The Best "Fog Of War" Puzzle
** THE SUDOKU EVENT OF THE YEAR: IT'S HERE **
Huge news: Phistomefel's first ever sudoku hunt IS OUT!! We're gifting this to all our patrons to say "Thank you" for supporting us.
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** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
Simon has fallen in love with these "fog of war" puzzles and today's - called Fogrotto by Math Pesto - is the best we've seen. The logic is incredibly interesting and clever from start to finish. Remember - be careful not to inadvertently enter digits as this could reveal cells behind the fog!
Play it at the link below:
https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/su...
If the fog is absent on your browser you could try the link below:
https://tinyurl.com/2p8uj9ve
Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. The grid is covered mostly in darkness. Placing correct digits in cells will illuminate more of the grid. Cells are either wall or cave cells. Walls are orthogonally connected to the edge of the grid and the cave is one orthogonally connected area. A 2x2 area cannot be fully wall nor fully cave. White circles are cave cells and the value in a circle is the number of cave cells “seen” in that row and column, including the cell itself. Walls obstruct vision. A cage contains no repeated digits, and the values of the cave cells sum to the given total. Wall cells don’t count towards the sum. (Note: A cage’s clue doesn't necessarily appear in the uppermost nor leftmost cell.) A doubler appears exactly once in each row, column, and 3x3 box. For purposes of circles and cage sums, such cells’ digits are doubled in value. Each digit is doubled once.
** NEW CONTENT ON PATREON **
As well as the incoming Phistomefel extravaganza, Simon's solve of tallcat's Shadow is now available - if you want to try the puzzle (which is a mind-melter) then check it out at this link:
https://logic-masters.de/Raetselporta...
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We've released our December monthly reward - The
Cryptic Scriptures Of The Secret Snake Society - a sudoku hunt featuring nearly 20 puzzles by some of the greatest setters on the planet. Anyone who solves them all by 20th Decmber gets shoutout! Remember that patrons gets access to their own special channel on the CtC Fan Discord server - where you can find hints ;)
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** NEW GAS PACK IS OUT **
The new GAS pack is out on Steam for PC here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/21...
It's already out on Android and App Store. 60 original puzzles by Sam Cappleman-Lynes, Clover and Philip Newman!! Earn party hats and dinosaurs with these brand new puzzles!
We've also released a FREE app full of handmade puzzles to celebrate reaching 500k subscribers - simply download the Cracking The Cryptic app on Android, Steam or App Store and then select the 500k pack. We're streaming a playthrough of this app and you can watch all seven episodes
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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”
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