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  • čas přidán 19. 09. 2022
  • ** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
    What an extraordinary time this is for variant sudokus. The last few days have featured exceptional puzzles and now here is yet another: Magnus Josefsson's Chaos FilloSudokumino has been praised to the nines by the community and now we get to solve it. It's weird but it's utterly wonderful.
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    Rules:
    Place a number in every cell of the grid such that: 1. There is a 9x9 subgrid that forms a valid standard sudoku; and 2. Disregarding the interior 7x7 area of the sudoku subgrid, the rest of the grid (including the 1-cell wide perimeter of the sudoku grid) forms a valid fillomino. [Standard fillomino rules are as follows: a) Divide the grid into regions of orthogonally-connected cells and enter into each cell the size of its region; b) No two regions of the same size may share an edge.
    An example puzzle can be seen here:
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Komentáře • 397

  • @Khellr0s
    @Khellr0s Před rokem +569

    Thank you so much for featuring my puzzle!
    Simon, I am always impressed by your ability to so calmly and pedagogically explain every deduction while solving the puzzle for the first time. You really did a masterful job making it all understandable even for viewers unfamiliar with fillominos.
    On another note -- In case there is someone who liked this puzzle but thought it was much too easy and that the grid was way too small then you are in luck :). I have another sudoku-fillomino hybrid coming up on logic masters germany in a week or so that should provide quite a lengthy challenge.... :)

    • @RichardBreen
      @RichardBreen Před rokem +10

      Amazing puzzle Magnus. It was great fun. Thanks!

    • @longwaytotipperary
      @longwaytotipperary Před rokem +13

      On this puzzle - magnificent! On the upcoming puzzle 😳

    • @emilywilliams3237
      @emilywilliams3237 Před rokem +8

      This was very fun to watch Simon work through - thank you for sharing it! And I agree, his ability to explain all of his logic is indeed impressive and very helpful.

    • @davidrattner9
      @davidrattner9 Před rokem +4

      Beautiful, absolutely wonderful construction this puzzle was from you!! Thank you sharing it with us !!

    • @Emily-zx5qs
      @Emily-zx5qs Před rokem +7

      When he said "eulogize" I thought you died. Glad you're still with us, haha

  • @TheSpazattack540
    @TheSpazattack540 Před rokem +380

    "I dont know if people will accept this"
    Simon you could tell me that the clouds today formed a perfect killer sudoku in the sky and I'd accept it

    • @sarahnash7174
      @sarahnash7174 Před rokem +4

      Ha, isn't that the truth!

    • @longwaytotipperary
      @longwaytotipperary Před rokem +2

      Same!

    • @tezcharold
      @tezcharold Před rokem +1

      It was so obviously broken and explained well, it was pretty insulting to the intelligence of the viewers.

    • @Schilani
      @Schilani Před rokem

      @@tezcharold While he was explaining it the only logical conclusion you could have come to already was "How many parameter cells do you need at the edge?" So yeah, it kinda was a little bit weird for him to ask if viewers would accept that.

    • @xBrokenMirror2010x
      @xBrokenMirror2010x Před rokem +6

      @@tezcharold No, I understand his concern. If you think about his expanation, it was intuative to understand but it wasn't rigorously proven. Its proven enough to be useable, but if it were a mathematical proof, it wouldn't hold up to scrutany.
      Consider Simon's personality, and use him proving any Set theory puzzle. He shows it using absolute terms in multiple ways by treating the grid like an algebra equation. Whereas this proof was very "feely."

