These are new sudoku rules. And I LIKE them!
0*** KICKSTARTER LAUNCHED - FOG OF WAR ***
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peterchayward/cracking-the-cryptic-presents-fog-of-war
*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
zetamath makes brilliant puzzles, often with original rulesets. Today's sudoku is one such innovation: it's called Nine Rooms and it seems daunting at first but it's actually fairly approachable and quite beautiful.
Play the puzzle at the following link:
https://sudokupad.app/38fLLNhq84
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Cells with a solid grey square contain an even digit. Cells with a solid grey circle contain an odd digit. The circle or pill in box N records the sum of all the digits within box N that are orthogonally adjacent to the digit N within the box. Two digit totals are read left to right, top to bottom. For example, the pill in box 6 contains the sum of each digit that is BOTH in box 6 and orthogonally adjacent to the 6 in box 6.
*** OUR NOVEMBER COMPETITION & SIMON'S BONUS SOLVES ***
Simon's solve of Fillomenon by Darth Paradox is 172 minutes long (!) and was released this evening on Patreon (details below if you'd like to join). You can see why this puzzle is BEASTLY by checking out this link:
https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000FCW
There's also November's competition - a sudoku hunt from DiMono!
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*** ORDER OUR NEW BOOK AT THIS LINK ***
If you would like to get hold of a physical copy of our new book, Cracking The Cryptic's Greatest Hits - Volume 2, there is still a chance. Visit the link below:
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*** NEW GAS PACK: VOLUME 2 IS OUT ***
The new GAS (Genuinely Approachable Sudoku) pack is out on all platforms here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.StudioGoya.CrackingTheCryptic
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2363130/Cracking_the_Cryptic__GAS_Volume_2/
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cracking-the-cryptic/id1629992934
60 original puzzles by Clover, Bill Murphy and Philip Newman!! Earn party hats and dinosaurs with these brand new puzzles!
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iOS:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/svens-sudokupad/id1570622073
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1706870/Svens_SudokuPad/
Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.svencodes.sudokupad
ALSO on Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad”
▶ Contents Of This Video ◀
0:00 Theme Music & Happy Fibonacci Day/Thanksgiving/Dr Who's 60th birthday
1:04 Puzzle Introduction
1:31 New Fog-Of-War Kickstarter
2:28 Patreon News including Simon's 3hr solve
3:48 Chants Of Sennaar
4:13 Happy Birthdays
7:52 Rules
10:12 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking
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