The Sudoku Tricks Of A Magic Square

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Published on January 19, 2024 8:30:05 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGUb_E2W558

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*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
After some really challenging sudokus this week, we can confirm that this lovely puzzle by Will Power is approachable and very fun! It's called Face Off At Center Ice and it's uses a magic square in the central 3x3 box (reminding us of Aad van de Wetering's tour de force from a few years ago (which remains to this day our most viewed video ever!))

Play the puzzle at the following link:

https://sudokupad.app/3ij3v3r73g

Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. The central 3x3 box of the puzzle forms a magic square. Ie each 3-cell row, column and main diagonal of that 3x3 box must sum to the same total. Digits in cages sum to the small clue in the top left corner of the cage. Digits cannot repeat within a cage. Cells separated by a white dot must contain consecutive digits. Cells separated by an X must contain digits summing to 10. Cells separated by a V must contain digits summing to 5.

Simon's solve of TotallyNormalCat's Broken Secrets will appear on the main channel tomorrow morning at 10am UK time.

The guitar intro today is from John Prine and Iris DeMent's In Spite Of Ourselves.

*** ROLLER COASTER NURIKABE by the_cogito ***
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Also there's our January Patreon competition: All The Fun Of The Fair featuring sudokus themed around fairground rides!

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▶ Contents Of This Video ◀

0:00 Theme music & Puzzle intro
1:48 An email from YouTube
2:35 Friday's crossword video
3:05 TotallyNormalCat's Broken Secrets
3:24 Patreon: One Day Left
3:35 Happy Birthdays
5:07 Rules
7:21 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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