Cracking The Cryptic | Can You Find The Paths Through The Sudoku Fog? @CrackingTheCryptic | Uploaded 3 weeks ago | Updated 21 hours ago
*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
A really cool fog-of-war sudoku today from Chilly titled Paths Through The Mist. Unusually for a chaos construction (ie the 9-cell sudoku regions can be any shape) this isn't unapproachable but there are several "wow" moments during the solve!
Play the puzzle at the link below:
https://sudokupad.app/i0jnn0206n
Rules:
The grid is partially covered in fog. Placing correct digits will clear the fog, possibly revealing more clues. No guessing is required. Each row, column, and region contains the digits 1–9 exactly once each. A region is an orthogonally connected collection of cells, and regions are to be determined. The digit in a cell containing an arrow indicates the number of region borders in that direction. (If there is more than one arrow, the number of borders is the same in each direction eg a 4 in the cell with two arrows pointing East and North would indicate that there were 4 borders to the East AND 4 borders to the North). The outer edges of the grid do not count as borders. A digit in a circle equals the total number of cells seen horizontally and vertically that are in the same region as the digit, including itself. Borders obstruct vision.
[In case there are any plumbing gurus out there, Simon has a new sump pump that he needs to connect to a rigid old metal drain pipe. However the piece of tubing he's always used for this job in the past doesn't attach to the new sump pump outflow. (It's the same make of Sump Pump but the company has changed the connection... grrrr.) The old metal drain pipe is a very non-standard size (the piece of tubing has an inner diameter of 27mm) but the sump pump outflow size is either 25mm or 32mm. Please bear in mind in any response that Simon is a COMPLETE BUFFOON at DIY and no knowledge AT ALL should be assumed!!)]
*** OUR RECENT "THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE HERE" STREAM ***
We had a blast playing this very original and Monty Python-esque game. You can watch here:
youtube.com/live/zgaMQV1iLDo
Please be aware that this game does involve a couple of swear words so please don't watch if it may offend you.
*** STRATFORD LITERARY FESTIVAL: LIVE CRACKING THE CRYPTIC ***
If you're interested in watching a live episode of Cracking The Cryptic and meeting us in real life then there is a link to the live show we're doing on 27 October at 10am at the Stratford Literary Festival below. We aren't sure how many tickets are available so please do book early if you are keen to go.
stratfordliteraryfestival.co.uk/events/simon-anthony-and-mark-goodliffe
*** NEW SUDOKU HUNT JUST RELEASED ***
We've launched a brand new competition - a sudoku hunt based on Hollywood sandwiches! Check it out for as little as $2/month here:
patreon.com/crackingthecryptic
There's also a new solve of Jay Dyer's brutal sudoku: Repeat Prescription
Other treats on Patreon include:
- The Lord Of The Rings Sudoku Hunt by Blobz (and Simon's solve videos)
- Simon's solve of Sky-Skyscraper by Phistomefel has just been uploaded for our patrons.
- Mark's latest solve of The Times Club Monthly cryptic crossword
- Mark's latest series of solves of Connections, the daily New York Times puzzle based on the Only Connect wall game.
▶ SUDOKU PAD - Use Our Software For Your Puzzles ◀
You can input classic sudoku puzzles into our software and help support Sven, the programmer responsible for the wonderful user interface we all use to play these puzzles everyday. The app also comes with 12 handmade puzzles from us:
iOS:
apps.apple.com/us/app/svens-sudokupad/id1570622073
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1706870/Svens_SudokuPad
Android:
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.svencodes.sudokupad
ALSO on Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad”
▶ Contents Of This Video ◀
0:00 Intro music and puzzle intro
1:50 Simon's Plumbing
2:53 We're going to the Stratford-Upon-Avon Literary Festival
3:11 Join Us On Patreon
3:35 Happy Birthdays
5:12 Rules
8:34 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking
▶ Contact Us ◀
Twitter: @Cracking The Cryptic
email: crackingthecryptic@gmail.com
Our PO Box address:
Simon Anthony & Mark Goodliffe
Box 102
56 Gloucester Road
London
SW7 4UB
(Please note to use our real names rather than 'Cracking The Cryptic'.)
**************************************************************
▶ CTC FAN DISCORD SERVER◀
discord.gg/BbN89j5
▶ OUR BACK CATALOGUE – ALL CATEGORISED WITH LINKS!◀
tinyurl.com/CTCCatalogue
▶ *NEW* CRACKING THE CRYPTIC MERCHANDISE◀
teespring.com/en-GB/stores/cracking-the-cryptic
▶SEND US PUZZLES TO SOLVE/CONTACT US◀
crackingthecryptic@gmail.com
▶FOLLOW US◀
Twitter: @crypticcracking
Instagram (for how to solve daily clues from The Times): instagram.com/crackingthecryptic/?hl=en
We also post the Wordle In A Minute videos on TikTok.
