The Genius Equation

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Published on May 10, 2024 7:30:07 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql2VGullPRA

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*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
ThePedallingPianist is quite quite mad. But also a genius. This 100%-rated 6x6 puzzle is both fascinating and incredible. A complete one-off from one of the most original minds in sudoku.

Play the puzzle at the link below:
https://sudokupad.app/eep49o4qx6

Rules:
Normal 6x6 sudoku rules apply. (Place the digits 1 to 6, once each, in every row, column and region).
Yin Yang: Shade some cells such that all shaded cells form one orthogonally connected area, as do all unshaded cells, and no 2x2 area is entirely shaded or unshaded.
Counting Yin Yang: A digit in a shaded cell shows how many times that digit appears in shaded cells.
Quadruples: A digit in a circle must appear in the surrounding 4 cells. If a digit appears twice in a circle, it must appear twice in the surrounding 4 cells.


Jane Street's Bug Bytes puzzle is available here:
https://www.janestreet.com/bug-byte/
(Simon's solve of this puzzle is on Patreon.)

*** NEW SUDOKU HUNT ON PATREON ***
We're delighted to share with you a brand new sudoku hunt themed around snake egg puzzles by Glum Hippo. If you've never tried snake egg logic puzzles before, prepare for serious fun - these sudokus are outstanding! Finish by May 20 to enter the competition!

Other treats on Patreon include:

- the Sumgeons & Diagrams sudoku by sunnyjum;
- Simon's latest forays into the world of Islands Of Insight;
- Mark's video looking at the new OneUp puzzle from Rodolfo Kurchan;
- his solve of Region Geometry by Emre Kolotoğlu (3hr 36min long...!);
- and Mark's latest solve of The Times Club Monthly cryptic crossword

https://www.patreon.com/crackingthecryptic

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▶ Contents Of This Video ◀

0:00 Theme music & puzzle intro
1:34 The Hardest Crossword Of The Year
1:57 Extra content on Patreon
2:13 Happy Birthdays etc
5:54 Rules
8:19 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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