What If Everything We Knew About Arrow Sudoku Was Wrong?!

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Published on May 23, 2024 7:30:03 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU6xAz1nEfY

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*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
Jay Dyer's latest sudoku has been recommended and requested in equal measure. It's a fascinating twist on Arrow Sudoku that seems to almost totally remove the value of the arrow circles!! By it's by Jay Dyer so, as one might expect, it's packed full of incredible ideas and logic.

Play the puzzle at the link below:
https://sudokupad.app/51lxch73sn

Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. The sum of digits on an arrow must equal one of the digits in the four cells surrounding the connected circle. If more than one arrow on the same circle has the same sum, then said sum must appear at least that many times in the cells surrounding the circle.

*** NEW SUDOKU HUNT ON PATREON ***
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Other treats on Patreon include:

- the Sumgeons & Diagrams sudoku by sunnyjum;
- Simon's latest forays into the world of Islands Of Insight;
- Mark's video looking at the new OneUp puzzle from Rodolfo Kurchan;
- his solve of Region Geometry by Emre Kolotoğlu (3hr 36min long...!);
- and Mark's latest solve of The Times Club Monthly cryptic crossword

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▶ Contents Of This Video ◀

0:00 Theme music & puzzle intro
1:57 Patreon Teaser!!!!!!
2:35 Happy Birthdays
3:57 Rules
6:25 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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