Thinking Outside the Cages

Channel:

Cracking The Cryptic

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667,000

Published on July 8, 2024 10:00:20 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYC5GdOkZKk

Game:

Cracking the Cryptic (2022)

Duration: 45:21

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Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits touching the outside of a Blue cage on all orthogonal edges (but not touching diagonally) must sum to the indicated total. Digits touching the outside corners of a Green cage (diagonally, but not touching the cage orthogonally) must sum to the indicated total. Digits touching the outside of a Red cage both orthogonally and diagonally must sum to the indicated total. No repeats are allowed in the digits making up the totals.

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July 1 saw the release of our next monthly Patreon reward, an approachable pack of (mostly) 6x6 puzzles by Paws. Join for $2/month for the monthly reward, $3/month or higher for solution videos. Lots of other great content available. Members can access a Patreon-only discord channel! We appreciate your support! https://www.patreon.com/crackingthecryptic

Recently released on our Patreon site (completely free) is a new, beautiful pack of 600k Celebration sudokus, to commemorate our channel reaching this impossible number of subscribers. Go to our Patreon link above.

▶ Cracking the Cryptic App ◀
Our main app (completely free) contains paid packs featuring Domino, Lines, and GAS puzzles, with a few special free sets as well! All the puzzles are hand-crafted by us and some of the best constructors in the world, with hints by Simon and Mark.
AppStore https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cracking-the-cryptic/id1629992934
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2085970/Cracking_the_Cryptic/
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.StudioGoya.CrackingTheCryptic

▶ ALL OUR OTHER APPS ◀
All our apps contain handmade sudoku puzzles by ourselves and many of the best constructors in the world, with hints. Links are ALL here: https://crackingthecryptic.com/#apps or search for Cracking the Cryptic and the app name on your favourite app provider: Classic, Killer, Chess, Miracle, Thermo, Arrow, Sandwich, Domino and GAS 1 and 2, and Lines.

▶ Find our merchandise here: ◀
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▶ Cracking the Cryptic BOOKS available here ◀
Did you miss the Kickstarters for our books and e-book? You can now order them here: https://coffeebean.games/product-category/cracking-the-cryptic/ Cracking the Cryptic’s Greatest Hits Vol. 1 and Vol 2, as well as the e-book editions of Fog of War (regular and deluxe editions), are all available!

▶ SUDOKU PAD ◀ Input classic sudoku puzzles into our software. With 12 free puzzles:
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
Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad”

▶ CTC FAN DISCORD SERVER◀
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▶ OUR VIDEO CATALOGUE – CATEGORISED WITH LINKS◀
https://tinyurl.com/CTCCatalogue

▶SEND US PUZZLES TO SOLVE/CONTACT US◀
crackingthecryptic@gmail.com
Snailmail: Mark Goodliffe, Box 102, 56 Gloucester Road, London SW7 4UB

▶FOLLOW US◀
Twitter: #crypticcracking
@crypticcracking
Instagram @crackingthecryptic

▶Credits◀
Music: Tim McCaskey (Guitar) or 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: Joel Blundell

▶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 twelve-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.

Thank you for watching!
Simon and Mark
▶ Contents ◀
0:00 Theme Music & News around the channel
2:43 Rules of today’s puzzle
4:27 Start Of Solve - Let's Get Cracking!

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