#sudoku, #fog , #puzzle
*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***
A really cool fog-of-war sudoku today from Chilly titled Paths Through The Mist. Unusually for a chaos construction (ie the 9-cell sudoku regions can be any shape) this isn't unapproachable but there are several "wow" moments during the solve!
Play the puzzle at the link below:
https://sudokupad.app/i0jnn0206n
Rules:
The grid is partially covered in fog. Placing correct digits will clear the fog, possibly revealing more clues. No guessing is required. Each row, column, and region contains the digits 1–9 exactly once each. A region is an orthogonally connected collection of cells, and regions are to be determined. The digit in a cell containing an arrow indicates the number of region borders in that direction. (If there is more than one arrow, the number of borders is the same in each direction eg a 4 in the cell with two arrows pointing East and North would indicate that there were 4 borders to the East AND 4 borders to the North). The outer edges of the grid do not count as borders. A digit in a circle equals the total number of cells seen horizontally and vertically that are in the same region as the digit, including itself. Borders obstruct vision.
[In case there are any plumbing gurus out there, Simon has a new sump pump that he needs to connect to a rigid old metal drain pipe. However the piece of tubing he's always used for this job in the past doesn't attach to the new sump pump outflow. (It's the same make of Sump Pump but the company has changed the connection... grrrr.) The old metal drain pipe is a very non-standard size (the piece of tubing has an inner diameter of 27mm) but the sump pump outflow size is either 25mm or 32mm. Please bear in mind in any response that Simon is a COMPLETE BUFFOON at DIY and no knowledge AT ALL should be assumed!!)]
*** OUR RECENT "THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE HERE" STREAM ***
We had a blast playing this very original and Monty Python-esque game. You can watch here:
youtube.com/live/zgaMQV1iLDo
Please be aware that this game does involve a couple of swear words so please don't watch if it may offend you.
*** STRATFORD LITERARY FESTIVAL: LIVE CRACKING THE CRYPTIC ***
If you're interested in watching a live episode of Cracking The Cryptic and meeting us in real life then there is a link to the live show we're doing on 27 October at 10am at the Stratford Literary Festival below. We aren't sure how many tickets are available so please do book early if you are keen to go.
stratfordliteraryfestival.co.uk/events/simon-anthony-and-mark-goodliffe
*** NEW SUDOKU HUNT JUST RELEASED ***
We've launched a brand new competition - a sudoku hunt based on Hollywood sandwiches! Check it out for as little as $2/month here:
patreon.com/crackingthecryptic
There's also a new solve of Jay Dyer's brutal sudoku: Repeat Prescription
Other treats on Patreon include:
- The Lord Of The Rings Sudoku Hunt by Blobz (and Simon's solve videos)
- Simon's solve of Sky-Skyscraper by Phistomefel has just been uploaded for our patrons.
- Mark's latest solve of The Times Club Monthly cryptic crossword
- Mark's latest series of solves of Connections, the daily New York Times puzzle based on the Only Connect wall game.
▶ SUDOKU PAD - Use Our Software For Your Puzzles ◀
You can input classic sudoku puzzles into our software and help support Sven, the programmer responsible for the wonderful user interface we all use to play these puzzles everyday. The app also comes with 12 handmade puzzles from us:
iOS:
apps.apple.com/us/app/svens-sudokupad/id1570622073
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1706870/Svens_SudokuPad
Android:
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.svencodes.sudokupad
ALSO on Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad”
▶ Contents Of This Video ◀
0:00 Intro music and puzzle intro
1:50 Simon's Plumbing
2:53 We're going to the Stratford-Upon-Avon Literary Festival
3:11 Join Us On Patreon
3:35 Happy Birthdays
5:12 Rules
8:34 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking
▶ Contact Us ◀
Twitter: @Cracking The Cryptic
email: crackingthecryptic@gmail.com
Our PO Box address:
Simon Anthony & Mark Goodliffe
Box 102
56 Gloucester Road
London
SW7 4UB
(Please note to use our real names rather than 'Cracking The Cryptic'.)
**************************************************************
▶ CTC FAN DISCORD SERVER◀
discord.gg/BbN89j5
▶ OUR BACK CATALOGUE – ALL CATEGORISED WITH LINKS!◀
tinyurl.com/CTCCatalogue
▶ *NEW* CRACKING THE CRYPTIC MERCHANDISE◀
teespring.com/en-GB/stores/cracking-the-cryptic
▶SEND US PUZZLES TO SOLVE/CONTACT US◀
crackingthecryptic@gmail.com
▶FOLLOW US◀
Twitter: @crypticcracking
Instagram (for how to solve daily clues from The Times): instagram.com/crackingthecryptic/?hl=en
We also post the Wordle In A Minute videos on TikTok.
#sudoku, #fog , #puzzle
