This Sudoku Took 3 YEARS To Construct

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Published on April 5, 2024 7:30:02 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE1nmqxEMbA

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*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
Aspartagcus has been working on this sudoku since 2021! The result of years of labour is a puzzle of sublime quality - it's a mixture of sudoku and fillomino and it is quite remarkable.

Play the puzzle at the link below:
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Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Divide the grid into regions of orthogonally connected cells. Two regions of the same size may not share an edge. Each region must contain at least one circle. A circles must contain the digit equal to the size of the region it is in (ie the number of cells in its region).

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- Simon's latest forays into the world of Islands Of Insight
- his solve of Region Geometry by Emre Kolotoğlu (3hr 36min long...!)
- Mark's solve of The Times Club Monthly cryptic crossword

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▶ Contents Of This Video ◀

0:00 Theme music & puzzle intro
1:25 New crossword video today
1:44 New Islands Of Insight video
2:15 Happy Birthdays
4:46 Rules
7:56 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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