If the puzzle creator ever reads this. I've solved a lot of sudokus from this channel. And your puzzle is the most beautiful one I've ever completed. I was wow'ing to myself the entire way through. I'm not very good at solving puzzles but even with all of the frustration of the failures it will have been worth it to have completed yours!
Is the setter a mathematician? This looks like the work of a mathematician that cares about aesthetics. That would explain the choice for renban lines instead of kropki dots.
A truly elegant puzzle. Unbelievable how many swordfishes. You can see Simon thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle and with every logic deduction he seemed more amazed. Very entertaining and enjoyable video.
It's so amazing that the final numbers are just sets of 3 exact boxes. That crazy amount of figuring to get what could be considered just a simple puzzle is unimaginable. It really is all about the journey instead of the destination. Thanks for a great puzzle and a great solve!
@@cranken75 while I can understand how it could get annoying. Everyday is someone’s birthday so if they watch and someone reaches out as a surprise that’s heartwarming. But like someone else said, skip ahead a few times until he reads the rules and you’ll be fine.
Amazing how in the finished grid, boxes 1, 5 and 9 are exactly the same, boxes 2, 6 and 7 are also clones and so are boxes 3, 4 and 8. Beautiful puzzle and a great solve Simon!
Stunning - especially when you look at the thermos and arrows being resolved as sets of three the same in different boxes in the final solution. Look at how the 578s are distributed in the final grid too. And would you call the logic "a swordfish on sets" - the first time I've seen in a 9x9 grid, something which might work spectacularly well in a larger scale grid. It would be very hard to get a better implementation on this scale. Some solve ...
Not just the 578s in the final grid, there are only 3 different boxes in the final grid. Every other 3x3 box is a copy of those. Incredible symmetry in the final numbers, which probably made the setting easier.
Usually, when you get a swordfish, you either get it on the rows OR columns and have to apply the swordfish logic across the other direction, but here Sumanta created a puzzle where you get a swordfish from neither the rows or columns, and therefore you have to apply the swordfish logic on BOTH the columns and rows. Just truly amazing.
More interesting is that you get that swordfish via a positive constraint (where you see where a digit goes, as opposed to where it doesn't), here using the renbans. Swordfishes are typically created by negative constraints (there are swordfishes that use boxes instead), made both by and for digit eliminations. This is just stunning
Fantastic video Simon! You and Mark both feel like family, and both each have such an amazing combination of intelligence and kindness. Keep up the great work! An observation: While the 62 diagonal sum definitely seems to be the code to starting this puzzle, the Hi 5 can actually refer to two different things: 1) The 5 swordfishes in the puzzle; 2) The 5 different additional Sudoku variant rule sets.
Around 26:00 a lot of time was spent looking at possible locations of 8s around the grid without taking in to account the effect of the 8s swordfish...
This is absolutly amazing. Did anyone found out, that the boxes 1, 5 und 9 are equal? Same is for the boxes 2, 6 and 7 - and the other three boxes 3, 4 and 8 are also equal. It's a real pleasure to find that kind of symetry in a sudoku. Thank you.
I solved it, laughed, watched Simon's reactions to it, laughed again, read the comments. That's how much I liked this puzzle. The best puzzles do this to me. Thanks to Mukhergee.
I recommend streaming Untitled Goose Game if you haven't already played it - it is at its core puzzle based but in a very different way from games y'all have played so far, and it is deeply delightful and full of fun moments I'd love to watch you and Mark discover on stream.
Once you'd spotted the swordfish on 8s, you were asking the wrong questions. You needed to ask what happens to the 8s in the boxes where it's not on the line with a 9. There are enough 7s along with the swordfish to force 8 onto the arrow, and the 8s already placed tells you where. This gives you another swordfish on 8s, another on 9s and yet another on the 1s which must go on the arrows with the 8s. You did get there, but a tad inelegantly. The swordfish on 1s places 1 in box 9 on the X, giving you a 9 which resolves the fishes. The arrows that were not 9 had to be at least 5 (because 1 was on the other arrow in the row), but they all see 789, so they can only be 56s, and each must contain a 2, creating yet another fuzzy swordfish, and allowing you to rule out both 1 & 2 from the bulbs. What an extraordinary construction this is. I can't think why, but I've developed a craving for a fish supper.
I just love the videos when Simon gets so excited and enthusiastic about the logic and the path through the puzzle. What a great puzzle - thank you to the puzzle creator. When I took a look at it I had a feeling that it would turn out to be a high-low kind of puzzle because of the way the bulb half of the thermo and the arrow half of the arrows aligning with each other. But what it was is much more impressive - and I feel as if I almost could maybe just about possibly see a swordfish and recognize it after watching Simon solve this puzzle. (There was another one in the past month or so with about 8 sequential swordfishes that was also so fun to watch and, I felt, very educational about swordfishes...) Thank you for this wonderful video - one of the best hours of my day.
Thank you for birthday shout out!!!! I admit I was a little bit dissapointed not to recieve it on the day because I hinted it to my hubby about 28 times prior 😂 Best day ever!
