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We need to start with an apology to constructor Jeff Wajes, who created the extraordinary puzzle Simon attempts in this evening's video. It's called Odd Pentominoes On The Loose and it takes Simon a VERY long time. Having finished recording the video, we received a (CRUEL) email from our tester apologising for missing a CLUE in the version Simon was sent. (Simon should have been given an additional X between r4c4 and r5c4.)
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Normal sudoku rules apply. A pentomino is a set of 5 orthogonally connected cells. There are exactly 12 different possible pentomino shapes (treating reflections/rotations as equivalent). Arrange all 12 pentominoes in the grid so that 9 of them contain only odd digits. Digits CAN repeat inside a pentomino. Pairs of cells connected by an X or V sum to 10 or 5 respectively AND belong to two separate pentominoes. Not every X and V is given. Along the thermometer, digits increase from the bulb end.
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@PeterZaitcev Год назад

Well, that tester treated «Not all Xs and Vs are given» too literally.

@SunDry_Marchy Год назад

Oh my goodness XD

@andreynogueira7419 Год назад

Yes... just Yes... lol

@Mega_Tron6891 Год назад

Lol "Not only are they not all given, we're taking some away"

@pelahnar4 Год назад

It's a good thing that was part of the ruleset though, because it would've literally been impossible if the rules said all x's and v's were given and then they...weren't.

@olivier2553 Год назад

That was my immediate thought when reading the rules :) Maybe a new rule should be added: not all clues are possibly given!

@moppathetuba7991 Год назад

I realize April 1 is far away, but part of me would love an April fools video where mark/Simon say “if this doesn’t work you’ll never see this video” and then the ending music rolls

@davidblake6889 Год назад

I agree, but they would need to leave the camera rolling for a reasonable length of time so the video length is not a spoiler...

@mawillix2018 Год назад

Actually, just have them fail the puzzle, and after being stuck for a while, the music plays.

@leporid257 Год назад

@@davidblake6889 Mark did that once! i don't remember if it was in April though

@kaddiddlehopper Год назад

1:11:20--"There's something here I am not appreciating. I almost feel like I am missing a clue down around here." lol That made me smile.

@GregJonson Год назад

Can we take a moment to appreciate how lucky we are to even see this? The tester missed a specific clue that not only didn't render the whole puzzle impossible to solve, I think it had made it more interesting (if only because it is more challenging). If you think about it, there would have been a massive chance of a puzzle completely crashing once any of the clues would be removed,, but that did not happen today. What a lucky coincidence.

@minamagdy4126 Год назад

I can only imagine what carnage a puzzle like this would've been turned into if it was possible that removing a clue can invalidate the setter's original solution. At least here, all we had to fear was a loss of uniqueness and human solvability.

@Sam_on_YouTube Год назад

@@minamagdy4126 There's no chance that missing a clue on a puzzle like this, with no negative contraints, would invalidate the intended solution. But it is very lucky that it didn't eliminate the ability to solve it uniquely.

@minamagdy4126 Год назад

@@Sam_on_RU-vid I am aware of that. I wasn't necessarily talking about this ruleset, although I didn't clearly state that.

@Qazqi Год назад

Chances are that by now, this has happened before and we never saw the video.

@johnsouza4391 Год назад

"It's almost as if I am missing a clue..." around box 4 or 5. I laughed at his misfortune. And I felt guilty. Tough puzzle!

@dibenp Год назад

At 1:11:02 🥲

@HunterJE Год назад

If Mark hasn't watched this would be interested to see him do a video solving it with the missing clue included and see how different the solve is

@HunterJE Год назад

Call it "I gave you all the clues" like that Snowman meme XD

@jonaskarlsson2040 Год назад

Yes he has a less overthinking path usually which would help him where Simon miss out in stress of not making a mistake :)

@user-qo3qm7ud1d Год назад

I think the first half of the solve will be almost the same P.S. I watched the whole video and i think it will be totally the same )))

@MarushiaDark316 Год назад

It's even more impressive that Simon was able to solve this on hard mode.

