How Hard Can A 4x4 Sudoku Be?

** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
One of those absolutely fascinating challenges today in the form of a 4x4 "sudoku" from I Love Sleeping and Myxo. The twist is that no set of digits used to complete one row or column can then be used to complete any other rows/columns, while all rows/columns/boxes sum to the same (unknown) total. It's a head-wrecker and your challenge is to complete it WITHOUT bifurcation!

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Rules:
Normal sudoku rules do NOT apply. Fill the grid with digits 1-9, such that no digit repeats in any row, column or box. The set of digits in each row or column is unique, eg. if a row contains the digits 1234, no other row or column may contain exactly those digits. The digits in every row, column and box sum to x, where x has to be determined by the solver. Digits separated by an X sum to 10. Digits separated by a V sum to 5. Not all Xs and Vs are necessarily given.

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Play Kurt's puzzle here:

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▶ Contents Of This Video ◀

0:00 Theme music & introduction
2:11 New Numberphile puzzle solve
3:02 Simon's knowledge of US Sport!
3:48 Our New Book
4:17 Happy birthdays
6:14 Rules
7:20 Start of Solve - Let's Get Cracking!

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▶ 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”

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