I would personally LOVE to see you play a non-puzzle game (as much as I also love watching you play the puzzle games). I saw someone suggesting Untitled Goose Game which seems like a great idea. Also liked your suggestions of God of War or Resident Evil. And if Mark won't play a non-puzzle game, then I'd suggest trying Patrick's Parabox, which has been a blast to play. Honestly I think people will watch you play anything you'd like to. People like to watch others have fun! So as long as you enjoy it, the people watching will too I think.
I can't help gushing, I'm marveling at this puzzle more and more. Each set of clues is required to get to the next step, and then those SAME clues are used again in different ways to get to the next step. This happens like 5 times. Astounding.
What a masterpiece! Thanks Simon for solving it and sumanta for creating this! To be noted that the "X" between box 8 & 9 was not necessary to solve the puzzle logically. It could have been removed by the setter. Indeed, because all the 7 are placed earlier, when you understand that for both rows 2,5 and 8, one of the arrow pair should be 18, you can understand that the other arrow pair can only be 23 or 24 but in any case must contain a 2. And those 2 eliminate any possibility to place a 1 on a renban line in rows 1,4 and 7. And because of this elimination, and the swordfish on 1, you can place a 1 in box 2 which then resolve the puzzle.
18:36 for me! Watched CTC for far too long now because it was one of those puzzles that I just seemed to find every bit of logic very easily 😂 Fantastic puzzle though!
I got it in 31:38 - first time I’ve ever beaten Simon’s time! I saw the 9’s right away and almost immediately noticed that each 9 required a partner 8. After that it all just fell into place
So I had no idea where to start and started the video. Once Simon pointed out the first swordfish, I paused the video and was able to get it from there. 100 minutes, but I got it. That was a feast of swordfish and truly elegant. I got through it almost the same as Simon. I was nearly stuck with some parts and found lots of 56 pairs that I ended up coloring just to see if that anywhere (made for a faster fill once I got one but didn't lead anywhere itself) and same for 34 pairs. So happy to get it once Simon found the first step of the break-in.
35 minutes for me. I especially love how the 19 diagonal resolves.... if you pencil-mark it correctly, the answer just stares you in the face until you can prove it's the right one. Delightful.
I LOVED this. Particularly the way that 234 triples and 56 pairs populated the grid after the 1789s were done. I saw them give me digits part way through the population, but unlike Simon I can't stop to action them, I needed to complete my triples and pairs... Then watch them all fall!
I find it amazing this puzzle is just the rearranging of 3 identical boxes and then the setting takes you there so elegantly... brilliant puzzle and solve
Holy, that puzzle is the definition of creativity and intelligence. Also I like, how Maverick has turned into a verb that's a synonyme to disctracting someone.
I've just watched Simon's solve after solving it myself, and I was completely taken aback again even though I knew what was coming. I think this is my new favorite puzzle and Sumanta is my new favorite setter.
Wonderful puzzle. One thing I really like that I didn't see other comments about is the double use of the 8 diagonal - it is both used early on to disambiguate the 9 swordfishes, then towards the end to disambiguate the 56 pairs.
Great puzzle. Sadly I don't seem to be able to identify swordfishes yet so I got stuck immediately but I was glad to give it a try as soon as I heard Simon mention there being a swordfish on nines. With that hint I managed to solve it in 55:00. Very fun!
I have no words. The title summed that sudoku up perfectly, it was absolutely astonishing. Placing swordfishes on the arrows has to be one of the most beautiful ideas ever featured on the channel and then using the other arrows and renban lines to resolve 2 x-wings on 1s, 3 diagonals and a load of 5,6 pairs…I mean it was simply extraordinary!! A masterpiece of a sudoku, thanks Sumanta and Simon for the solve video.
What a beautiful puzzle, at a really nice difficulty level! I loved how the patterns kept repeating and in the end each box has 2 others identical to it. I solved it in 37:34, after struggling for a while with a mistake in my arithmetic.. I don't remember using the 19 clue though, is it necessary? My favorite part was creating another swordfish-type pattern on the arrows with 9s and 8s EDIT: I decided to solve it again seeing how powerful these patterns are and how few clues are needed. I didn't use the X or 19, and the 26 & 8 only made one small disambiguation each. The 62 is the real heavy-hitter (along with the swordfishes) for breaking in and the rest is wonderful little patterns. The more I dig into this puzzle the more I appreciate it
Hi. What a puzzle! There are some observations of mine that I would like to share. I think they are worth an investigation, and I think some rules can be deduced from these observations which can make such puzzles way easier to solve. My first observation is related to the boxes. If you look closely at the way that digits are arranged in each box, you can find three distinct arrangements (or patterns), each of which is repeated exactly 3 times in the whole grid. I would like to call those arrangements A, B, and C (corresponding to that of box 1, 2, and 3). To make my point clearer, I would say boxes 2, 6, and 7 are all identical and follow pattern B. Now, these three patterns have an extraordinary feature. They can be arranged in a row (as they appeared in the first row as boxes 1=A, 2=B, and 3=C). But they can be also arranged in a column-wise fashion (as they appeared in column 1 as boxes 1=A, 4=C, and 7=B). So their rows and columns are both compatible. But there must be some rules that we can use to prove whether the solution to a puzzle has such property or not, which in my opinion is worthful enough to be investigated. I should also say that these box arrangements remind me of tensors and I think that might be the way to deduce a rule for such property (just the way that the same digits cannot appear in the same row/column twice, incompatible box tensors cannot appear in the same row/column as well). Another observation that I had was that all digits of an arbitrary row of an arbitrary box appear in the same row in all other boxes but in a different order (i.e., 392 are in the same row in box 1, they appeared as 932 in the same row in box 2, and as 239 in the same row in box 3). Although, this property is exclusive to rows here and does not apply to columns. Thus I do not think that such property is obligatory for forming a patterned solution. But it might be a design trick that helps the puzzle constructor to make the puzzle. There were several other (lovely) puzzles on this channel that were patterned, like this one. If I recall correctly, The Aquarium was one. Anyway, thanks for the videos, and sorry for this long comment.
