Three Puzzles In One 9x9 Grid

** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
A welcome return to the channel tonight for PjotrV with a three-in-one puzzle (called "3 in 1"!) combining fillomino, LITS and the perennial favourite Star Battle. The skill with which these three types combine is prodigious and it's quite approachable too!

Play the puzzle at the link below:
https://sudokupad.app/ox3v11xvil

Rules:
Part 1: Normal Fillomino rules apply (see below).
Part 2: Normal LITS rules apply (with the created regions from the Fillomino).
Part 3: Normal Star Battle rules apply (with the created unshaded regions from the LITS (NOT the Fillomino regions)). Each Part may (if solved independently) have more than one solution but only one grid fill will satisfy all three Parts together.
Fillomino rules: Divide the grid into regions of orthogonally connected cells. Each cell should contain a number equal to the size of its region (ie the number of cells in its region). The size of any region must not be the same of an orthogonally adjacent region.
LITS rules: Place one tetromino into each region. No two tetrominoes of the same shape may share an edge - reflections/rotations count as the same shape. All tetrominoes must form a single orthogonally connected area. No 2x2 area of the grid can be completely covered in tetrominoes.
Star Battle rules: Place 1 star in each row/column/region such that no two stars touch each other, even diagonally.

For the solution check function to operate, place a 1 in every cell of the final grid that contains a star (and leave other cells empty).


** OUR RECENT "THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE HERE" STREAM **
We had a blast playing this very original and Monty Python-esque game. You can watch here:

https://youtube.com/live/zgaMQV1iLDo

Please be aware that this game does involve a couple of swear words so please don't watch if it may offend you.

** STRATFORD LITERARY FESTIVAL: LIVE CRACKING THE CRYPTIC **
If you're interested in watching a live episode of Cracking The Cryptic and meeting us in real life then there is a link to the live show we're doing on 27 October at 10am at the Stratford Literary Festival below. We aren't sure how many tickets are available so please do book early if you are keen to go.

https://www.stratfordliteraryfestival...

** CLOSING DATE FOR THIS MONTH'S COMPETITION **
September's competition - a sudoku hunt based on Hollywood sandwiches - has just finished. Solution videos are out. Simon's solve of today's Times crossword is also available now!

Check it out for as little as $2/month here:

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There's also a new solve of Jay Dyer's brutal sudoku: Repeat Prescription

Other treats on Patreon include:

- The Lord Of The Rings Sudoku Hunt by Blobz (and Simon's solve videos)
- Simon's solve of Sky-Skyscraper by Phistomefel has just been uploaded for our patrons.
- Mark's latest solve of The Times Club Monthly cryptic crossword
- Mark's latest series of solves of Connections, the daily New York Times puzzle based on the Only Connect wall game.

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▶ Contents Of This Video ◀

0:00 Intro music and puzzle intro
1:15 More Stratford tickets now available
1:44 New Patreon content
2:36 Ludvig
3:14 Happy Birthdays including Winnie The Pooh?
5:16 Rules
11:53 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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