The Purple Man: This is sudoku GENIUS.

** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
All we can say about this one is WOW. It's called Zebediah Killgrave and it's the work of starwarigami. It uses zipper lines in a new and clever way and, although it's a 5* rated puzzle, it's just SO good. And, no, Simon didn't know who Zebediah was...

Play the puzzle at the link below:
https://sudokupad.app/nnf5fqru6z

Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Digits may not repeat in a cage. The totals of cages an equal distance from the central cage along a lavender line must sum to the total of the central cage. Eg For the line beginning in r7c1 there are five cages along the line left-to-right; labelling these cages A, B, C, D & E, the central cage C (comprising r8c5&r8c6) sums to the same as the cells in cages B+D and the same as the cages A+E. The digit in the cell marked with a square is even.


Thanks to all of you who have helped us achieve the milestone of 600,000 subscribers on YouTube. Below you can find a link to a free puzzle pack we have curated to celebrate :)

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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.

** BRAID STREAM **
You can watch our recent stream at this link:

https://youtube.com/live/WcqUhQkwUSY

▶ SUDOKU PAD - Use Our Software For Your Puzzles ◀

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:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/svens-s...

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
2:00 New Sudoku Hunt incoming
2:24 Happy Birthdays
4:25 Rules
6:32 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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