Around 17:00 == Simon identifies the 9-swordfish. I had penciled in the maximum possible numbers in the 62 diagonal -- 9s where possible, and noticing when 9s couldn't go on thermos, when 8s were required to top thermos, and 7s used instead -- and got 66 total sum. Then I did the 9-swordfish that Simon showed. It removed a couple of my 9s, that I had to replace with 7s, and got 62 -- the required sum. I tried the 8-swordfish, but it turned out useless. I'd already ruled out all the 8s that it would have removed. Now that I've done the 62-diagonal and the 8s at the thermo ends, I'm stuck again. A little later: 8s not on the end of thermos or paired with 9s on the purple lines, had to be in the arrows. That leads to 1+8=9, and a swordfish in 1s. It places the 1 next to the X. Finally did it. I made a leap of logic: already having three 1s in the 19 diag, I saw that pencilling in 1s and 7s just happened to add up to the remaining 16. So I ran with it. I finally finished the puzzle. The final result consists of blocks rotating in cycles.
Some crazy symmetry. Needed a bit of help to find the swordfishes and get started. But once found that was such a brilliant logic to follow. All the way through.
I've recommended it before, but I think you and Mark would both enjoy playing Factorio or Satisfactory. They are both factory building games on alien planets where you have to build up a factory starting with nothing. Factorio is a top-down 2D game while Satisfactory is first person. Nothing to do with puzzles but I think they fit right in with the channel. Factorio especially can handle lots of players so it's something you could invite other people in to play with you as well.
They are both puzzle games. They're just open-ended puzzles instead of having a specific solution. There are other similar games as well. Shapez.io is probably the one I would most recommend to these two since it feels more pure puzzle-based.
@@hhaavvvvii One could say that Doom is a puzzle game where the puzzle is how to get through the level without dying but I wouldn't consider either Doom or Factorio to be puzzle games. Since Simon was specifically looking for something that isn't a puzzle game, being too much puzzle based is a bug not a feature.
Been going through CTCs past puzzles as they have gotten me addicted to variant sudoku. I can’t complete every one and most of the time my time to complete is much longer than Simon or Marks. This puzzle was a very satisfying and enjoyable puzzle, not only because I beat Simons time by the most I have yet (finished at 36). But as soon as you see the swordfish on 9s, that gets you the swordfish on 8s and thus removes the degrees of freedom on the 62 diagonal, very pretty.
45:37 finish. For all of the swordfish logic that I DID find, I'm surprised that I missed the one placing the 7s in r3c4 and r6c7. It's funny, because I had noticed that the 7-9 pairs were max on the diagonal at the onset, and I kept saying to myself "if only I could establish those last two cells couldn't be 8-9s...". I did eventually spot it. One bit of logic which Simon worked around was about placement of 8s and 9s in the non-thermo boxes. Due to swordfish constraints, there are only two places for each 8 and 9 per box, either on the renban, or on the arrow. This leads to the "secondary" swordfishes, and the 1s looking into box 9. Also, Simon forgot that 8s had to go with 9s on the renbans, and missed out on pencil marks in boxes 4 and 7 because of that. At the end, I was slowed by a missed pencil mark of a 4 in r4c3, leading to a broken puzzle. Fortunately, I was able to make a quick rewind and continue on my merry way.
Wow! Absolute insanity! I solved it (mostly) by myself (with the tiniest of hints as to direction from Simon). I got the long 62 (79779779) diagonal by myself after noticing the swordfish on 9's and the associated sword fish on the 8's a row above, then there were more swordfish. I quickly established where in the boxes 9's and 8's could go in each box. Hilarious how resistant this puzzle was - those damn 56 pairs and connecting the bottom 3 boxes to the top 3. Somehow I solved all the diagonals but had left the little 8 diagonal to near the end to resolve a 56 (it couldn't be 6). And how every puzzle on this channel just seems bizarre as to applicable logic. (I wouldn't mind a couple puzzles with the same logic / theme to them.) Thank you, Sumanta, for designing this gem and Simon for sharing it. I'm studying these puzzles like a branch of mathematics I'm trying to master (why I'm not sure or what better I could do with my energy I'm not sure, but I'm having fun. Maybe I should go learn complex variables - but that's not going to be coming up in my current career path.
There are 3 sets of boxes that are literally shifted by 1 to the right. I'm surprised Simon missed that since the logic for filling one of them literally forced the solution to the other 2 boxes.
