The Arctic Expedition: A Most Extraordinary Sudoku Grid

** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
A debut on the channel tonight for Cale Schoon who has created one of the most extraordinary grids we've ever seen. Our job is to find a path for Polly the Polar Bear across the entire arctic tundra, which might sound easy but, Simon claims, isn't!!

Play the puzzle at the link below:
https://sudokupad.app/28k5j6fvfe

Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Create a path to bring Polly the polar bear (r2c2) back to her home in Snow City (r9c9). To explore the entire tundra efficiently, the path must visit each cell in the grid exactly once. The path can only move between orthogonally adjacent cells whose digits differ by 2 or more. Some cells are covered in Unfriendly Ice, which prevents Polly from turning. Her path can only change direction on a cell if it is 'friendly', meaning its digit matches its row, column, or box number. (Boxes are numbered in normal reading order.) Digits separated by a white snowball must be consecutive. Not all possible snowballs are necessarily given.

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** NEW SUDOKU HUNT BY PAWS RELEASED 1 JULY **
We've just launched a brand new competition - a sudoku hunt by Paws featuring lots of smaller-sized sudokus. It's intended to be a bit easier than usual as July is a holiday month for many of us so do have a go, especially if you're new to variant sudoku!

We've also got a new series of linked sudokus from rockratzero just out!

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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 Theme music & puzzle intro
1:27 Check out gdc's amazing cell!
2:11 Paws' Sudoku Hunt Released
2:40 Mark vs Connections
3:14 Rules
6:54 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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