  • @hamishwatt2475
    @hamishwatt2475 Před rokem +35

    56:11 "Right, that cannot be 4."
    28 seconds later
    "It's 3 or 4"

    • @samuelbishop6641
      @samuelbishop6641 Před rokem +7

      Finally found this comment after a minute of scrolling. Surprised it’s this far down. Totally agree with you. Very funny moment. 😂😂😂

    • @Reashu
      @Reashu Před rokem +2

      Luckily it only took until 58:02 to notice

    • @PassionPopsicle
      @PassionPopsicle Před 2 měsíci

      I was very yikes at that too 😂

  • @HunterJE
    @HunterJE Před rokem +234

    IMO you described the logic on not being able to leave a one-wide strip on an edge perfectly sufficiently to use

    • @RickyRatte
      @RickyRatte Před rokem +29

      Maybe not to that 2 year old child he wished a happy birthday in the beginning, but to most others probably

    • @series161
      @series161 Před rokem +1

      @@RickyRatte lmao 😂

    • @ronjohnson6916
      @ronjohnson6916 Před rokem

      Agreed

    • @dwebb2805
      @dwebb2805 Před rokem +9

      i would say that for myself i intuitively understood and accepted it. however, i'm not sure if it would meet the criteria for a formal logical proof, which is i think what simon was concerned about.
      it was of course true, because simon's brain has the most insane knack for intuitively understanding things like that!

    • @johnson911
      @johnson911 Před rokem +3

      ​@@dwebb2805 the proof I used is that the best case scenario is high digits on the top and bottom of the column and low digits in the middle. Taking the corner digits vertically out, you don't have enough squares to fill in all the low digits.

  • @DArtagnonW
    @DArtagnonW Před rokem +22

    Not sure if this is rigorous enough either, but proof that the sudoku grid can't be within 1-square of the puzzle edge:
    Suppose a 9x1 column had a best case arrangement {875312469}, allowing 9 and 8 fillominos to escape freely, 7 and 6 to escape but sealing in a 1x5 region. You're left with 10 squares to populate 5+3+1+2+4 = 15 area worth of fillominos.

    • @Khellr0s
      @Khellr0s Před rokem +15

      Yeah, that's actually the logic I used for this deduction when setting the puzzle :). No matter the arrangement only 4 polyominoes can escape and the remaining five would have a maximum of 10 cells.

  • @jmcklbrgh
    @jmcklbrgh Před rokem +41

    I downloaded the app and completed my first ever thermometer sudoku today!

  • @rayoberhoff1506
    @rayoberhoff1506 Před rokem +32

    As many times as Simon has appologized for something that people were "screaming at the screen," I never actually screamed at the screen until today. The 9 in r1c1 had me screaming "Simon, do sudoku! It's a nine! IT'S A NINE!"

    • @trentskirvin302
      @trentskirvin302 Před rokem

      Same I felt it today too but with the 2 in r4c9.

    • @Koni.1122
      @Koni.1122 Před rokem +1

      The "A"s from the triple 10s are not connected properly to this day... (probably)

  • @mitnehmerrippe
    @mitnehmerrippe Před rokem +57

    Ahhh, this Sting guitar intro - such a good song and such a lovely version you played! Also such a lovely occasion - i don’t know the birthday girl Alexis, but I’m sure you’ve made her very happy with that thoughtful gift.
    While I’m already commenting: I really appreciate you both on this channel for always taking the time to be kind to viewers, be it through little birthday greetings, your general friendly, polite, and calm conduct on screen, or when taking the time to explain things to new viewers. It’s such a welcoming place to be on the internet that I always want to come back to it even if I have little time in the day. All on top of those very interesting and difficult puzzles of course - that’s what hooked me in ca. 2.5 years ago! - but we all know already that this channel is the home port of great puzzle makers and puzzle solvers alike.
    I’m glad you’re here to share the joy of puzzles with us so many years into the channel (and somewhat less years into the pandemic), that you do it in such a friendly and welcoming way, and that so many people have come to participate in the fun in a (for the most part) respectful and kind manner. Thank you for your work and efforts!

  • @SirBradiator
    @SirBradiator Před rokem +12

    Love that Sven has added a 2001 reference when the software can't give a solution rather than the old style of just highlighting everything red as an error

  • @tyrgannusgaming6657
    @tyrgannusgaming6657 Před rokem +51

    No way you went for this! Super courageous, good show

  • @leojs5673
    @leojs5673 Před rokem +27

    a family sized ctc is just what i needed to lift my spirits today. hope every one has a happy week!!

