Pseudo Coup: Sudoku With a Difference! [Audio Fixed]

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** OUT THIS AFTERNOON **
A brand new sudoku hunt from Riffclown for our February competition!  Get it here for just $2:

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** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
We feel a bit guilty because, although today is Senator Gronk's 53rd birthday, the Senator has given US a present in the form of Pseudo Coup, an absolutely BRILLIANT sudoku puzzle.

[Simon's intro today is Karma Police by Radiohead.]

Play the puzzle at the following link:

https://sudokupad.app/GthdP3BQt6

Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply.  The cells on each pink line contain a set of consecutive values in any order. Adjacent cells on green lines have values that differ by at least 5. Cell values on a grey thermometer increase from the bulb end. Cells separated by a black dot have values in a 1:2 ratio (ie one value will be double the other). Each row, column and box has exactly one "pseudo" cell. The pseudo cells consist of a set of the digits 1-9. For all clue types, a pseudo cell's value is that of its 3x3 box number. (Box numbers are counted left to right, then top to bottom. So, for example, the top right 3x3 box in the grid is box 3 and the bottom left box is box 7).

** HEXCELLS STREAM **
Check out our latest Hexcells stream here:
https://youtube.com/live/UGb0KneGqBQ?...

** ROLLER COASTER NURIKABE by the_cogito **

Simon's 2.5 hour solve of Roller Coaster Nurikabe by the_cogito is now available on Patreon.  Check the puzzle out at the link below:

https://logic-masters.de/Raetselporta...

Join us on Patreon (for as little as $2):

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** KICKSTARTER - DELIVERED 24 December 2023 **
Our Kickstarter has finished and we've created the finished novella/puzzle collection for you.  It was delivered on Christmas Eve so check your inboxes!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...

** ORDER OUR NEW BOOK AT THIS LINK **

If you would like to get hold of a physical copy of our new book, Cracking The Cryptic's Greatest Hits - Volume 2, there is still a chance.  Visit the link below:

https://bean-games.pledgemanager.com/...

▶ 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-s...

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/17...  
Android:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...

ALSO on Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad”

▶ Contents Of This Video ◀

0:00 Theme music & Puzzle intro
2:10 We're In OEIS!!
3:55 More book arrivals
4:21 Riffclown's Sudoku Hunt IS OUT TODAY
4:52 Hexcells stream thank you
5:27 Happy Birthdays
7:35 Rules
11:13 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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Simon Anthony & Mark Goodliffe
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