No GUESSING Is Necessary In The Sudoku Fog

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https://youtube.com/live/v-HZKdVvnoQ

** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
We love Fog-Of-War sudokus and today we get to try Oddlyeven's Foggy Nonsense, a lovely example of the form in which we need to use the digits 0-8! Don't forget, the constructor will have designed the puzzle such that guessing is not required or intended so try to solve it by logic alone!

Play the puzzle at the link below:
https://sudokupad.app/lvxh3flv0i

Rules:
Place the digits 0 to 8 once each in every row, column and 3x3 box. One cell in every row, column and box is a “doubler”. This cell counts as double its value for the rules below. Each of the digits 0 to 8 appears exactly once in a doubler cell. Values on an X sum to 10. Values on a V sum to 5. Digits in a cage may not repeat. Values in a cage sum to the total in the top-left most corner of the cage. The grid is partially covered in fog. Placing correct digits will clear the fog from surrounding cells. Guessing is not necessary.

Jane Street's Bug Bytes puzzle is available here:
https://www.janestreet.com/bug-byte/
(Simon's solve of this puzzle is on Patreon.)

** NEW SUDOKU HUNT ON PATREON **
We're delighted to share with you a brand new sudoku hunt themed around snake egg puzzles by Glum Hippo. If you've never tried snake egg logic puzzles before, prepare for serious fun - these sudokus are outstanding! Finish by May 20 to enter the competition!

Other treats on Patreon include:

- the Sumgeons & Diagrams sudoku by sunnyjum;
- Simon's latest forays into the world of Islands Of Insight;
- Mark's video looking at the new OneUp puzzle from Rodolfo Kurchan;
- his solve of Region Geometry by Emre Kolotoğlu (3hr 36min long...!);
- and Mark's latest solve of The Times Club Monthly cryptic crossword

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ALSO on Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad”

▶ Contents Of This Video ◀

0:00 Theme music & puzzle intro
1:35 Our New Fog App SOON
1:56 Dungeons & Diagrams Stream
2:20 Patreon
3:06 John's Tattoo
3:54 Victoria's Fan Art
4:54 Happy Birthdays
6:46 Rules
8:32 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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