  • @jsadvent8240
    @jsadvent8240 Před rokem +69

    83 minutes? And I'm out of munchies 😔 Halcyon Days indeed, thanks in large part to our hosts. Deep gratitude to them and to all who tapped their creative source, 81 squares at a time...or more.

    • @emilywilliams3237
      @emilywilliams3237 Před rokem +1

      Very well said. And I also was out of munchies by the end of that - but what a beauty.

  • @anaisakaclotolphe519
    @anaisakaclotolphe519 Před rokem +36

    me: i'm tired, i'll watch the beginning of the video and then go to sleep and watch the rest tomorrow during breakfast
    simon: ...and we'll be back later with another edition of cracking the cryptic
    me: no way it's been an hour and a half already

  • @bruresende
    @bruresende Před rokem +15

    Nowadays I don't even expect a video of less than 1-hour in length, I set my schedule to accommodate it and it feels like I have a lot of spare time whenever it's a shorter video... Not complaining about short videos, just pointing out how it fited so smoothly onto my daily routine the long ones that I don't even noticed it...

  • @ianyoung1101
    @ianyoung1101 Před rokem +4

    The line through the A's in the top row... I won't be able to sleep!

  • @amysteele2488
    @amysteele2488 Před rokem +15

    What an absolutely stunning puzzle! We've been having a real sudoku feast these last few days. Fantastic solve as always Simon

  • @PuzzleQodec
    @PuzzleQodec Před rokem +11

    Repeating myself here again: brilliant puzzle, brilliant solve! That was a very enjoyable hour, thank you!

  • @AndrewRingle
    @AndrewRingle Před rokem +2

    The birthday callouts are actually the cutest thing ever. They happen every day, but I couldn't imagine how happy I would be if I got that present

  • @thithildeprouv8310
    @thithildeprouv8310 Před rokem +2

    I first watched Simon's solve. There were a few steps I couldn't have guessed (the 7s), and a few others I noticed before him (the 1s) and shouted at my screen. Once he discovered the location of the sub-sudoku grid, I was so high on joy and excitation I had to give the rest of the puzzle a try by myself. I solved the rest alone in 53min.
    I'm a bit sad I didn't solve the entire puzzle by myself, but still very happy I did solve the end!
    A big thanks to Simon and Mark for making me discover the "real" sudokus and puzzles. I'm realizing that my level in puzzle solving has so much increased: at first I wasn't able to solve the same sudokus as you, and now I'm able to solve even the hard sudokus (considering the difficulty proportional to the length of the video). So a big THANK YOU!

  • @emilywilliams3237
    @emilywilliams3237 Před rokem +5

    I have scrolled through the comments that are here as I am finishing watching this video, and am delighted that they are almost entirely very kind, and more than kind, very highly enthusiastic about this puzzle and the video. Thanks so much, Simon, for a wonderful evening of thinking and understanding. And I am glad that you have begun to note more often when we are granted Knowledge Bombs on CTC - it was a regular thing back when I started watching sometime middle of last year, and (though the KBs have not been fewer) the mention of them has been less often lately. I feel as if I return to my roots here every time you grant a KB and identify it as such!

  • @johanna-yay
    @johanna-yay Před 11 měsíci +1

    This is one of the very rare ones where I was a bit quicker with some conclusions and I suddenly feel very powerful. These videos are always so comforting either way, but when I get what‘s going on it‘s even better

  • @djvampire5371
    @djvampire5371 Před 3 měsíci

    This was by far my favorite video I’ve ever watched on this channel. It literally felt like a treat to watch because it was so incredible :D

  • @Olga-go2mk
    @Olga-go2mk Před rokem +3

    What a puzzle!!!! I watched the whole one and half hours in a breeze! This is one of my favourites so far! 👍🏼

  • @oneeyedman4431
    @oneeyedman4431 Před rokem +11

    WOW, simply genius. I am again speechless as how this type of puzzle can exist and have a unique solution. Amazing setting and really enjoyed your solve Simon. Thanks CTC for my nightly entertainment, look forward to watching every day.

    • @Khellr0s
      @Khellr0s Před rokem +1

      Thank you for your kind words! This puzzle was actually relatively quick and painless to set compared to some others :). If I recall correctly it took around 6-8 hours for the whole process.