One of Simon's specialities is noting that there is _some_ form of symmetry or pattern in the grid but then failing to appreciate how extensive it is and how he can capitalise on it to speed up the solve 😉
That is an absolute masterclass of a puzzle. GEEZ. Take a huge bow each on setting and solving respectively, Sumanta and Simon. 5 swordfishes in one sudoku? The design? The beauty of how the different rulesets intermingle with one another? Everything, just so beautiful. This is one of the best sudokus I’ve seen on the channel. Can’t wait for the next Sumanta Mukerjee feature.
My game suggestion: "Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnaughts" no puzzles, singleplayer, pause whenever you like, build and command battleships. Very fun and relaxing to watch (wich fits viewers like me) Anyway, have fun.
Great work Sumanta Mukerjee. Really enjoyed this. First time I've managed to solve one by myself that took Simon more than 45 mins. Set myself a new bar.
[@36:05] Simon: "OH, OH." [the "1s" are coming out of TWO places on that "8" diagonal , placing the 1 and the 9..] [[ he's going to say]] I saw it coming out of column9 in box9 -- BUT, I DIDN'T SEE IT COMING OUT OF ROW8 , PLACING IT IN BOX9] EXCELLENT [LOTS of swordfishes ] EXCELLENT JOB. [AND how the Constructor constructed those thermos and arrows for the 9s and 8s -- and even the 1s ]. FANTASTIC [GREAT JOB -- KUDOS to You]
Amazing puzzle. I am proud that due to watching Simon solving these puzzles in the last two years I was able to solve it in 37:05. By the way, the fact that after finding a swordfish on a number we find another one using the same number is not at all surprising, because this actually must happen in the remaining rows or columns (as long as we have enough columns left).
9:47 I immediately identified the swordfish on 9s and the corresponding swordfish on 8s. I then looked at the 62 little killer (the average 7/8 looked promising). It passes through five boxes, two of which have only one cell, three of which have two cells. The two swordfish eliminates the 8 and 9 from the two single cells so they had a maximum 7 each, leaving a minimum of 48 across the remaining 3 boxes (16 average). However, the thermos (combined with the swordfish) made it impossible for any of those pairs to hold an 8/9 pair, thus that 16 average becomes a 16 min/max, thus each box has to hold a 7/9 pair. The thermos determine the order and also fix three of the 8s. The other two cells on the little killer are then fixed with 7s. After that it was relatively easy to spot the 1+8=9 swordfish on the arrows leading to the 1/9 pair on the X. Then it's plain-sailing. I used a wee bit of colouring to disambiguate the 3/4 pairs towards the end. A neat break-in and clever use of overlapping swordfish, but not as difficult as the 52-minute live solve suggested.
Incredible sudoku. I somehow messed it up on my first go, but reset it, started it again and managed to solve it using more simple logic and less pencil markings.
Wonderful puzzle. 38:18 for me. The beginning and end of your solve were great but in the middle you were slowed down by not using the original swordfish on 8s. e.g. r7c5 could never have been 8. This makes it much clearer that three of the arrows need to be 819.
Hi Simon, i think the relatively new game "patrick's parabox" would be an interest title you would enjoy, its puzzles are mind-blowing and unique, such a wonderful box pushing game
46:00 for me. I don't know if I'd go as far as "gibbering awe", but it was definitely one of the most beautiful puzzles I've ever solved. You could have seen what was going on with the 8s and 9s a bit more quickly if you'd pencil marked all of the rest of the cells that could have 8 or 9 in them after filling in the 62 diagonal (and remembering that the swordfishes eliminate several possibilities as well, which was missed initially in this video). That would have made it clearer sooner that you had the second set of swordfishes on 8s, 9s, and 1s. But still, great solve Simon. And yeah, that puzzle is definitely a keeper.
Maya here - Thank you so much for the birthday wishes! I am so, so happy. I was secretly hoping I'd get a special sudoku on my birthday and this is exactly it! I am astonished. ❤️ And yes, I am indeed pursuing my third degree... Sometimes I don't know when to stop. 😅
@@roobk17 Thank you so much! I'm currently pursuing a degree in Game Development. The two I already have are Music Theory & Jazz Composition and Software Engineering! :)
@@seiinity wow!! that seems so varied, i was expecting it to be like 3 really specific areas of one thing but thats so cool!! i hope it all goes well for you :)
Puzzles like this that display some sort of repetitive geometric trick and have a solution featuring identical things that are shifted are interesting as displays/showcases of the trick, but I find them a lot less interesting as puzzles.
I’m new to all this but I thought there were rather more swordfishes than Simon indicated. The 9s in the middle left and 8s in the top left initially, but after the magic of the 62 diagonal there was the resolved 7s in the right centre, 1s in the centres and 8s in the bottom right (leaving only the central squares left for another swordfish!) I adored this puzzle and was well chuffed to have done it in 90 minutes.
This reminds me of the “Extreme Roping” puzzle but instead of a trio repeating in a column or row, it’s like the boxes were repeating. Is there a specific term for that as well?
I would like to state very clearly that I would *definitely* tune in for a Resident Evil stream. I do understand, however, that you probably would like to have an audience comprising more than just me. I do wonder if Little Nightmares and its sequel would tick both boxes. They aren't strictly puzzle games, but there are a few (very gentle) puzzles scattered throughout (a la old Resident Evil games, I suppose), while also being games that you'd enjoy on your down time by the sounds of it. They also have the advantage of being relatively short, clocking in at just a few hours each, which might be good for streaming and a short video series.