@inspiringsand123 Год назад

Rules: 05:05 Let's Get Cracking: 08:37 Simon's time: 1h26m02s Puzzle Solved: 1:34:39 What about this video's Top Tier Simarkisms?! Bobbins: 3x (14:04, 28:49, 1:01:53) The Raven: 1x (16:18) And how about this video's Simarkisms?! Ah: 29x (03:19, 07:09, 07:19, 21:22, 24:25, 25:43, 31:29, 31:29, 46:21, 46:33, 47:57, 52:08, 52:10, 1:07:44, 1:10:17, 1:14:38, 1:14:47, 1:17:18, 1:19:04, 1:22:11, 1:22:19, 1:25:37, 1:27:57, 1:28:05, 1:29:02, 1:29:13, 1:29:25, 1:29:33, 1:30:00) Sorry: 13x (01:11, 09:08, 12:12, 15:03, 24:02, 26:41, 28:51, 35:48, 36:11, 45:35, 1:07:35, 1:10:12, 1:21:20) Hang On: 12x (13:01, 16:48, 21:45, 31:24, 50:00, 1:02:01, 1:07:42, 1:07:44, 1:19:00, 1:19:09, 1:23:41, 1:26:04) Obviously: 12x (01:21, 03:49, 04:49, 06:54, 12:33, 14:25, 15:33, 20:29, 35:55, 1:08:12, 1:11:38, 1:11:54) Wow: 7x (11:18, 11:48, 32:58, 45:11, 59:25, 1:05:40, 1:20:36) Goodness: 5x (07:11, 51:23, 1:05:40, 1:22:57, 1:28:44) Brilliant: 5x (00:57, 03:47, 1:05:43, 1:34:48, 1:34:50) By Sudoku: 5x (1:24:08, 1:24:12, 1:29:48, 1:29:53, 1:33:49) Good Grief: 3x (11:11, 1:20:29, 1:22:55) Beautiful: 3x (41:39, 1:08:45, 1:17:23) Surely: 3x (16:14, 16:22, 31:45) In Fact: 3x (05:18, 13:42, 1:20:51) Nonsense: 2x (26:58, 1:08:38) Lovely: 2x (34:03, 1:01:36) I've Got It!: 2x (04:23, 59:23) Progress: 2x (58:52, 1:29:45) Cake!: 2x (03:49, 04:06) What on Earth: 1x (41:01) Useless: 1x (1:29:00) What a Puzzle: 1x (1:22:57) Apologies: 1x (03:17) Out of Nowhere: 1x (1:24:26) Clever: 1x (57:54) I Have no Clue: 1x (58:55) Gorgeous: 1x (25:34) Come on Simon: 1x (1:10:20) Famous Last Words: 1x (57:45) What Does This Mean?: 1x (48:34) Have a Think: 1x (24:18) Nature: 1x (1:11:57) Most popular number(>9), digit and colour this video: Twelve (9 mentions) One (100 mentions) Blue (92 mentions) Antithesis Battles: Even (80) - Odd (44) Inside (2) - Outside (1) Column (26) - Row (19) FAQ: Q1: You missed something! A1: That could very well be the case! Human speech can be hard to understand for computers like me! Point out the ones that I missed and maybe I'll learn! Q2: Can you do this for another channel? A2: I've been thinking about that and wrote some code to make that possible. Let me know which channel you think would be a good fit!

@bangthebanger Год назад

Good bot.

@TheJmax04 Год назад

You missed his famous catchphrase (33:35)

@Fuzbo_ Год назад

Always look for your comments on every video 😄 Not sure if it’s feasible from whatever infra you’ve built on, but I think trying to differentiate the number “1” vs. “one” in the context like “this one” might be nice for the most mentioned number stat

@BobHoff Год назад

petition to add "bobbins-worthy"

@user-qo3qm7ud1d Год назад

"Not every X and V is given" It now had another sense considering the absence of 1 X to solve it ))

@maty2faty204 Год назад

only you simon could solve a puzle with a missing clue

@blcmd Год назад

Simon apologizes at the beginning of the video (in case he fails to solve it). So if we hear the apology, then the video is out and no apology needed (as was indeed the case). If the apology is relevant, then the video wouldn’t have come out and we wouldn’t have heard the apology. Too funny!

