This Puzzle Will Make You Fall In Love With Sudoku (Again!)

** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
Marty Sears returns tonight with another puzzle showcasing his sudoku setting genius. This isn't too hard to solve but every single deduction will give you a little shot of joy. It's called Flurry and, however long it takes you to solve, we can all but guarantee you'll think it was time well spent.

Play the puzzle at the following link:

https://sudokupad.app/kivcdm7p7s

Rules:
Divide the grid into eight 2x4 boxes. Each box could be placed either horizontally or vertically. Fill the grid with the digits 1-8, so that no digit repeats in a row, column or box. A digit in a circle indicates exactly how many circles contain that digit. Digits joined by a small white dot are consecutive. Not all possible white dots are shown.

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

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** OUR JANUARY COMPETITION & SIMON'S BONUS SOLVES **
Our January Patreon reward has just been published: All The Fun Of The Fair featuring sudokus themed around fairground rides!

Coming soon is Simon's solve of Roller Coaster Nurikabe by the_cogito:
https://logic-masters.de/Raetselporta...

Also there is Simon's solve of Broken Secrets by TotallyNormalCat - a very different beast (ie seriously hard). You can try that puzzle here: https://sudokupad.app/jMg44R2tpb

There's also Mark's latest battle with The Times' Club Monthly Special cryptic crossword.

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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!

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If you would like to get hold of a physical copy of our new book, Cracking The Cryptic's Greatest Hits - Volume 2, there is still a chance. Visit the link below:

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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
1:05 Brand new Patreon competition JUST STARTED!
1:31 Happy Birthdays
4:13 Rules
5:22 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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