This Will Be One Of The Puzzles Of The Year.

*** TODAY'S PUZZLE *** Simon opens tonight's sudoku live and is faced with a completely original ruleset from SeveNateNine called Productivity Killer. The fact that this grid exists at all is extraordinary enough but the varied and wonderful logic that the constructor has baked into it makes this VERY special indeed. Play the puzzle at the links below: https://sudokupad.app/egdqy9d7al Rules: Normal sudoku rules apply. A cage is a set of orthogonally connected cells which do not contain repeated digits. Cages may not overlap each other. The sum of digits in a given cage is equal to the product of all individual side-lengths of that cage. (NB This does not necessarily equal the area of that cage). Circles appear in cages and count the total number of cells in that cage. Squares indicate that a cell is not in any cage. All possible Circles and Squares are given. *** MONDAY'S BLUE PRINCE STREAM *** You can (re)watch Monday's stream here: https://youtube.com/live/CFbzCGnr1K8 *** MAY SUDOKU HUNT COMPETITION JUST OUT *** Our new competition launched on 1 May. It's a sudoku hunt from Blobz called Oil and Water. The prize this month is a chance to make a sudoku video with Simon that will appear on the channel! Check it out for as little as $2/month here: https://www.patreon.com/crackingthecryptic *** 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 ▶ Contents Of This Video ◀ 0:00 Intro music and today's puzzle 0:38 Puzzle reveal 1:27 Rules 5:05 The Royal Society with @numberphile's Brady Haran 10:37 Patreon update 10:58 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 #logic