It's a real Uphill Struggle

Here's where you can try Uphill Struggle by Trufflebear: https://sudokupad.app/ir256dson1 Normal sudoku rules apply. Shade each cell in the grid using one of two colours, such that all cells with the same colour are orthogonally connected, and no 2x2 square of cells is entirely one colour. Black dots between cells indicate that their digits are in a 1:2 ratio. The digits along a red arrow sum to the digit in its circle. The yin-yang colour boundary (when discovered) splits the line into segments, each of which is a separate Thermo line, all running in the same direction. Put another way, digits on this line increase continuously from the bulb, unless the line crosses a colour boundary, in which case the digit after the boundary may be lower than the one before it. All segments are either 3, 4 or 5 cells long. ▶ OUR PATREON PAGE – JOIN THE COMMUNITY, SUPPORT US AND TRY OUR PUZZLE HUNTS◀   / crackingthecryptic   Yesterday we launched our brand new sudoku hunt, Dickens of a Party! No fewer than twenty 6x6 puzzles for you to try - and the hunt is open as a competition until the 20th. Meanwhile, tons of crossword content is available, including: Mark solving Words of a Feather; Simon’s remarkable multi-video solve of Periodical Location by Nebuchadnezzar; Mark’s monthly solve of the Club Special from the Times. Also Gridograms, Connections, and a (rare) collaborative sudoku solve by Simon and Mark. Please join us on Patreon! Just $2/month for the monthly reward, $3/month (or higher) for solution videos. Don’t miss the Patreon-only channel on our discord for help with the sudoku hunts. Your support makes a big difference to us – thank you! ▶ Our Merch makes great holiday gifts: tees, hoodies, water bottles, and much more, and show the world that you’re part of the wonderful Cracking the Cryptic community! Don’t miss our new Rat Run merch, designed by Marty Sears: https://cracking-the-cryptric-shop.fo... Check it all out here:    / @crackingthecryptic   ◀ ▶ NEWEST IN OUR APP: A Worm by Zetamath – “Snecko”, which features overlapping 6x6 puzzles that just might not yield to a strictly sequential solve! On Steam it’s at https://store.steampowered.com/app/47... and you can find the AppStore and GooglePlay links at https://www.crackingthecryptic.com/apps ◀ ▶ OUR APPS: We have many apps! Classic Sudoku Volume #2 joins our main app, along with Sudoku Worms (from Blobz, Phistomefel, Marty Sears, James Sinclair, and Michael Lefkowitz, and the newest one by Zetamath), Fog of War, and many other variant types, including Lines, Domino, Killer, Thermo, Arrow, Chess, Sandwich, Miracle, and a few Approachable collections. Every app is full of hand-crafted puzzles with hints provided by Simon and Mark. Check out https://www.crackingthecryptic.com/apps with links to all outlets. ◀ ▶ FIND OUR BOOKS HERE ◀ https://coffeebean.games/product-cate... Cracking the Cryptic’s Greatest Hits Vol. 1 and Vol 2, as well as the e-book editions of Fog of War (regular and deluxe editions), are all available! Our website, with thanks to GeorgeTheToad: https://www.crackingthecryptic.com ▶ CTC FAN DISCORD SERVER◀   / discord   ▶ OUR VIDEO CATALOGUE – CATEGORISED WITH LINKS◀ https://tinyurl.com/CTCCatalogue ▶SEND US PUZZLES TO SOLVE/CONTACT US◀ crackingthecryptic@gmail.com Snailmail: Mark Goodliffe, Box 102, 56 Gloucester Road, London SW7 4UB ▶FOLLOW US◀ Twitter: #crypticcracking @crypticcracking Instagram @crackingthecryptic ▶Credits◀ Music: Lucy Audrin (Piano): Mozart's Sonata no 16; and Mark’s outro music by Riffclown. SOFTWARE: Thanks to Sam Cappleman-Lynes and Sven Neumann Logo: Melvyn Mainini Opening Credits: Burak Mescioğlu ▶ABOUT US◀ Hi! We're Simon Anthony and Mark Goodliffe, two of the UK's most enthusiastic puzzle solvers. We have both represented the UK at the World Sudoku Championships and the World Puzzle Championships. We're also "cryptic crossword" aficionados. Mark is the 14-time winner of The Times crossword championship and twice Senior World Champion in Sudoku, and Simon is the former record holder for most consecutive correct solutions to The Listener crossword. We hope we can help your puzzle solving while also introducing you to some of the world's best puzzles. Thank you for watching! Simon and Mark #crypticcracking #puzzle #sudoku ▶ Contents ◀ 0:00 Theme Music & News around the channel 2:24 Rules of today’s puzzle 4:35 Start Of Solve - Let's Get Cracking!