A Stunning Puzzle From The Reddit Master
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** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
Shintaro Fushida-Hardy came to our attention via Reddit recommendations and every puzzle of Shintaro's we've tried since has been so exceptionally good. Today is non-sudoku day on the channel so we attempt Habitat 67, a variant involving Dutch flatmates (!) And it's an absolute cracker!
Play the puzzle at the link below:
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Rules:
Subdivide the grid into orthogonally connected regions such that regions of the same size do not share a border. The value of each cell in the grid is equal to its region size. Each "?" represents a digit from 1 to 9 which must be deduced. Dutch flat mates: every cell with value 5 either has a value-1 cell above it, or a value-9 cell below it (or both). Mod-3 groups: all cells with values which are equal modulo 3 form a single orthogonally connected group. This means every cell in the grid belongs to one of three orthogonally connected groups. (I recommend shading cells to keep track of groups.) For answer-check, replace 2-digit numbers with "0", and check that no digits have been rendered above clues.
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▶ Contents Of This Video ◀
0:00 Theme music and puzzle introduction
2:07 New Patreon Competition With A New Prize!
3:20 Happy Birthdays
4:52 Rules
11:32 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking
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