    • @ppatters1
      @ppatters1 Před rokem +2

      @@Khellr0s It blows my mind that something this impressive can be constructed in such a short time. Well done sir.

  • @craftyraf
    @craftyraf Před rokem +7

    Simon uses logic not only in Sudoku's but also to explain softwarebugs 34:55. Just brilliant!

  • @rogerdouglas2306
    @rogerdouglas2306 Před rokem +1

    1 of the first lengthy videos that i watched all the way thru.
    such a masterful puzzle this is and a joy to watch you solve.

  • @matthewkaseman7457
    @matthewkaseman7457 Před rokem +3

    Incredible puzzle solving and an incredible puzzle; I especially appreciate the de-delinearing at the end!

  • @Platschu
    @Platschu Před rokem +8

    Wow. I have never seen such an amazing and creative puzzle. I am impressed.

    • @Khellr0s
      @Khellr0s Před rokem +2

      Thank you very much!

  • @IlliniRocket
    @IlliniRocket Před rokem +1

    'Dip their roots into the loam of blue' is a nugget that only Simon is capable of giving us.
    87 minutes for me. Very innovative and also enjoyable to solve

  • @dwagyn2202
    @dwagyn2202 Před rokem +16

    It is obviously very important to announce that you are playing God of War. 🤣 Good luck to you, it can be tough (depending on your difficulty settings) and I hope you enjoy every minute of it!
    Also, I love the long videos. They're my favorite. I use the videos to help me get to sleep, as the logical process is very relaxing for me, and the longer ones make it easier. That being said, I enjoy all the content from CtC, regardless of the length.

  • @kgeiger61
    @kgeiger61 Před rokem +2

    I wasn't even going to try this when I saw the time. However, I jumped in and it was a lot of fun with some fabulous logic. Great job, Magnus... and Simon!

  • @humanbirdsong
    @humanbirdsong Před rokem +4

    That was GENIUS. Absolutely ridiculous. Bravo Magnus, and bravo Simon!
    Regarding a proof that the sub-grid could not be beside a one-cell strip, it helps to think about the secret: every digit in the sub-grid’s outer columns or rows differ and are part of a valid fillomino and therefore must be able to access 45 cells between them.

  • @stevieinselby
    @stevieinselby Před rokem +11

    That was amazing! And yes, you did completely prove that the grid couldn't be within 1 cell of the perimeter before doubting yourself and going round again. It might have helped if you'd coloured alternate 3×3 boxes of the sudoku grid in a different colour to help visualise it as you started drawing the filomino lines over it, but that is all that I can suggest to improve on things!

  • @bezowee
    @bezowee Před rokem +9

    I watch ctc for so long but this is the best. It was little hard to watch because everything was so small but I enjoyed it so much. I hope there will be much more puzzles like this

  • @333name
    @333name Před rokem +4

    What an absolutely fantastic puzzle. It's surprisingly approachable too if you're fully comfortable with the rules

  • @darrennakamura7036
    @darrennakamura7036 Před rokem

    So happy you found the missing/discolored lines at the end.

  • @aishwaryaiyer7796
    @aishwaryaiyer7796 Před 11 měsíci

    i was able to place the grid fairly easily, but i had to keep referring back to the video because i got stuck in the fillomino quite often. brilliant concept, puzzle, and solve! seems tricky at times but there is always a simple logical explanation for every step, and that's what i love about it. thank you for showcasing this one, this channel is helping me to steadily improve.

  • @Runaway112542
    @Runaway112542 Před rokem +3

    I am extremely pleased with how cleanly Simon drew the lines in this puzzle. It's often a minor concern of mine with puzzles like these that involve lots of line drawings and coloring that the grid will end up looking rather chaotic. Of course, it's expected that the grid will look chaotic during the solve but I personally love seeing how crisp and clean a fully solved puzzle looks; especially puzzles with a variety of colors and markings.

