Maths Professor Loves Puzzle With No Maths!

** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
A debut on the channel tonight for Mennoo_ and their puzzle Low Cloud In A German City!  This was strongly recommended by Dorlir, the maths professor, and our testers loved it (with good reason!).

Play the puzzle at the following link:

https://sudokupad.app/u2pnuvnrcy

Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Adjacent digits on a green line must differ by at least 5. Each digit in the grid represents the height of a skyscraper located in that cell. Clues outside the grid indicate the number of visible skyscrapers from that direction, with taller skyscrapers blocking the view on smaller skyscrapers behind them. However, due to low hanging clouds in the city today, skyscrapers from 5 or lower are never visible for clues outside the grid. Therefore those clues can only see skyscrapers from 6 or higher.

You can watch us in the latest @numberphile  video here:

A Sudoku Secret to Blow Your Mind - N...

Simon's solve of TotallyNormalCat's Broken Secrets will appear on the main channel soon.

** 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...

Also there's our January Patreon competition: All The Fun Of The Fair featuring sudokus themed around fairground rides!

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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/...

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

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▶ Contents Of This Video ◀

0:00 Theme music & Puzzle intro
1:26 Hexcells stream
2:07 Patreon bonuses
2:40 Happy Birthday
4:00 Rules
7:27 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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