4c6 is a 1). The same applies to columns 5 and 9, with the digits 5 and 9 respectively. Each digit in the grid represents a skyscraper with a height corresponding to its value. Taller skyscrapers block smaller skyscrapers from view. Clues outside the grid indicate how many skyscrapers can be seen, in total, when looking along that row or column from that direction.
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iOS:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/svens-sudokupad/id1570622073
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Play the puzzle in the video by clicking the link under the video (above). We are building a website which will allow you to enter your own sudoku puzzles into the software and this is coming soon!
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Hi! We're Simon Anthony and Mark Goodliffe, two of the UK's most enthusiastic puzzle solvers. We have both represented the UK at the World Sudoku Championships and the World Puzzle Championships.
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