'Superliminal' is a cute, although relatively short, puzzle game with an interesting game mechanic. I've just started playing 'Patrick's Parabox', which starts as a simple sokoban puzzle but quickly goes multi-scale and recursive. I can also recommend 'Myst' if you've never played it, and 'Tomb Raider' if you like exploration, action and puzzles (although my heart will always be with the original TR games from the 90s).
Rules: 03:55 Let's Get Cracking: 05:44 Simon's time: 45m09s Puzzle Solved: 50:53 What about this video's Top Tier Simarkisms?! Maverick: 2x (28:51, 29:13) Bobbins: 1x (10:09) And how about this video's Simarkisms?! Sorry: 9x (09:59, 11:21, 18:45, 24:51, 28:42, 29:48, 31:12, 40:31, 46:12) Beautiful: 7x (00:21, 00:40, 02:02, 20:38, 29:39, 31:51, 51:22) Ridiculous: 5x (16:41, 30:43, 31:52, 38:20, 38:23) Pencil Mark/mark: 4x (28:33, 30:34, 39:35, 41:57) By Sudoku: 3x (28:06, 47:55, 47:57) Obviously: 3x (08:57, 36:13, 46:27) Wow: 3x (24:23, 46:06, 46:07) Ah: 3x (41:08, 43:04, 47:55) The Answer is: 2x (13:45, 15:18) Clever: 2x (16:15, 44:25) Facetious: 2x (13:27, 13:29) Hang On: 2x (09:41, 50:23) Good Grief: 1x (35:42) What on Earth: 1x (10:15) Goodness: 1x (32:09) Nonsense: 1x (10:01) Off to the Races: 1x (15:21) Brilliant: 1x (43:58) Incredible: 1x (51:06) Gorgeous: 1x (19:19) Take a Bow: 1x (51:50) Shouting: 1x (01:22) Of All Things: 1x (47:55) Surely: 1x (43:51) Propitious: 1x (09:30) Corollary: 1x (45:39) In Fact: 1x (50:25) Whoopsie: 1x (47:21) Phone is Buzzing: 1x (48:11) What Does This Mean?: 1x (23:18) Nature: 1x (33:52) Cake!: 1x (01:49) Most popular number(>9), digit and colour this video: Sixty Two (11 mentions) Eight (88 mentions) Blue (18 mentions) Antithesis Battles: High (7) - Low (3) Even (4) - Odd (3) Higher (4) - Lower (3) Row (35) - Column (26) 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!
I'm sure these have already been recommended for the stream: PORTAL and PORTAL 2 Excellent first person puzzlers with hilarious story and considered by many (including me) as some of the best video games of all time!
I'm not sure what sorts of non-puzzle games you might like, but I'm aware of two games that I think would catch your fancy: Understand, which is a game about drawing lines on grids with shapes on them and figuring out the rules for each stage; and Patrick's Parabox, a recently-released recursive puzzle game about boxes in boxes in boxes in boxes.
@@paulc2335 I mean any young kids are going to be supervised when watching anyways. If they aren't being supervised then they have found and watched way worse content. Either way I don't see an issue there.
Given the video length, I don't mind saying how stunned I am that I finished this in under 20 minutes (18:06). That said, this was a very enjoyable solve! Nice puzzle!
What's always astonishing me is the high probability of Simon entering a digit N when he meant to enter N-1 or N+1. Maybe there could be a Simon mode of the Sudoku Pad where entering N prompts you to pick from N-1 to N+1 via mouse click or picking one with arrows and SPACE or ENTER. With special conditions for 1, 9 and 0. As Simon is never off by 3 (at least I've not seen that) he must use the numbers on the upper key row instead of the numpad. The keyboard interface is actually all about using the numpad, isn't it? I don't find it annoying or a thing that should change, it's just like a personal trait of Simon and I guess also a reason he turns off the conflict checker in the settings. Sorry if you feel too seen, Simon. Also, I don't extrapolate other traits or habits from observing this.
Swordfishes apply to both rows and columns, and affect the 62 with both... 18:51 Having now gotten this out of my lungs I can attempt again to enjoy this wonderful puzzle.
I never would have solved this as the directions are written as I assumed (lacking clarity) that the thermometers were sequential increases, not allowing for leaps of increment. Thanks for your solve! Otherwise very enjoyable puzzle.
Not sure how well it would stream but I found Opus Magnum quite fun, and it could be interesting to see how you and/or Mark would go about solving the puzzles!
After inputting the "X" digits at 11minutes I was able to deduce the 9-1 and 5 in the bulb in Box 9. I have a feeling I was using it as an arrow not a thermometer though as I can't repeat what went on in my head.
If the puzzle creator ever reads this. I've solved a lot of sudokus from this channel. And your puzzle is the most beautiful one I've ever completed. I was wow'ing to myself the entire way through. I'm not very good at solving puzzles but even with all of the frustration of the failures it will have been worth it to have completed yours!
Is the setter a mathematician? This looks like the work of a mathematician that cares about aesthetics. That would explain the choice for renban lines instead of kropki dots.
