The Newest Form Of Chess

** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
We've had this older gdc puzzle recommended and, it turns out, with good reason. This is a brilliant hybrid of chess and sudoku where you have to imagine the chess pieces dancing over your number pads! Bravo to gdc for including a line for every chess piece too!

Play the puzzle at the link below:
https://sudokupad.app/b193jegg4x

Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Adjacent digits on a line must form a valid chess move by the indicated piece on a 3x3 numpad. For example, a 1 on a knight line may only have the numbers 6 and 8 next to it so 6-1-8-1 would be valid. Pawns can only move exactly one cell up or one cell down, so 2-5-8-5 would be a valid pawn line.

** NEW SUDOKU HUNT ON PATREON **
Simon's solve of Sky-Skyscraper by Phistomefel has just been uploaded for our patrons. Also on 1 June, we have an incredible new competition: A Lord Of The Rings sudoku hunt by Blobz (featuring the artwork of Ted Nasmith). This one is not to be missed!

Other treats on Patreon include:

- Glum Hippo's Snake Egg sudoku hunt - our May reward;
- the Sumgeons & Diagrams sudoku by sunnyjum;
- Simon's latest forays into the world of Islands Of Insight;
- Mark's video looking at the new OneUp puzzle from Rodolfo Kurchan;
- his solve of Region Geometry by Emre Kolotoğlu (3hr 36min long...!);
- and Mark's latest solve of The Times Club Monthly cryptic crossword

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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
2:16 Braid Anniversary Stream
2:41 If we reach 600k subscribers...
3:31 New Phistomefel video on Patreon
3:38 Lord Of The Rings Sudoku Hunt
4:29 Happy Birthdays
5:02 Rules
6:51 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking

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