    • @bartoszrosadzinski2430
      @bartoszrosadzinski2430 Před rokem +2

      I am very thankful for his delineation touch ups at 1:21:07 and 1:21:17, they were extremely bothering me the whole time.

  • @ericpraline1302
    @ericpraline1302 Před rokem +1

    Very chuffed to see this here. I was one of the 20 recommenders - this puzzle is stupendously good (and deserves a prize for the name alone). It took me 2 hours - I could not tear myself away - a time I'm happy with in light of Simon's time. That 7 deduction is indeed truly delightful.

    • @Khellr0s
      @Khellr0s Před rokem +1

      Thank you for your kind words and the recommendation :).

  • @sarahnash7174
    @sarahnash7174 Před rokem +2

    Beautiful puzzle! Another of the jaw droppers this week! Nobody has to watch if they don't like the long ones, but personally they're my fave!

  • @Schudome13
    @Schudome13 Před rokem +1

    This is truly an astounding puzzle. Took me a hair over 2 hours, and every breakthrough was well thought-out and felt so intentional. This is an all time great for me. Thank you for continuing to highlight and share gems like this!

    • @Khellr0s
      @Khellr0s Před rokem +1

      Thank you, I'm really glad you liked it! What you describe is exactly the experience I and other setters aim for when setting puzzles like this.

  • @Daximotos1
    @Daximotos1 Před rokem +1

    The pace of this video is testament to the skill of both Setter and Solver.
    Usually if I see 1hr+, I assume it’s going to include long periods of paused solving for Simon to think through the logic and spout off some frustrated bingo phrases (and I still watch regardless).
    However, this solve felt pretty consistent in the movement from bit of logic to bit of logic, making for just an incredible flow of solving which made this feel like the shortest 1hr+ video ever on the channel. Cheers to everyone involved.

  • @davehislop6978
    @davehislop6978 Před rokem +3

    What a beautiful puzzle and a perfect bedtime treat!

  • @nickellis999
    @nickellis999 Před rokem

    The puzzles featured on this channel continue to be amazing, again and again.

  • @safrone
    @safrone Před rokem +1

    1:07:10 I came to this point and noticed a sort of meta insight that you could use to define these early:
    The number of cells available for the 8 in the 4-8 pair is actually 9 so you would have to place a 1 fillomino to complete it.
    If the 8 was below, then the 1 fillomino could go in 2 locations with no restrictions meaning the puzzle would have 2 solutions.
    Assuming there is only one solution as we do on this channel then we know that the 8 must be above, albeit through the presumed uniqueness of the puzzle.
    Of course it gets filled in for the single solution by sudoku later but I thought it was an interesting notion and I wonder if there's any cheeky puzzle built where meta knowledge about what causes multiple solutions would have to be used

  • @paulwright13
    @paulwright13 Před rokem +1

    Absolutely amazing, another Stellar puzzle in a week of outstanding puzzles, took me over 2 hours but felt like 30mins as completely absorbed, well done Magnus

  • @ironman85000
    @ironman85000 Před rokem +1

    Every Breath You Take was fantastic! I've always found that song super complicated to play but you made it sound so easy

  • @juggernaut93
    @juggernaut93 Před rokem

    Wow! Such a beautiful puzzle and beautiful solve by Simon!

  • @Gonzalo_Garcia_
    @Gonzalo_Garcia_ Před rokem +4

    41:19 for me. What a fantastic puzzle indeed. It’s absolutely amazing that it is solvable at all, kudos to the setter for creating such a masterpiece.

    • @nonyobisniss7928
      @nonyobisniss7928 Před rokem +1

      Impressive! 46 minutes for me. The puzzle maker has promised us a second harder one which he'll release on LMD in the next week. Hopefully Simon does it as well.

  • @series161
    @series161 Před rokem +2

    such a beautiful puzzle! literally, look at this grid! fabiolous!

