The Logic I Missed: An Apology

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Published on August 8, 2023 10:45:00 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EE86bUPSn8

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In last night's video covering the astonishing puzzle Coordi-Loop by Celery, I missed an important and interesting possibility about 20 minutes or so into my solve. I apologise to Celery for not seeing it especially as I was then unable to showcase even more clever stuff that was packed into this sudoku. And obviously I also apologise to all the viewers who spotted my error and for whom the video must have been hard to watch.

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We've been receiving more and more recommendations to look at this puzzle over the last few days. It's called Coordi-Loop and it's by Celery. It is difficult to put into words how good this sudoku is. The whole solving experience is quite unique and some of the deductions available will blow your mind. Well well worth the effort!

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Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Draw a loop that travels around the grid orthogonally through the centre of cells. This loop must pass through each 3x3 box at least once. No 2x2 area can fully contain loop cells and adjacent digits upon the loop must differ by at least 5. In a cage digits must sum to the total (z) in the top left corner of the cage if given. Additionally, each cage will reveal a coordinate (Row X Column Y, with X being the uppermost/leftmost digit and Y being the lowermost/rightmost digit) whereby Z must be placed. Each cage's coordinate cell must be part of the loop, and cages are allowed to reference the same cell multiple times throughout the puzzle. The given '6' cage is unique; no other cage can sum to 6!

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You can input classic sudoku puzzles into our software and help support Sven, the programmer responsible for the wonderful user interface we all use to play these puzzles everyday. The app also comes with 12 handmade puzzles from us:

iOS:
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