@BanaiFeldstein Год назад

This happens a lot, actually. Often right in the middle of the solve.

@highpath4776 Год назад

Is that a Schrodinger Apology ?

@MrDrewEdge Год назад

Yes there's a missing clue, but can we focus for a second on the glory that would have been had Simon actually done his rendition of "Can't touch this."

@sarahnash7174 Год назад

Simon I really wish you'd stop apologising for not getting everything immediately! It's amazing to watch upur brain work and see how you figure things out! If you're going to apologise it should really be when you get things boom boom boom and we don't get such a long fascinating video!

@miran248 Год назад

If anything, it should be us apologising for being so nit-picky at times.

@emilywilliams3237 Год назад

@@miran248 Well said, alas.

@emilywilliams3237 Год назад

I totally agree.

@mycroft64089 Год назад

That was a beautiful mistake. The puzzle solves logically and completely despite the missing clue.

@Orenotter Год назад

This puzzle, it so hurts my head The ruleset just fills me with dread But Simon came through Using orange and blue And twelve letters like X Y and Z(ed).

@Anne_Mahoney Год назад

Or the US version: This puzzle is so hard for me, The geometry so hard to see, But Simon came through Using orange and blue And 12 letters with X Y and Z(ee). (Since I ragged you for an Americanism the other day, it only seems fair to celebrate your British alphabet!)

@jkid1134 Год назад

@@Anne_Mahoney no American is pronouncing geometry in a way that preserves this meter :P

@amysteele2488 Год назад

Another puzzle where I fell asleep to the sound of Simon's voice, thus awaking to the delight of an unfinished CtC video to watch. I'm amazed Simon actually solved this with a clue missing. Loving the new puzzle pack by the way... here's to the next 500k subscribers!

@bristolrovers27 Год назад

Sven app is brilliant, a reflection on its creator Definitely get it

@nattixer Год назад

Another long day made worth enduring by being able to watch a CtC video at the end of it ♥

@longwaytotipperary Год назад

amen!

@danieltaber4924 Год назад

This would have been an excellent puzzle for alphabetty notation, to help you pencil-mark which pentominoes the shapes could be.

@Jimogitaa Год назад

From texas here. Im so happy for your success for you both. I have to say i subcribed when i saw a previous video saying you guys are very close to 500k, so i had to subscribed. Also i found you guys kind of late😁You have given me a lot of enjoyment. Always fun to see this videos. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Sincerly.

@Kamiyurikai Год назад

This puzzle proof that Simon is anything but ordinary. Still manage to solve the puzzle on hard mode due to lack of clue. Cheers and applause to you, Simon please take a bow YOU deserve it!!!👍👍👍🎉🎉🎉

@Ratzfaz Год назад

Oh, now we have colors on the drawing tool. I bet, Phistomefel is the first one, who makes a Picassoku

@Roblilley999 Год назад

Isn't that one of the pokemon?

@Ratzfaz Год назад

@@Roblilley999 No, Ratzfratz is a Pokemon

@shteevuk Год назад

Thanks for posting the BEAST MODE version of the puzzle, it took me hours and I had a lot of fun with it :)

@Glazer209 Год назад

The self restraint at 33:32 is absolutely astounding, bravo!

@chrislambourne4275 Год назад

Surely the grand master must do a rap.

@Glazer209 Год назад

It’s honestly a 50/50 flip of what would have been more entertaining: watching Simon rap, or watching him talk himself down from it in real time.

@oneeyedman4431 Год назад

The app is amazing!!!!!!!! As if your videos weren’t enough. Thank you. Grabbing the popcorn for another CTC film, love the long solves.

@sarahnash7174 Год назад

That solve was a thing of pure beauty! Well done!

@baumundallesandere Год назад

Thank you for the app! I tried it out today and got immediately hooked.

@markbennet9058 Год назад

A case of the tester "improving" the puzzle - what a solve: awesome logic and sheer persistence,

@insectbah Год назад

Simon I am beyond impressed that you found a way through *without* bifurcation even missing a clue!

