*** THE SUDOKU EVENTS OF THE YEAR ***
Phistomefel's first ever sudoku hunt is OUT!!! We've gifted it as a Christmas present to all our patrons to say "Thank you" for supporting us.

Jay Dyer's sudoku hunt - Numeric Alchemy - OUT YESTERDAY - is already generating exceptional feedback. Join us on Patreon for as little as $2/month. The best "$:puzzle entertainment ratio" in the world!

https://www.patreon.com/crackingthecryptic

*** TODAY'S PUZZLE ***

When Simon was contacted by a family friend about their father-in-law's puzzle, he was a little sceptical about whether it would really be possible to feature the sudoku... however this really is brilliant!! steelwool makes their debut with Patchwork - a very interesting twist on renban and killer cages.

Play it at the link below:

https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/sudoku/Qd3HHTrB94

Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. A black dot separates two cells in which one digit is double the other. In each 3x3 box, the coloured cells form a set of consecutive digits. Each cage in a 3x3 box sums to the same value as the coloured area in that 3x3 box.

*** NEW CONTENT ON PATREON ***
As well as the Phistomefel and Jay Dyer extravaganzas, Simon's solve of Magnus Josefsson's new puzzle Castle Wall Yin Yang #1 is now available as a bonus video. You can play the puzzle at the link below (and the logic-masters link contains an example):

https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/sudoku/6DPBrnQGLp

https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000CBD

Joining us on Patreon costs as little as $2 a month.

Remember that patrons gets access to their own special channel on the CtC Fan Discord server - where you can find hints ;)

https://www.patreon.com/crackingthecryptic

*** NEW GAS PACK IS OUT ***
The new GAS pack is out on Steam for PC here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2199960/Cracking_the_Cryptic__GAS_Volume_1/

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

▶ Contact Us ◀

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Simon Anthony & Mark Goodliffe
Box 102
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SW7 4UB

(Please note to use our real names rather than 'Cracking The Cryptic'.)

▶ SUDOKU PAD - Our New App ◀

You can input classic sudoku puzzles into our software and help support Sven, the programmer responsible for the wonderful user interface we all use to play these puzzles everyday. The app also comes with 12 handmade puzzles from us:

iOS:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/svens-sudokupad/id1570622073

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1706870/Svens_SudokuPad/
Android:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.svencodes.sudokupad

ALSO on Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad”

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