This New Sudoku Rule Is SUPERB

** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
Oddlyeven returns to the channel today with a lovely new ruleset that's simple but deep enough that it leads to some lovely logic. If you get a few minutes of puzzle time to spare, you could do a lot worse than donating it to this sudoku!

Have a go at the puzzle here:
https://sudokupad.app/uyakkp4064

Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits along a line sum to the product of the digits in the squares at either end of the line (NB If it is the same square (eg r8c8) multiply that digit with itself). The sum does not include the digits in the squares. Digits may repeat on a line if permitted by the other rules.

** ISLANDS OF INSIGHT STREAM **
If you'd like to watch last night's Islands Of Insight stream then you can do so here:

https://youtube.com/live/nGgZYUt1zpg

The next stream will be next Tuesday.

** PATREON REWARD DAY **
Yesterday we published a new sudoku hunt, Evening Attractions, themed around Negative Constraints as our March competition.

They'll also be a bonus crossword video from Simon and his solve of Region Geometry by Emre Kolotoğlu (3hr 36min long...!) released over the weekend. And Simon's discussion video about Dean Mayer's Sunday Times crossword from last weekend will appear at 1minute past midnight on Sunday morning (which is the moment that competition has ended.)

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** KICKSTARTER - DELIVERED 24 December 2023 **
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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:

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

ALSO on Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad”

▶ Contents Of This Video ◀

0:00 Theme music & puzzle intro
1:09 Next Islands Of Insight Stream
1:30 Daylight Saving
2:04 Patreon
2:42 Happy Birthdays
6:27 Rules
8:19 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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