  • @series161
    @series161 Před rokem +23

    I don't understand why you worry about the video length so often. I mean, apart from the fact that a lot of people (including me) enjoy the long videos even more, you know that youtube has buttons for pause, fast forward, rewind and even stop, right? 😂

    • @emilywilliams3237
      @emilywilliams3237 Před rokem +3

      Indeed, CZcams has thought of everything to accommodate any degree of time available for watching CTC videos, hasn't it! 🤣

    • @starbies552
      @starbies552 Před rokem +1

      I think it’s because both Simon and Mark have a time limit for puzzles, because of the editing and also because of the fact that they do puzzles every day.

    • @series161
      @series161 Před rokem +2

      @@starbies552 ok but then they should apologize to their editing team 😂

    • @starbies552
      @starbies552 Před rokem +1

      @@series161 lol I think they edit themselves

    • @series161
      @series161 Před rokem +3

      @@starbies552 so they should apologize to themselves 😅
      ok sorry but then i didnt unsterstand what you were saying with the time limit for puzzles?

  • @safrone
    @safrone Před rokem

    What a delightful puzzle, loved how the fillomino and sudoku interacted

  • @dp1381
    @dp1381 Před rokem

    This one was really enjoyable. I found it challenging enough to be engaging, but the logic is straight forward enough that I never felt stuck. It took me a long time, but I was able to keep making steady progress until it was finished. Awesome puzzle!

  • @stubbsz
    @stubbsz Před rokem +2

    That was the most fun, I've had solving a puzzle of any kind. I had the hardest time visually, with the edges of the Sudoku, And ended up having to back out a whole bunch of moves. It took me a considerable amount of time to solve.

  • @ivarsundman6962
    @ivarsundman6962 Před 11 měsíci

    The puzzle solving people are by far the most wholesome internet community I’ve ever had the pleasure to stumble upon

  • @U53R-AKA-GREG
    @U53R-AKA-GREG Před rokem +5

    Honestly this was such a great puzzle! I don't know if I'm getting better at variant sudoku or if this seemed fairly approachable, obviously at the beginning it seemed very daunting but as the video progressed it just seemed more and more like a very fun puzzle.

  • @laurasmith2173
    @laurasmith2173 Před rokem

    I personally enjoy the longer videos. This is also the only channel I watch on normal speed (all others I watch on 1.75x or 2x speed). The logic and explanations provided in these videos feel very much worth the time. I've even gone back and watched several videos in a row because I was so intrigued.

  • @washyleopard
    @washyleopard Před rokem

    57:00 elegantly proving a cell cannot be 4 then immediately marking is as 3 or 4 while not disproving any other numbers giving me heartburn knowing that cell is a 7.

  • @bertbergers9171
    @bertbergers9171 Před rokem +1

    Simon, that was a great solve, to a great puzzle! Thank you and thank you mr Josefsson

  • @EelcoWind
    @EelcoWind Před rokem +1

    Just over two hours for me, and I somehow coloured all the tendrils and it just looks magnificent. I sent screenshots to some friends that don't even do Sudokus, just because I feel so accomplished after this solve and it looks so pretty :) Thank you for sharing this.

  • @Ciiran
    @Ciiran Před rokem +1

    Can't say how glad I am that you found the missing edge as well as the green edge. It would have kept me up at night, knowing...

  • @travisporco
    @travisporco Před rokem

    what a tour de force of setting and solving

  • @futurefox128
    @futurefox128 Před rokem

    Absolutely loved this!

  • @kaimiles7131
    @kaimiles7131 Před rokem

    This man still entertains me despite the fact that I cannot understand a fifth of what he's doing. Amazing.

  • @siyuli6054
    @siyuli6054 Před rokem

    Just the pure joy in his voice as he’s about the start the puzzle is so cute

  • @MichaelLegedza
    @MichaelLegedza Před rokem +6

    1:13:18 How does sudoku place the 3 in this cell? It looks to me like the 3 could still go into r5c8 (of the sudoku subsection)

    • @bhashim
      @bhashim Před rokem +6

      Because it cannot be 5, 6 or 9

  • @andersosterholm2538
    @andersosterholm2538 Před rokem +1

    Wow! Amazing puzzle, and impressive solve!