@emilywilliams3237 Год назад

This video was published a couple of days ago when I did not have time for a 90+ minute video, so I watched the very beginning of it, saw the card telling about the tester sending a wrong version, took at look at the rules and the two versions of the grid, and decided I would have to come back to it another day. Today was that day. What a puzzle, and what a video. Simon, I always do like watching you do the region-defining sorts of puzzles, whether they be snakes or yin-yang or this sort of thing. And I happen to enjoy odd/even puzzles (moreso when they do not devolve into two separate puzzles, actually). This was amazing as a video and a solve, and I am so impressed that you made your way through it. I for sure will not try it the way you did it; I might possibly try it with the additional clue that should have been there - but probably not. I am content to have watched you solve it. You are a charming and amazingly brilliant genius. Thanks so much for this video, so enjoyable.

@zanesurrette7474 Год назад

Goodness, that was an amazingly difficult puzzle. Thank you!

@ruokothyan7658 Год назад

just updated the app. colouring is a lot easier now. Rules: 05:05

@brennan985 Год назад

1:11:20 "It's almost like I'm missing a clue down here that's going to help me..." LOL

@JohnDoe-mj6cc Год назад

Absolutely wonderful channel, I love your personality and the logic

@omranshtiwi9324 Год назад

One of the best videos I've seen, no not on this channel, but in my whole life!!!!!

@goddessSue13 Год назад

At 1hr 11minutes, Simon foreshadows that email ('I think I'm missing a clue'!). Brilliant

@PrometheusZandski Год назад

The extra X in the puzzle made it much easier. I'm very impressed you did it without.

@velinnakov6443 Год назад

Wow!!! Simon actually solved the puzzle without all clues given! The momment around 1:11:21 when he actually figure it out that 😂 Priceless! This channel keeps giving...👏👏👏

@jillians1019 Год назад

Finished the first sudoku on the free app today no hints I’ve never been prouder of myself. The app is beautiful! Just brilliant!

@Coyotek4 Год назад

Yeesh ... this was a personal marathon in futility. I tried the 'hard' version, spent about an hour, broke, started over, made good progress but (remembering the missing clue) saw that I couldn't use that clue without breaking, started over *again*, realized I mis-read the clue (!!!), made more progress, broke again, decided to use the clue (after seeing where I erred), and ... long story short, I spent nearly three hours on this and can't claim a pure solve. I've had better solves, to say the least

@grantrobinson5985 Год назад

Love the new free puzzle pack you guys dropped! My only complaint is I’ve not been able to put it down, and I don’t have the time to afford for that as a medical student.

@hockeyhacker97 Год назад

11:11... That is awesome, I believe it was only a day or two ago's puzzle where I mentioned the regions and dotted boxes were hard to see both and easy to mess up which cell was in which region and that it would be a lot easier to solve if there was an option of putting colored borders around the regions as a pose to them all being black. I suspect that it was just coincidence that not but a few days after I suggested making it so that there could be colored lines that it got added in, but in the unlikely odds that it was done due to the suggestion that is awesome that it was added in so quickly.

@acantilado Год назад

Watching Simon’s brilliant logic, I actually don’t think that missing clue would have saved much if any time. In fact, it may have lured Simon into a bunch of logical dead ends, making the puzzle longer to solve

@angie6701 Год назад

Hey simon!! I love your videos sooo much. I find them both super relaxing and incredibly engaging. I have been struggling with some difficult Futoshiki puzzles recently and would love to see you or mark giving a difficult 9x9 Futoshiki puzzle a crack. Maybe I could learn some better techniques off the pros! Thanks for uploading another great video 👍

@pixllo Год назад

I utterly failed at solving the complete puzzle. Then Simon goes and solves it the hard way lol. Amazing video, great puzzle .!

@pelahnar4 Год назад

I like the colored pen tool! Also, this is the first pentomino puzzle I've even attempted (the fully clued version, of course, and spending the first 40 minutes following along with the video). I had two panic attacks when I 1) forgot the U pentomino existed and thought something was impossible and 2) reshaded my pentominos after using other colors to fill in the puzzle and couldn't figure out how a 1 had escaped. Fortunately, all the lines were right, I'd just shaded them wrong.