A truly elegant puzzle. Unbelievable how many swordfishes. You can see Simon thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle and with every logic deduction he seemed more amazed. Very entertaining and enjoyable video.
There were so many swordfishes that I almost thought I was at a sushi bar for a while.
I felt really good spotting the 2 of the swordfishes before Simon
It's so amazing that the final numbers are just sets of 3 exact boxes. That crazy amount of figuring to get what could be considered just a simple puzzle is unimaginable. It really is all about the journey instead of the destination.
Thanks for a great puzzle and a great solve!
There are many things I like and admire about Simon, but above all I admire his dedication to massive slices of birthday cake.
Guessing this may not be a popular opinion, but I could really do without the near-daily birthday greetings.
@@cranken75 If you're watching on desktop, tap your L key to skip ahead 10 seconds and the birthday greetings will no longer be an issue 😎
@@cranken75 while I can understand how it could get annoying. Everyday is someone’s birthday so if they watch and someone reaches out as a surprise that’s heartwarming. But like someone else said, skip ahead a few times until he reads the rules and you’ll be fine.
Dedicated viewers of this channel, especially the young ones, deserve a birthday greeting from Simon and a massive cake.
Amazing how in the finished grid, boxes 1, 5 and 9 are exactly the same, boxes 2, 6 and 7 are also clones and so are boxes 3, 4 and 8. Beautiful puzzle and a great solve Simon!
It's essentially a 3x3 sudoku with identical boxes as the digits.
I was noticing a lot of that, but I never grasped the full picture till you stated it.
And complete roping in all 9 rows.
ive been watching these for a while now and today I tried my first killer sudoku and solved it! just turned 18 today too 😁
🎂 🧁 🍨
Stunning - especially when you look at the thermos and arrows being resolved as sets of three the same in different boxes in the final solution. Look at how the 578s are distributed in the final grid too. And would you call the logic "a swordfish on sets" - the first time I've seen in a 9x9 grid, something which might work spectacularly well in a larger scale grid. It would be very hard to get a better implementation on this scale. Some solve ...
Not just the 578s in the final grid, there are only 3 different boxes in the final grid. Every other 3x3 box is a copy of those. Incredible symmetry in the final numbers, which probably made the setting easier.
I love puzzles like this where it really looks like you have to do one thing (set theory) and it turns out to be something completely different
Usually, when you get a swordfish, you either get it on the rows OR columns and have to apply the swordfish logic across the other direction, but here Sumanta created a puzzle where you get a swordfish from neither the rows or columns, and therefore you have to apply the swordfish logic on BOTH the columns and rows. Just truly amazing.
More interesting is that you get that swordfish via a positive constraint (where you see where a digit goes, as opposed to where it doesn't), here using the renbans. Swordfishes are typically created by negative constraints (there are swordfishes that use boxes instead), made both by and for digit eliminations. This is just stunning
Fantastic video Simon! You and Mark both feel like family, and both each have such an amazing combination of intelligence and kindness. Keep up the great work!
An observation: While the 62 diagonal sum definitely seems to be the code to starting this puzzle, the Hi 5 can actually refer to two different things: 1) The 5 swordfishes in the puzzle; 2) The 5 different additional Sudoku variant rule sets.
Around 26:00 a lot of time was spent looking at possible locations of 8s around the grid without taking in to account the effect of the 8s swordfish...
This is absolutly amazing.
Did anyone found out, that the boxes 1, 5 und 9 are equal? Same is for the boxes 2, 6 and 7 - and the other three boxes 3, 4 and 8 are also equal.
It's a real pleasure to find that kind of symetry in a sudoku. Thank you.
I solved it, laughed, watched Simon's reactions to it, laughed again, read the comments. That's how much I liked this puzzle. The best puzzles do this to me. Thanks to Mukhergee.
How many swordfishes can you fit in a grid?
Sumanta: Yes.
An amazing setting.
I recommend streaming Untitled Goose Game if you haven't already played it - it is at its core puzzle based but in a very different way from games y'all have played so far, and it is deeply delightful and full of fun moments I'd love to watch you and Mark discover on stream.
Ahhh yes, the "peace was never an option" goose. Not just for his stream, but a game I'd recommend to anyone for some silly fun and relaxing gameplay!
Once you'd spotted the swordfish on 8s, you were asking the wrong questions. You needed to ask what happens to the 8s in the boxes where it's not on the line with a 9. There are enough 7s along with the swordfish to force 8 onto the arrow, and the 8s already placed tells you where. This gives you another swordfish on 8s, another on 9s and yet another on the 1s which must go on the arrows with the 8s. You did get there, but a tad inelegantly. The swordfish on 1s places 1 in box 9 on the X, giving you a 9 which resolves the fishes. The arrows that were not 9 had to be at least 5 (because 1 was on the other arrow in the row), but they all see 789, so they can only be 56s, and each must contain a 2, creating yet another fuzzy swordfish, and allowing you to rule out both 1 & 2 from the bulbs.
What an extraordinary construction this is. I can't think why, but I've developed a craving for a fish supper.
