The Sudoku That Starts Simple And Ends Genius!

*** TODAY'S PUZZLE *** Anothing fog-of-war treat this evening - this time from Marty Sears and Ratfinkz. It involves a new type of constraint, which has similarities to "index lines" but this one is "hitlines". It's a wonderful puzzle which teaches you its principles as it goes along and saves some genius for the end! Play the puzzle at the link below: https://sudokupad.app/x75we00sgg Rules: Normal sudoku rules apply. Entering correct digits may clear fog somewhere in the grid. No guessing is necessary. Digits along a beige 'hitline' do not repeat. The number on a blue circle (or two-digit pill reading downwards or from left to right) points to the first cell ('position 1') along a hitline, and indicates the total of any digits that equal their position number along that hitline. Eg: on a 4-cell hitline, if the sequence of digits reads 1694 starting from the cell being pointed at, then the blue total would be 5 (the sum of 1 and 4) because 1 is in the 1st position and 4 is in the 4th position, and these are the only digits which match their position numbers. *** MARCH SUDOKU HUNT COMPETITION *** We welcome in the month of March with a brand new sudoku hunt competition from Blobz (who made The Hobbit and the Lord Of The Rings hunts in 2024). It went live on 1 March and the closing date is 20th March! Check it out for as little as $2/month here: https://www.patreon.com/crackingthecryptic *** LIVE CROSSWORD MASTERCLASS *** On March 21, Simon and Mark will appear at the Word=Puzzles conference at Magdelen College, Oxford and do a live episode of their crossword masterclass! More information here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/word-puzzles-a-conference-tickets-1144015303569 *** NURIKABE WORLD STREAM *** You can watch the last stream here: https://youtube.com/live/D_Hn2cVg5yg The game is available here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2964540/Nurikabe_World/ *** NEW FOG APP IS OUT ON APPLE (!), STEAM & ANDROID *** Brand new incredible Fog Sudoku puzzles by the likes of Phistomefel, Marty Sears, James Sinclair, Qodec, Dorlir, ThePedallingPianist, Sandra&Nala, Peter Veenis, Mr Menace, Florian Wortmann, Math Pesto & HalfBakedLunatic. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3165770/Cracking_the_Cryptic__Fog_of_War_1/ *** CRACKING THE CRYPTIC APP *** Our main app (which is itself completely free) contains packs featuring Fog, Domino, Lines, and GAS puzzles, with a few special free sets as well! All the puzzles are hand-crafted by us and some of the best constructors in the world, with hints by Simon and Mark. AppStore: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cracking-the-cryptic/id1629992934 Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2085970/Cracking_the_Cryptic/ Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.StudioGoya.CrackingTheCryptic ▶ 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: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/svens-sudokupad/id1570622073 Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1706870/Svens_SudokuPad/ Android: https://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 1:22 Patreon Competition 2:27 Happy birthdays 5:25 Our Fog Of War Sudoku App 5:43 Rules 8:35 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking ▶ Contact Us ◀ Twitter: @Cracking The Cryptic email: [email protected] 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◀ https://discord.gg/BbN89j5 ▶ OUR BACK CATALOGUE – ALL CATEGORISED WITH LINKS!◀ https://tinyurl.com/CTCCatalogue ▶ *NEW* CRACKING THE CRYPTIC MERCHANDISE◀ https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/cracking-the-cryptic ▶SEND US PUZZLES TO SOLVE/CONTACT US◀ [email protected] ▶FOLLOW US◀ Twitter: @crypticcracking Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crackingthecryptic/?hl=en We also post the Wordle In A Minute videos on TikTok. #sudoku #puzzle #genius