  • @Primefac
    @Primefac Před rokem +1

    Normally I am strictly in the "if the video is

  • @flora5090
    @flora5090 Před rokem

    Can't believe I actually sat through the one thing, it seemed so long and daunting. It turned out very entertaining

  • @dpatto
    @dpatto Před rokem

    Amazing puzzle, amazing solve! The standout for me was seeing the 9 in the top left of the sudoku before Simon and swearing black and blue he had broken the puzzle, and then when it worked... Amazement!

  • @DaniErik
    @DaniErik Před rokem +1

    At 1:07:15 there is a fillomino uniqueness trick one could use to disambiguate the 48 pair. If the 4 goes on top, there are two possible placements of the lonely 1 in column 1 that cannot be disambiguated. If the 8 is on top it forces the placement of the 1 in column 1.

    • @screwaccountnames
      @screwaccountnames Před rokem

      I used that trick in my solve and hated it. Uniqueness arguments always feel like cheating to me.
      The puzzle overall was absolutely amazing though

  • @nonagrey3422
    @nonagrey3422 Před rokem

    We love the long videos!

  • @teamcyeborg
    @teamcyeborg Před rokem +2

    I very much enjoy the way that it looks like the software is screaming about there being a 10 in a sudoku puzzle

  • @felixbergbauer6098
    @felixbergbauer6098 Před rokem +1

    39:04 with a time less than half of this video's length this has to be one of my best times. Usually I would never have attempted a puzzle that is accompanied by such a long video time, but the combination of sudoku and fillomino was really intriguing to me. Great puzzle, great solve, great time :)

  • @LivelyLinnea
    @LivelyLinnea Před rokem

    Fantastic puzzle and solve. i wasn't familiar with filominos before this but this video made me wanna try some out. they seem very fun.

  • @mollywilliams1236
    @mollywilliams1236 Před 10 měsíci

    I've been enjoying your videos for over a year now but only recently have I had the courage to actually start attempting the showcased puzzles myself. I must have been delirious when I decided to give this one a try because who in their right mind decides to attempt a sudoku when you don't even know where the sudoku is 😅. Anyways I'm writing this comment because I DID IT! I managed to finish the puzzle on my own! Learning the various restrictions of where the 9x9 border could and couldn't be was absolutely amazing and I truly enjoyed every moment of this puzzle.

  • @longwaytotipperary
    @longwaytotipperary Před rokem +1

    Love the guitar intro! What a week for fantastic puzzles and guitar pieces!! Hopefully can watch the live stream Thursday!

    • @davidrattner9
      @davidrattner9 Před rokem +1

      So glad you were able to join stream today!! Hope you enjoyed it!!

    • @longwaytotipperary
      @longwaytotipperary Před rokem +1

      @@davidrattner9 I did! It was fascinating!

    • @davidrattner9
      @davidrattner9 Před rokem +1

      @@longwaytotipperary so glad and fascinating was right!!

    • @longwaytotipperary
      @longwaytotipperary Před rokem

      @@davidrattner9 really impressed with how humble and down-to-earth he is!

  • @TemujinReads
    @TemujinReads Před rokem +1

    Solved in 60 minutes. What a beautiful puzzle.

  • @barcruiser101
    @barcruiser101 Před rokem

    Absolute genius set and solve

  • @th.nd.r
    @th.nd.r Před rokem

    Yet another astonishingly good puzzle. Brilliantly set and solved. Love the novelty of this ruleset and love the solve path, from the sudoku grid placement to the fillomino bits to the last sudoku bits. We really are on a brilliant run. The length of this video was not a detractor at all, as the pace was still very good, it’s just that there was a lot in the puzzle to be done! Only note: there is an inconsistency in the top left with the line drawing, you left a line through the As!

  • @flobiish
    @flobiish Před rokem

    Such fascinating rulesets lately.

  • @christopherhalle
    @christopherhalle Před rokem

    This introduced me to the "Fillomino" , Had to click it when I saw it had a 9x9 inside of a 16x16.
    Absolutely amazing puzzle! How they manage to set this is beyond me!

  • @jenandtimhodgson
    @jenandtimhodgson Před rokem

    Enjoyed that one, thanks

  • @derekrocco4344
    @derekrocco4344 Před rokem

    Holy cow, this was spectacular!

