We Got An Email About This Sudoku... He Wasn't Happy...
1,099*** CIRCLE SUMS by JESPER ***
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*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
Nigel isn't happy. He thought this sudoku - Mount Elbrus by Qodec - wasn't meant to be impossible. Comments assured him it was solvable but those comments were LIES! Can Simon help Nigel out?!!!!
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Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits in a cage cannot repeat and must sum to the small clue in top left corner of the cage. However nine cells in the grid are “doublers”. A digit in such a cell counts as double its value towards the cage sums. There is exactly one doubler in each row, column, and 3x3 box – and the doublers form a set of the digits 1 to 9.
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▶ Contents Of This Video ◀
0:00 Theme music & Nigel's email
2:45 Simon solves Jesper's Circle Sums
4:07 Roller Coaster Nurikabe is coming to the main channel
4:57 Happy Birthdays
6:03 Rules
8:14 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking
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