#crackingthecryptic — Public Fediverse posts

I cannot understate how fun I think Marty Sears' "Rat Run" puzzles are, and I'm soooo stoked that season 3 is about to begin!

What is this, you ask?

It's a series of #Sudoku variation puzzles with a funny and clever story-line featuring the exploits of Finkz the lab rat (!)

Love it, love it, love it! 😄

The season 3 teaser puzzle solve: https://youtu.be/BRYSUrKXZHc?si=bysuMIwyfWJkbF0W&t=1875

And here's the whole Rat Run playlist, starting at episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNWRYFUGHfQ&list=PLK-l8O0YikOmTo_9JS-8mhPe0ikw4IDms&index=23

#finkz #ratrun #puzzle #crackingthecryptic

@mlabowicz be careful, it's a rabbit hole! And your puzzle is usually not done within 15 minutes :-)

Check out the YouTube channel Cracking the Cryptic, where they are good at explaining the rules and following their deductions will help figuring out more and more complex puzzles.
https://youtube.com/@crackingthecryptic
#crackingthecryptic

@moeria logic Masters Germany hat eine großartige Sammlung von Variant Sudokus, dh Sudokus mit extra Regeln, die das ganze sehr interessant machen. https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Suche/spezial.php?listname=sudokus
Die Sudokus verlinken dann auf eine Webseite mit einer sehr guten Anwendung zum Lösen, mit allerlei hilfreichen Notizfunktionen usw.
Dazu ist der YouTube Kanal Cracking the Cryptic sehr empfehlenswert, wo zwei sehr unterhaltsam sprechende Experten zum Teil super schwierige Rätsel lösen. Sehenswert! https://youtube.com/@crackingthecryptic?si=jFjYpD5VRQ2FrmOz

#crackingthecryptic #sudoku

Happy to report solving another 5 star variant Sudoku. This always takes me hours and lots of staring, but hey, entering that last digit and getting confirmation that the solution is correct is SO rewarding. (and I have a great partner in valacd where we bounce back and forth our thoughts over instant messaging).

#sudok #crackingthecryptic

https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000P81&kid=005LRC

I was always told that Dutch people have a tendency to make a verb out of many words, a practice my #English speaking friends didn't really understand. Or appreciate.
"Speeching" was a common word in Dutch #Toastmasters clubs, for example. I remember them not being too keen on "biking" as well.

Now my puzzle has the word "pogromed"?
And last week, #CrackingTheCryptic used "I don't want to be scylla-and-charybdised"?

#Language

I'm extremely proud to have solved a 5 star variant #sudoku puzzle that not only was exceptionally hard (for me), but also stunning and interesting throughout the entire many, many hour long journey. If you really want to get your grey matter cooking, try this one.
https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000OGN

#crackingthecryptic

@heatsink assuming uniqueness to help solving a puzzle is considered cheating by the Cracking the Cryptic team 🙂

Consider Row 8 column 5 instead: if you pencilmark that you will have options 4,6,9.
Now you have 4 fields in column 5 for the four digits 2,4,6,9, which means that row 7 column 5 cannot be 2 anymore, and go from there.
#crackingthecryptic

I'm very proud to have solved my first 4 star difficulty #Sudoku puzzle - it's a beautiful setting. https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000IUF

#crackingthecryptic

I'm a patreon member of #crackingthecryptic and so today was treated to the new monthly sudoku pack, entitled "Regeneration". And, somewhat sadly, I did all six puzzles, apparently being only the 19th to solve the last of the six puzzles. I found them to be a bit easier than some of the previous puzzle packs, with only one taking a full hour, and most taking about thirty minutes. Fun stuff!

What's the deal with close to 30 variant #sudoku puzzles, all called "Top Right Boi", released today on Logic Masters Germany?
#crackingthecryptic
https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Suche/spezial.php?start=0&listname=sudokus

Listening to #DarkSideOfTheMoon from #PinkFloyd while solving the appropriately themed (brilliant) #sudoku puzzle by Michael Lefkowitz.

https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000NO7

#crackingthecryptic

Just spent far too long on #CrackingTheCryptic May Patreon challenge grid 3. I couldn’t disambiguate it at all. I ended up clearing it and restarting, and I seemed to somehow not make the same mistake the second time around. Still took me 55 minutes though. But I do like this “Oil and Water” #Sudoku variant

@vor generally if you are interested in special Sudokus, see https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Suche/spezial.php?listname=sudokus and play those using your browser, and the wonderful YouTube channel Cracking the Cryptic (they also make apps but I don't know about the privacy aspect of those apps)
#crackingthecryptic #sudoku

@Xsurfer falls Du es noch nicht kennst, schau mal auf YouTube nach Cracking the Cryptic, und Logic masters Germany
https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Suche/spezial.php?listname=sudokus Sudokus mit Sonderregeln sind sehr abwechslungsreich und schön knifflig

#crackingthecryptic

Before I give up I’m going to ask the internet for a hint on this #crackingthecryptic variant #sudoku puzzle ‘Framed’ (from the lines pack). I feel like I’m missing something wrt the modular lines in the killer cages? I just can’t find a way to invalidate either of the two possible sums in either cage.

I'm quite proud to have solved this (super nice) Sudoku puzzle - 3 stars are no longer out of reach, yey!
Requires knowing the Phistomefel Ring logic...
https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000LNW
#sudoku #CrackingTheCryptic

@Chrishallbeck whenever the Sudoku solvers from the (great) YouTube channel Cracking the Cryptic find a 3 in any of the puzzle corners, they sing (Simon with more enthusiasm than Mark)

That's three in the corner
That's three in the spot light
Proving its position

#sudoku #crackingthecryptic

@teufel100 Bei den meisten kommt nicht viel bei rum, aber frisst ja kein Brot...

