Discover The Squares Under The Sudoku Fog

** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
A glorious return to the channel tonight for the American math teacher RockyRoer whose puzzle, Square Numbered Fog Totals, teaches us some really weird facts about how square numbers interact with sudoku grids!

Tell your friends about this - it's a genuinely fascinating one!

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

Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Placing correct digits will remove fog from surrounding cells to reveal more clues. Somewhere in the fog are 9 marked cells - one in every row, column and 3x3 box. These cells must contain the digits 1-9 once each. For each marked cell, the sum of ALL the digits in the cells up to and including that marked cell, (top to bottom, left to right, as one might read) must always sum to a square number.
For example, if R4C2 is a marked cell, then the sum of all the digits in row 1, row 2, row 3, R4C1, and R4C2 must be a square number.


** THE LORD OF THE RINGS SUDOKU HUNT RELEASED ON 1 JUNE **
We've just launched the sudoku event of the summer! Blobz' puzzles and Ted Nasmith artistry combined in one of the most beautiful, approachable and fun hunts we've ever published. Get hyped!!! Teaser puzzle here:

https://sudokupad.app/blobz/a-long-ex...

Play the full version here:
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Other treats on Patreon include:
- Simon's solve of Sky-Skyscraper by Phistomefel has just been uploaded for our patrons.
- and Mark's latest solve of The Times Club Monthly cryptic crossword

** LAST NIGHT'S BRAID STREAM **
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▶ Contents Of This Video ◀

0:00 Theme music & puzzle intro
2:06 Paws' Sudoku Hunt
2:51 Happy Birthdays
4:32 Rules
5:58 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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