Team Phistomefel vs Team Simon

** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
Phistomefel's latest sudoku features a completely original ruleset and is, as we've come to expect, now THE quintessential puzzle to showcase these new bizarre rules! The whole thing is fascinating - you have to split the nine sudoku digits into teams and then make the clues work :)

Play the puzzle at the link below:
https://sudokupad.app/21xzz0q3gd

Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Divide the digits from 1 to 9 into two teams such that every digit from 1 to 9 is in exactly one of the two teams. Thereby, the finished grid has areas (of orthogonally connected cells) which contain only digits from one team and are bounded by digits of the other team and/or the border of the grid. A number clue gives the sum of all the digits in such an area. Digits may repeat in such an area and the sum clues are in an arbitrary position within the area. Each area has at most one clue, but may also have none at all.

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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▶ Contents Of This Video ◀

0:00 Theme music & puzzle intro
1:37 Yesterday's Reddit puzzle
1:49 Dungeons & Diagrams Stream
2:10 Steve Pemberton's crossword
2:55 Patreon
3:07 Happy Birthdays etc
4:11 Rules
6:50 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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