@Tentin.Quarantino Год назад

11:57 this is what we in the business call ‘foreshadowing’.

@michaelmele3954 Год назад

Puzzle #8 OMG truly outstanding!

@jardozouille1677 Год назад

So hard ! I abandonned the video yesterday evening because I got lost. Today, I tried again and watched it from the beginning to the end, but this puzzle was so hard !

@longwaytotipperary Год назад

I had a feeling I should have bought more 🍿...

@davidrattner9 Год назад

Will give you some of mine..have a plethora... :-)

@longwaytotipperary Год назад

@@davidrattner9 Thank you, David! 🤗

@JohnDBlue Год назад

Simon, your mind is simply incredible. That's all.

@faddy91 Год назад

Hard mode made into super hard mode for an hour until Simon realised he could mark digits in the puzzle.

@HunterJE Год назад

I know I'm a broken record on this, but letters would have been great in this puzzle where Simon was using 123 to avoid potential for confusion with actual digits (I say "potential for" because the strange disjoint between finding the pentominoes and actually solving the sudoku in this puzzle turned out to make that kind of a moot point)

@technoneko8108 Год назад

It would've been helpful even early solve when he was like, this could be a L or a Z or a W, seemed obvious this was a good puzzle for it so he wouldnt have to try to remember all arrangements and reexamine and reexplain the same logic he already knew

@_aullik Год назад

I use letters a lot, but everytime i use them, i also have a notepad next to me that tells me what each number could be, which numbers sum up to 5 and 10 and so on. In a video this is hard, meaning Sven would have to add a small text area, or some way to show how letters and numbers are connected.

@windybeach2184 Год назад

I use the Notes app on split screen, but an integrated version would be wonderful

@emilywilliams3237 Год назад

I think it is amazing how much logic and facts that Simon and Mark keep in their minds while they solve these complex puzzles. Using letters would have involved him finding the button in the interface, using the letter, remembering to return to line mode or number mode or wherever he wanted to be more of the time, then doing it all again to change the letter. I don't think it necessarily would have made the video clearer for solver or viewer, and might have made it more awkward for Simon. He has said before that he does not use the number keypad on his keyboard because he prefers to use the numbers across the top. Would it make things quicker for him if he did use the number pad? Maybe. Do I wish that he would make the switch? No. I want him and Mark to solve the way they want to, and then I will watch the videos and enjoy them have a comfortable and hopefully fun time of it. BUT your comments about using the letter tool may help other solvers who have not established their preferred ways of doing these complicated puzzles, so keep at it. I am sure I tried the letter tool once or twice because of seeing it urged in comments on these videos.

@the.mr.beacher Год назад

MC Simon: Stop! Sudoku time 😎

@11mandylion Год назад

1:10:00 That 'Oh noo' made me snort out my coffee, cause it sounded so much like Mister Bean to me :D

@Rach881101 Год назад

88:01 for me. That was a challenging puzzle for sure! Loved it!

@TheMastersOfNothin Год назад

Can't be stopped.

@77kaczka77 Год назад

WOW! Simon, You are Great

@edhunterofmaidengrad Год назад

This was one of the hardest puzzles I've actually completed. It was just hard the whole way, it's not like some puzzles where there's a tough break-in and then it flows from there. This was hard the entire time. Once I found all the pentominos it still took me forever to disambiguate the 1/9 and 3/7 pairs on the Xs. Really brilliant puzzle.

@giansieger8687 Год назад

made it in like 2.5 hours with a bit of help from simone then and there. With these types of puzzles I like to get hasty with my logic and tend to get contradictions. Glad I can always check back to see if everything so far was right

@timdunkley9173 Год назад

You surpassed yourself, Simon. Seven hours for me, doing the 'easy' version.

@pandagirl7144 Год назад

This is the first puzzle that I solved faster than Simon it took me an hour and it was absolutely brilliant

@Mn0ty Год назад

Sorting the parity of the X's is easier than the way Simon approaches it: column 5 has 3 X's, so one of them has to be even, therefore, no other X can be even because you run out of even pentomenos.