I just love the videos when Simon gets so excited and enthusiastic about the logic and the path through the puzzle. What a great puzzle - thank you to the puzzle creator. When I took a look at it I had a feeling that it would turn out to be a high-low kind of puzzle because of the way the bulb half of the thermo and the arrow half of the arrows aligning with each other. But what it was is much more impressive - and I feel as if I almost could maybe just about possibly see a swordfish and recognize it after watching Simon solve this puzzle. (There was another one in the past month or so with about 8 sequential swordfishes that was also so fun to watch and, I felt, very educational about swordfishes...) Thank you for this wonderful video - one of the best hours of my day.
Thank you for birthday shout out!!!! I admit I was a little bit dissapointed not to recieve it on the day because I hinted it to my hubby about 28 times prior 😂 Best day ever!
I would personally LOVE to see you play a non-puzzle game (as much as I also love watching you play the puzzle games). I saw someone suggesting Untitled Goose Game which seems like a great idea. Also liked your suggestions of God of War or Resident Evil. And if Mark won't play a non-puzzle game, then I'd suggest trying Patrick's Parabox, which has been a blast to play.
Honestly I think people will watch you play anything you'd like to. People like to watch others have fun! So as long as you enjoy it, the people watching will too I think.
I can't help gushing, I'm marveling at this puzzle more and more. Each set of clues is required to get to the next step, and then those SAME clues are used again in different ways to get to the next step. This happens like 5 times. Astounding.
What a masterpiece! Thanks Simon for solving it and sumanta for creating this! To be noted that the "X" between box 8 & 9 was not necessary to solve the puzzle logically. It could have been removed by the setter. Indeed, because all the 7 are placed earlier, when you understand that for both rows 2,5 and 8, one of the arrow pair should be 18, you can understand that the other arrow pair can only be 23 or 24 but in any case must contain a 2. And those 2 eliminate any possibility to place a 1 on a renban line in rows 1,4 and 7. And because of this elimination, and the swordfish on 1, you can place a 1 in box 2 which then resolve the puzzle.
I believe Outer Wilds would be a spectacular stream game, you will likely not be disappointed.
Agree. It's a great game with an amazing story while being chill and relaxed enough to stream comfortably.
What a game
A few other puzzle based indie games that could be good: Thomas was alone, machinarium. Both on steam
Literally just typed out a comment about this. I’d love to watch them play
18:36 for me! Watched CTC for far too long now because it was one of those puzzles that I just seemed to find every bit of logic very easily 😂 Fantastic puzzle though!
That is a heck of a time, wp!
Amazing! 👏👏👏
I got it in 31:38 - first time I’ve ever beaten Simon’s time! I saw the 9’s right away and almost immediately noticed that each 9 required a partner 8. After that it all just fell into place
So I had no idea where to start and started the video. Once Simon pointed out the first swordfish, I paused the video and was able to get it from there.
100 minutes, but I got it. That was a feast of swordfish and truly elegant. I got through it almost the same as Simon. I was nearly stuck with some parts and found lots of 56 pairs that I ended up coloring just to see if that anywhere (made for a faster fill once I got one but didn't lead anywhere itself) and same for 34 pairs.
So happy to get it once Simon found the first step of the break-in.
35 minutes for me. I especially love how the 19 diagonal resolves.... if you pencil-mark it correctly, the answer just stares you in the face until you can prove it's the right one. Delightful.
21:49 solved for me. I was looking for SET earlier in the solve, but it turns out to be more beautiful and unexpected path. Very fun puzzle!
Well done! 👏👏👏
I LOVED this. Particularly the way that 234 triples and 56 pairs populated the grid after the 1789s were done.
I saw them give me digits part way through the population, but unlike Simon I can't stop to action them, I needed to complete my triples and pairs... Then watch them all fall!
I think Outer Wilds would be a good game to stream. Exploration game with some puzzle elements and is honestly one of the best games of all time.
I'd pay to see simon play Outer Wilds =D
i was gonna comment the same thing
I think motion sickness with ship controls + gravity would completely ruin their experience tbh
I find it amazing this puzzle is just the rearranging of 3 identical boxes and then the setting takes you there so elegantly... brilliant puzzle and solve
Holy, that puzzle is the definition of creativity and intelligence.
Also I like, how Maverick has turned into a verb that's a synonyme to disctracting someone.
I've just watched Simon's solve after solving it myself, and I was completely taken aback again even though I knew what was coming. I think this is my new favorite puzzle and Sumanta is my new favorite setter.
Wonderful puzzle. One thing I really like that I didn't see other comments about is the double use of the 8 diagonal - it is both used early on to disambiguate the 9 swordfishes, then towards the end to disambiguate the 56 pairs.
Great puzzle.
Sadly I don't seem to be able to identify swordfishes yet so I got stuck immediately but I was glad to give it a try as soon as I heard Simon mention there being a swordfish on nines. With that hint I managed to solve it in 55:00. Very fun!
I have no words. The title summed that sudoku up perfectly, it was absolutely astonishing. Placing swordfishes on the arrows has to be one of the most beautiful ideas ever featured on the channel and then using the other arrows and renban lines to resolve 2 x-wings on 1s, 3 diagonals and a load of 5,6 pairs…I mean it was simply extraordinary!! A masterpiece of a sudoku, thanks Sumanta and Simon for the solve video.
