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Sudoku expert solves something that's not quite a sudoku

Posted by 0d_billie
Tags: sudoku, puzzles, videos, cracking the cryptic, long watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CafO_kB4ko

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Title
This CANNOT Exist... (And Yet It Does)
Authors
Cracking The Cryptic
Duration
1:02:00
Published
Sep 22 2022

4 comments

  1. [4]
    0d_billie
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    This was a very entertaining watch, and it reminds of when I first discovered the channel. Simon goes through all these delightful stages of disbelief, and finally turns to pure joy right when he...

    This was a very entertaining watch, and it reminds of when I first discovered the channel. Simon goes through all these delightful stages of disbelief, and finally turns to pure joy right when he realises that what seems like an impossible construction is actually solvable. I suspect he hams it up just a little these days, but he still comes across as completely genuine and as someone who just loves puzzles.

    This one I had absolutely no idea where to begin. I managed to rule out an 8 in the bottom left corner, and that was about it!

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    1. [3]
      cfabbro
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      I was tempted to post this one myself when I originally watched it, for many of the same reasons you mentioned. IMO Simon is at his best when he is totally disbelieving to start with, flustered...

      I was tempted to post this one myself when I originally watched it, for many of the same reasons you mentioned. IMO Simon is at his best when he is totally disbelieving to start with, flustered initially when trying to figure out how to tackle the problem, but then slowly gets to solving a brilliant puzzle. The only reason I didn't post it is because, despite me enjoying those aspects of it, I thought it might be a bit too long and complicated of a solve for most people to enjoy. Glad to see I am not the only one who enjoyed it though! :)

      2 votes
      1. [2]
        0d_billie
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        Oh for sure, if you're not a logic addict, I think it's not going to be a good place to start. I've been doing sudoku on and off for a few years, and some of the leaps are a little on the baffling...

        Oh for sure, if you're not a logic addict, I think it's not going to be a good place to start. I've been doing sudoku on and off for a few years, and some of the leaps are a little on the baffling side... Even after watching the whole video, I'm still not entirely sure I get the reciprocity stuff!

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        1. cfabbro
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          I'm personally more of a Nonogram fan myself, having 100%ed every Picross game on DS/3DS and Switch, but I still occasionally do Sudokus too (so long as they aren't as insanely hard as this one),...

          I'm personally more of a Nonogram fan myself, having 100%ed every Picross game on DS/3DS and Switch, but I still occasionally do Sudokus too (so long as they aren't as insanely hard as this one), and really enjoy watching CtC regardless of if I even fully understand their solves either. :P

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