@jonnybolton4659 Год назад

not necessarily; there could be one shared pentomino between two even Xs providing they're close enough; so this logic only eliminates Xs that aren't close enough to column 5; I think this is the first two he tries but not the third

@Mn0ty Год назад

@@jonnybolton4659 Actually not possyble. Two even X's, could place one even digits each on the same pentomino, but not all fout in two pentominos so that would be three pentominos without adressing the one on the top right, which would make a fourth.

@johanronnblom5439 Год назад

I solved the same version in much the same way. Frankly I think it is better this way. It took me a while to start thinking about where the 'I' could go which seems to be a pretty important deduction.

@dollarsing Год назад

Simon, take a bow!

@mstmar Год назад

I had a thought near the beginning when simon said that there could be repeated pentominoes. I solved it assuming that when one pentomino was found that no others can be the same shape, like simon did in the solve. now tho i wonder if it's possible to have repeats with 13+ pentominoes

@kieranharwood7186 Год назад

Got stuck a few times... Spent a while going down incorrect assumptions until I realised that every odd number being in a pentomino meant there had to be one in the mid/bottom right cells, and attaching all the X/Vs with only 8 odd pentominos was a lot more limiting than allowing 9... Tried putting the I in as the floating for a bit, but it kept pressuring the top right. Breakthrough putting it on the bottom line (as the only option). Finding the even pento in the top right wasn't a + meant I knew the floater. Resulted in all the colouring before the numbers (as you can get there without finding the first 5). Annoyingly tried a 7 on the thermo as I assumed it'd break due to the pressure it applied in various places, but it turns out I just kept going and solved it via a guess I assumed was wrong... Time of 80 mins (using the correct puzzle with extra clue).

@MadScientist212 Год назад

Attempting to catch up on old puzzles a bit, this one was a real fun one. I didn't quite solve it on my own, using a few hints, but was able to get most of it by myself. Of course I solved the puzzle that was supposed to be solved, not the one Simon did with the missing clue. Thank God the puzzle was still unique without that clue as it would have been a real shame if Simon had made so much progress only to get stuck in with a uniqueness problem and wondering what went wrong.

@jlandheer Год назад

"I could have T, couldn't I?"... Sure, I'll take coffee ☕️ 🙂

@solfeinberg437 Год назад

18:08 - yes it's possible, but then you have to use your i pentomino (5 in a row) to do so, but we already determined that can't be even! Ta da.

@nonyobisniss7928 Год назад

This one was very slow going. Over 2 hours for me, with the correct version of the starting grid. Almost thought I'd gone wrong near the end, and I had, but was luckily able to realise it was very recently when I had failed to notice a U pentomino as an option.

@seanrshivers Год назад

1:11:20 "I almost feel like I'm missing a clue down here that's going to help me"

@StephaneBura Год назад

Brilliant solve. Note that the pentimino #1 could not have been a Y as it would have put 5 evens in the row.

@ElysaraCh Год назад

"Oops, I accidentally a beautifully complex puzzle" Guess that's a good problem to have

@eddiejcc Год назад

A 1:35 minute Cracking the Cryptic, awesome, this'll be a great evening!!

@bhoooowhooo7943 Год назад

Missed the 59😂

@Tentin.Quarantino Год назад

1:33:55 always makes me think of pre-decimalisation when I hear that

@wallacexixctc7115 Год назад

Is so true the favourite videoof yours is the one taken 2 hrs to solve

@Gonzalo_Garcia_ Год назад

72:12 for me. I have absolutely no idea how I managed to solve this one, but I somehow got there in the end. I think I focused too much on how to connect the even pentominoes at the beginning and the actual key for the solve were the odd ones. Anyways, I’ll have to check the video to see if I missed something this time. Absolutely brutal puzzle either way.

@garrettsmith9788 Год назад

You will find Simon spends too much time on the evens and eventually says “Oh, I forgot, but we need to put all the odds into pentominoes!”