  • @timdunkley9173
    @timdunkley9173 Před rokem

    Quite extraordinary - and brilliant. How these compilers produce these works of art is a mystery to me.

  • @accident12123
    @accident12123 Před rokem +3

    This would have been a great dual solve to have both of you help explain the logic. And it would be nice to see Mark dip his toe into more types of puzzles

  • @lmshesser
    @lmshesser Před rokem

    I discovered this channel about a month ago and wow, some of these puzzles are outstanding! I love this one. Would someone have a recommendation for someone just entering into the advanced sudoku world on a good puzzle or 4 to start with?

  • @scoopthetruth2786
    @scoopthetruth2786 Před rokem +10

    It’s a pity that the middle sudoku box wasn’t a magic square - would have been a real puzzle turducken ! A challenge for setters to be sure … A few points to note: 30:45, that orange sudoku grid is impossible due to the earlier logic (there is a 1 in R3C13) 56:38 Should be “3 or SEVEN only”. Well explained solve otherwise. 👍

  • @edwardjarvis3442
    @edwardjarvis3442 Před rokem

    I'm so impressed with myself for catching that 7 logic faster than you!
    I can almost never solve these puzzles you feature on your channel so i am actually really proud of myself for spotting that 7 trick

  • @AlphaNumericNZ0
    @AlphaNumericNZ0 Před rokem +1

    Very fun puzzle to solve!

  • @jeremyblack1929
    @jeremyblack1929 Před 11 měsíci +1

    This is the best puzzle we've had on this channel, that I've seen. The fact that it was so enormous while also having a very nice logical flow was amazing. The hand off of the sudoku logic to the philomino logic was flawless.

  • @PhilBoswell
    @PhilBoswell Před rokem +5

    55:58 😧proves that R8C4 can't be 4, proceeds to mark it up as "34" while saying it can't be 7 🤦‍♂
    *ETA* : didn't take too long to fix 👍

  • @theashen
    @theashen Před rokem

    Amazing solve, thanks for closing the 5 filomino!

  • @tobiasmeerdink5023
    @tobiasmeerdink5023 Před rokem

    thank you so much for fixing all of the little green and black lines, it was very pleasant for my neurodivergent brain

  • @BookofAeons
    @BookofAeons Před rokem

    I'm surprised at how smoothly that solved without using the secret. Once you deduce the location of the sudoku grid, if you minimize the sum of its perimeter and account for all the clues that can't possibly reach into the sudoku, you can deduce there are a maximum of 3 more squares that aren't clued by the perimeter. This immediately gets you a couple given clues that must reach into the sudoku and gives a good start on the fillomino.

  • @geminimaxxim
    @geminimaxxim Před rokem +1

    Very proud of Simon for lining the right edge of r4c1 (of the 9x9 sudoku grid) in the 11th hour. Even in a puzzle as loaded with information as this one, he still manages to clean up nicely.

    • @baukewijnsma
      @baukewijnsma Před rokem

      I was bit annoyed by the line in row 1 still...

    • @Z1atk0
      @Z1atk0 Před rokem +1

      ... except for those 4 "A"s in row one which are still crossed out. But that's just my inner Mr. Monk taking note of even the smallest details. 😇 🤓 😁

  • @Jukka70
    @Jukka70 Před rokem

    one of my favorites

  • @Coyotek4
    @Coyotek4 Před rokem

    I put in well over an hour on this one and broke ... but I'm not ready to quit; just no time to continue today. Will come back to this one on the weekend ...
    ... and indeed, I gave this a second shot and was able to finish with an additional time of 48:32 (it helped that I did find the sudoku's location the first time around; my error involved filling in the left side of the grid). What more is there to say; this is simply remarkable.
    Astounding ... truly astounding.

  • @jovaji72
    @jovaji72 Před rokem +2

    A 🍿 story with a fantastic intro.

  • @46lespaul
    @46lespaul Před rokem

    It's hard to tell without the distortion but was that every breath you take by the police that you just played if so kudos to you That was very beautiful