The Thermometer Sudoku Quest

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Published on January 20, 2024 8:30:05 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-BvLkpXFs4

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[Quick update: Simon's solve of TotallyNormalCat's Broken Secrets was released on the main channel this morning!]

*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
A Chaos Construction is a sudoku in which the 3x3 areas are replaced by 9-cell regions which the solver must determine the shape of. This example from Scojo is fabulous with a variety of different logic needed to tease out the geometry. We've had over a dozen recommendations to try this one so do give a go!

Play the puzzle at the following link:

https://sudokupad.app/f2ajiy0h66

Rules:
Place the digits 1-9 once each in every row, column, and 9 cell orthogonally connected region. The location of each region must be determined. Along a thermometer, digits must increase from bulb to tip. The digit in the bulb of a thermometer indicates how many thermometer bulbs contain that digit. Additionally, the digit in the bulb of a thermometer indicates how many times that thermometer crosses a border between regions. A digit in a square indicates how many cells in its region are on a thermometer. A V shape between two digits points to the lower digit.

You can watch us in the latest @numberphile video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pezlnN4X52g

*** ROLLER COASTER NURIKABE by the_cogito ***
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https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000D39

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
1:14 Broken Secrets by TotallyNormalCat
1:55 Patreon competition deadline
2:36 Happy Birthdays
4:39 Rules
9:33 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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