@ca-ke9493 Год назад

182:08, and I did the easy version. i love XV puzzles and shading parity. I gotta say, the break in was awesome but damn i was not expecting 3 puzzles in one - pentomino, followed by xv shading and then fill in the cells. Feels like there isnt enuf space to notate haha we need a professional layers tool for sudoku. I used blue for odd and pink for even so my brain kinda hurts watching this video.

@ouwebrood497 Год назад

Damn, I immediately concluded after concluding the 3 Vs in the right-above area had all an even number and they all had to join they should share a central cell with 68. Not thinking of the 'U'-pentomino.

@Alsadius Год назад

You should probably use the letter tool to mark your pentominoes, tbh. It'd probably make things easier to have L's on screen, or a FN pair, or the like.

@williammorris7279 Год назад

11.29 Surely it should be that Sven's app would be cheap at twice the price, not at half the price?

@Kinada Год назад

Even with the correct clue I found this really really hard.

@doncook4097 Год назад

How do you place letters higher than I, ie a V, if you’re using an iPhone. I don’t think it would of save too much time with th other X. Simon showed it could be solved with less clues

@Swisswavey Год назад

My brain is off form today. 100 minutes for the one with the extra clue. I should do something else perhaps.

@Ardalambdion Год назад

Can someone help me downloading and installing the sudoku pack? Use Windows 10 on a laptop.

@michaelmele3954 Год назад

The new app has a typo on Puzzle #5, Hint #3.

@G4M1L Год назад

Maybe a bit nitpicky, but - do the rules allow that pentominoes overlap? I haven't started either the puzzle or the video yet - well, the puzzle inasmuch, as i studied the rules and drew edge markings for the Xs and Vs -, but I'm pretty sure, a "cannot overlap" is often explicitly stated in the rules. It definitely is in snake rules. Anyway, I'll start assuming there is a non-overlap rule, since it is pretty natural. And I will probably get stuck somewhere along the solve and resort to the video for inspiration...

@nwdreamer Год назад

I think that's the weirdest Sudoku variation I've ever seen!

@KittyKatalina Год назад

You could have gotten a complete pentomino as early as 27:00. Without even pencilmarking, you know that row 3 contains the digits 1-4 due to having two V-dominoes. That means there are only three odds remaining in the row: 5, 7 and 9. In box 1, you know the odd X-domino must contain one low (1/3) and one high (7/9) odd digit. Since the high digit cannot repeat in the box, the three bottom cells in box 1 (row 3) lose one of the three available odd digits, forcing r3c3 to be even, which forces a W-pentomino.

@tyrgannusgaming6657 Год назад

Successful title bait. 95 minutes, cruellest email? I have to admit I am indeed curious

@flame56101 Год назад

It's all explained in the description.

@tyrgannusgaming6657 Год назад

@@flame56101 Indeed, but engagement is still a fun part of interacting with a channel =)

@flame56101 Год назад

@@tyrgannusgaming6657 No doubt :)

@michellefleming9472 Год назад

Sings: "That's 'V' in the corner. That's 'V' in the spot light losing its religion"

@samplename5159 Год назад

Brilliant puzzle and solve. I think Simon's time would be more reasonable if he didn't proclaim "i see no problem with that [pentomino which puts 5 evens in a row]" a few times, but how can i complain - i failed to solve it myself, the simple in retrospect task of finding the right spot to start odd/even coloring eluded me and i gave up.

@srwapo Год назад

Well, all the blue cell outlines really made watching the sudoku part at the end hard. I couldn't tell where the Boxes were at a glance!

@mikepictor Год назад

Colours in the line drawing is a GREAT addition. The basic line could be a bit hard to see.

@bebopjelli2 Год назад

popcorn time!

@greatgreyowl2583 Год назад

It would be nice if Simon shows how complete info would help solve it. 1:25:18 OOPS

@andrewchristofi8386 Год назад

Magic

@calculatrguy Год назад

This becomes a bit easier if you realize that 9 pentominoes x 5 odd digits equals 45, the total odd digits in a sudoku, so the other 3 pentominoes must be “all even” pentominoes