Camping & Draußen
#biketouring #bikepacking #campervan #rvlife #rv #camping #vanlife

Fahrrad & Boot
#narrowboat #BikeKitchen #kajak #kayak #kayaking #canoeing #boat

Geld
#finfedi #etf

Spaß
#novennber #adorablecaralert #crackingthecryptic

Lokal
#berlin #potsdam #mauerweg #allheimen #norsktut #norsk

Solar
#minipv #balkonpv #balkonsolar

Sonst so
#northernlights #coffee #python #raspberrypi #duolingo #kdenlive

@teufel100 Bei den meisten kommt nicht viel bei rum, aber frisst ja kein Brot...

Camping & Draußen
#biketouring #bikepacking #campervan #rvlife #rv #camping #vanlife

Fahrrad & Boot
#narrowboat #BikeKitchen #kajak #kayak #kayaking #canoeing #boat

Geld
#finfedi #etf

Spaß
#novennber #adorablecaralert #crackingthecryptic

Lokal
#berlin #potsdam #mauerweg #allheimen #norsktut #norsk

Solar
#minipv #balkonpv #balkonsolar

Sonst so
#northernlights #coffee #python #raspberrypi #duolingo #kdenlive

@teufel100 Bei den meisten kommt nicht viel bei rum, aber frisst ja kein Brot...

Camping & Draußen
#biketouring #bikepacking #campervan #rvlife #rv #camping #vanlife

Fahrrad & Boot
#narrowboat #BikeKitchen #kajak #kayak #kayaking #canoeing #boat

Geld
#finfedi #etf

Spaß
#novennber #adorablecaralert #crackingthecryptic

Lokal
#berlin #potsdam #mauerweg #allheimen #norsktut #norsk

Solar
#minipv #balkonpv #balkonsolar

Sonst so
#northernlights #coffee #python #raspberrypi #duolingo #kdenlive

So proud .... I've managed to solve this super brilliant variant #Sudoku in a mere 5 hours of nail biting, head scratching, staring, finding and enjoying. What a treat https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Raetsel/zeigen.php?id=000J2E
#CrackingTheCryptic

There are many layers to my nerdiness.

One of the things I love to do is watch #crackingthecryptic — a YouTube channel where they solve #sudoku puzzles.

I have been watching for over a year and now I’m starting to set my own variant Sudoku puzzles.

This one is Hot & Cold:
https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/l9dbg3fazc

Took 2 1/4 hours with my son, but we got it solved - a sudoku with only one given digit and one simple custom rule! https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/BmMjB4Dt62 #Sudoku #CrackingTheCryptic

I am absolutely addicted to #CrackingTheCryptic, where they solve crazy #Sudoku puzzles with all sorts of variant rules. Also Simon Anthony is adorably British and (probably) autistic, not to mention brilliant. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC-UOdK8-mIjxBQm_ot1T-Q

@ukplissken now start following #CrackingTheCryptic for new #sudoku challenges!

#CrackingTheCryptic is my #ShippingForecast

I absolutely adore Simon Anthony's skills at explaining difficult mathematical / puzzle concepts while solving the puzzles live.

Last night, while winding down from the NFL games, I watched this fog of war Sudoku solve https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_TdnCGKEAI and learned a few good new Sudoku tricks.

I wish one day I'd be able to reach that level of clarity when teaching technical concepts.

#CrackingTheCryptic

Beste Winter Wensen!
'Weer een jaar voorbij... De tijd gaat steeds maar sneller... en stijgt in waarde."
#haiku #chantsofsennaar #puzzle #phonetic #CrackingTheCryptic

@galileo @qbi und eine wunderbare Einführung in die Welt der Sudoku Varianten sind die Sudokus von Sandra&Nala - hier der Adventskalender. Sehr empfehlenswert
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EpHuK1HeDmL-douZWGkbU6WkTqszA2Hc/view?pli=1

Jeden Tag neue Sudokus findet man auf https://logic-masters.de/Raetselportal/Suche/spezial.php?listname=sudokus

Bei den Apps sind die von #CrackingTheCryptic sehr empfehlenswert, wie auch der entsprechende Kanal auf Youtube. Schon seltsam, aber ich mag es sehr, den beiden Cracks beim Denken zu folgen.

Mein Wochenrückblick, Ausgabe 6 (2023-36). Ich hatte ein paar Reisetage und wenig Zeit, daher diesmal kürzer. Dabei: #Firefox, #ulitza + #OpenStreetMap, #Sudoku + #CrackingTheCryptic, #MJML, #IMAPBackup, #Gravel im Teutoburger Wald, der Grasshopper-Extension für Firefox und dem Alt Text Generator.

Hey Folks! We are back! Sorry for taking a week off but we were down quite a few people.

This week we discuss:
-- #PathOfExile #TrialoftheAncestors league start
-- #GenshinImpact update
-- #CrackingTheCryptic features @kodra again
-- #GenCon
-- and some spoiler-free #BaldursGate3 discussion

#AggroChat #446 - Hanging with Navali

https://aggronaut.com/2023/08/20/aggrochat-446-hanging-with-navali/

#VideoGames #Gaming #Games #Blaugust2023

[stolen from @mpartridge] To help make connections: name things that interest you but aren't in your profile, as tags so they are searchable. Then boost/repeat its instructions so others know to do the same.

#Linux #Debian #boardgames #tabletopRPG #Python #podcasts #TheAdventureZone #MBMBAM #CIPYD #GreatestGen #MonsterTalk #Skeptoid #MST3K #FlopHouse #CrackingTheCryptic #ONRAC #ScienceFiction #Lovecraft #security #ComputerNetworking #FreeSoftware #HDTGM #DYNAR #TheBugle #TheGargle #JJGo