An Extraordinary Sudoku Debut

** TODAY'S PUZZLE ** An amazing debut on the channel tonight for Varepsilon and their sudoku, Out Of Touch. It features an original ruleset and feels like lots of puzzles in one. Not easy but fun and interesting from start to finish! Play the puzzle at the links below: https://sudokupad.app/y0rmb0d1m1 Rules Normal sudoku rules apply. Draw a single closed loop that moves orthogonally through cell centers. It must leave exactly nine cells unvisited and visit every other cell exactly once. The nine unvisited cells contain 1–9 once each, with no two unvisited cells in the same row, column, or 3x3 box. If a cell contains a digit equal to its position within its box then that cell IS unvisited. (Box positions are numbered in normal reading order so the top left cell is position 1 and the bottom right cell is position 9). If a cell does not contain its position within its box then it IS visited. The loop can be divided into nine consecutive 8-cell sections, each containing eight different digits. The unvisited cell containing a section's missing digit may not share an edge with any cell in that section. ** BRAND NEW COMPETITION ON PATREON ** On 1 Septmber we released a new Sudoku Hunt competition on Patreon. There's 8 puzzles to solve by 20 September to win the chance to come onto the channel and solve a puzzle with us!   / crackingthecryptic   ▶ LAST NIGHT'S STREAM: LORELEI AND THE LASER EYES ◀ You can (re)watch tonight's stream of Lorelei and the Laser Eyes here: https://youtube.com/live/4x48s0DGAIM ▶ ZETAMATH'S WORM: OUR BRAND NEW APP ◀ We've released a brand new collection of sudoku puzzles by Blobz. The worm features 12 connected sudokus and is a great way to enjoy more creations from this popular constructor: Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/47... AppStore https://apps.apple.com/us/app/crackin... Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... All our apps can be found at our website with links to all outlets: https://www.crackingthecryptic.com/apps ▶ NEW MERCHANDISE INCLUDING RAT RUN GOODIES ◀ https://cracking-the-cryptric-shop.fo... ▶ SIMON & MARK ATTEMPT BLUE PRINCE: THE SUDOKU ◀ This new epic (and epically long) video is now on Patreon (as well as our monthly sudoku hunt competition by Sandra & Nala). Check it all out here:   / crackingthecryptic   ▶ SVEN’S SUDOKU PAD ◀ Input classic sudoku puzzles into our software. With 12 free puzzles: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/svens-s... Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/17... Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad” ▶ 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 ▶ Contents Of This Video ◀ 0:00 Intro music and puzzle introduction 1:42 New Crossword video & New Viewer solve 2:16 Brand New Competition on Patreon 3:24 Streaming 3:39 Happy Birthdays 4:59 Rules 9:28 John's Weird Fact! 10:42 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking #sudoku #puzzle #maths