The New Sudoku Rule... It's Back!
1,476▶ NEW COMPETITION JUST OUT ON PATREON!!! ◀
At 4pm this afternoon we released Blobz new sudoku hunt, Back To The Future!! One of the best films ever now has its sudoku tribute - join us for as little as $2 a month to play. Closing date 20 September 2025.https://www.patreon.com/crackingthecryptic
** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
We celebrate Visumation's birthday by tackling the sixth in his popular fog-of-war series, Unique Under The Fog 6.0! This is quite approachable and will just make you smile. Gorgeous!
Play the puzzle at the links below:https://sudokupad.app/hvtrbv1n2424
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. The grid is partially covered in fog; placing a correct digit may clear fog somewhere in the grid. Each of the following constraint types may contain no repeated digits anywhere in the puzzle. E.g., if a renban line contains a 5, then no other renban line cell in the puzzle may contain a 5: 1) Little Killer: Black numbers with an arrow outside the grid give the the sum of the digits on the indicated diagonal; 2) X-Sums: Red numbers outside the grid indicate the sum of the first X digits in that row or column, where X is the first digit in that row or column; 3) Digits on a purple Renban (RB) line form a non-repeating set of consecutive digits NB All Renban lines are exactly three cells long; 4) Neighbouring digits on a green German Whisper (GW) line must have a difference of at least 5; 5) The 3x3 box borders divide blue Region Sum (RS) lines into segments. Each segment along a line has the same sum.
** LIVE CRACKING THE CRYPTIC SHOW **
On 2nd November Simon & Mark will be doing a live episode at the Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival. Please book early to avoid disappointment, this event sold out quickly last year due to the venue sizehttps://www.stratfordliteraryfestival.co.uk/events/simon-anthony-and-mark-goodliffe..
▶ SUDOKU WORMS NOW LIVE! ◀
You can try worms (strings of sudoku which feed into each other) by Marty Sears or James Sinclair – (or both – approx. $1 apiece) – with more to come – either on Steam at these addresses or on AppStore:
Stehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3794680/Cracking_the_Cryptic__The_Sudoku_Worm_of_Marty_Sears/7https://store.steampowered.com/app/3794690/Cracking_the_Cryptic__The_Sudoku_Worm_of_James_Sinclair/7...
AppSthttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/cracking-the-cryptic/id1629992934n...
Androhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.StudioGoya.CrackingTheCryptice...
and our latest full app is Cracking the Cryptic’s Fog-of-War Sudoku!
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▶ Credits◀
Music: Lucy Audrin (Piano): Mozart's Sonata no 16; and Mark’s outro music by Riffclown.
SOFTWARE: Thanks to Sam Cappleman-Lynes and Sven Neumann
Logo: Melvyn Mainini
Opening Credits: Burak Mescioğlu
▶ ABOUT US◀
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. We're also "cryptic crossword" aficionados. Mark is the 13-time winner of The Times crossword championship and twice Senior World Champion in Sudoku, and Simon is the former record holder for most consecutive correct solutions to The Listener crossword. We hope we can help your puzzle solving while also introducing you to some of the world's best puzzles.
▶ Contents Of This Video ◀
0:00 Intro music and puzzle discussion
2:33 Back To The Future: Our New Competition
4:14 Listen! by 'Eck
4:55 Live CtC at Stratford
5:07 Why You Should Send Thank-You Notes, Even Years Later
7:46 Happy Birthdays
11:59 Rules
17:14 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking
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