What a beautiful puzzle, at a really nice difficulty level! I loved how the patterns kept repeating and in the end each box has 2 others identical to it. I solved it in 37:34, after struggling for a while with a mistake in my arithmetic.. I don't remember using the 19 clue though, is it necessary? My favorite part was creating another swordfish-type pattern on the arrows with 9s and 8s
EDIT: I decided to solve it again seeing how powerful these patterns are and how few clues are needed. I didn't use the X or 19, and the 26 & 8 only made one small disambiguation each. The 62 is the real heavy-hitter (along with the swordfishes) for breaking in and the rest is wonderful little patterns. The more I dig into this puzzle the more I appreciate it
I got to finish this one on my own. I think I never learned so much from a UA-cam channel. CtC is the best!
35:50 - *That* is why I watch these videos. You can just see the utter pure joy created by solving the logic! Good Bobbins but that is great!
PS. With only one X in the puzzle I figured it would be important but goodness gracious what an amazing (and important) addition to the puzzle!
Hi. What a puzzle! There are some observations of mine that I would like to share. I think they are worth an investigation, and I think some rules can be deduced from these observations which can make such puzzles way easier to solve. My first observation is related to the boxes. If you look closely at the way that digits are arranged in each box, you can find three distinct arrangements (or patterns), each of which is repeated exactly 3 times in the whole grid. I would like to call those arrangements A, B, and C (corresponding to that of box 1, 2, and 3). To make my point clearer, I would say boxes 2, 6, and 7 are all identical and follow pattern B. Now, these three patterns have an extraordinary feature. They can be arranged in a row (as they appeared in the first row as boxes 1=A, 2=B, and 3=C). But they can be also arranged in a column-wise fashion (as they appeared in column 1 as boxes 1=A, 4=C, and 7=B). So their rows and columns are both compatible. But there must be some rules that we can use to prove whether the solution to a puzzle has such property or not, which in my opinion is worthful enough to be investigated. I should also say that these box arrangements remind me of tensors and I think that might be the way to deduce a rule for such property (just the way that the same digits cannot appear in the same row/column twice, incompatible box tensors cannot appear in the same row/column as well). Another observation that I had was that all digits of an arbitrary row of an arbitrary box appear in the same row in all other boxes but in a different order (i.e., 392 are in the same row in box 1, they appeared as 932 in the same row in box 2, and as 239 in the same row in box 3). Although, this property is exclusive to rows here and does not apply to columns. Thus I do not think that such property is obligatory for forming a patterned solution. But it might be a design trick that helps the puzzle constructor to make the puzzle. There were several other (lovely) puzzles on this channel that were patterned, like this one. If I recall correctly, The Aquarium was one. Anyway, thanks for the videos, and sorry for this long comment.
Simon- I would recommend the game “The Pathless” to stream. Great exploration, puzzles, and a simply beautiful story.
Around 17:00 == Simon identifies the 9-swordfish. I had penciled in the maximum possible numbers in the 62 diagonal -- 9s where possible, and noticing when 9s couldn't go on thermos, when 8s were required to top thermos, and 7s used instead -- and got 66 total sum. Then I did the 9-swordfish that Simon showed. It removed a couple of my 9s, that I had to replace with 7s, and got 62 -- the required sum.
I tried the 8-swordfish, but it turned out useless. I'd already ruled out all the 8s that it would have removed. Now that I've done the 62-diagonal and the 8s at the thermo ends, I'm stuck again.
A little later: 8s not on the end of thermos or paired with 9s on the purple lines, had to be in the arrows. That leads to 1+8=9, and a swordfish in 1s. It places the 1 next to the X.
Finally did it. I made a leap of logic: already having three 1s in the 19 diag, I saw that pencilling in 1s and 7s just happened to add up to the remaining 16. So I ran with it. I finally finished the puzzle. The final result consists of blocks rotating in cycles.
Some crazy symmetry. Needed a bit of help to find the swordfishes and get started. But once found that was such a brilliant logic to follow. All the way through.
I've recommended it before, but I think you and Mark would both enjoy playing Factorio or Satisfactory. They are both factory building games on alien planets where you have to build up a factory starting with nothing. Factorio is a top-down 2D game while Satisfactory is first person. Nothing to do with puzzles but I think they fit right in with the channel. Factorio especially can handle lots of players so it's something you could invite other people in to play with you as well.
Factorio is a stellar game!
They are both puzzle games. They're just open-ended puzzles instead of having a specific solution. There are other similar games as well. Shapez.io is probably the one I would most recommend to these two since it feels more pure puzzle-based.
@@hhaavvvvii One could say that Doom is a puzzle game where the puzzle is how to get through the level without dying but I wouldn't consider either Doom or Factorio to be puzzle games. Since Simon was specifically looking for something that isn't a puzzle game, being too much puzzle based is a bug not a feature.
Been going through CTCs past puzzles as they have gotten me addicted to variant sudoku. I can’t complete every one and most of the time my time to complete is much longer than Simon or Marks. This puzzle was a very satisfying and enjoyable puzzle, not only because I beat Simons time by the most I have yet (finished at 36). But as soon as you see the swordfish on 9s, that gets you the swordfish on 8s and thus removes the degrees of freedom on the 62 diagonal, very pretty.
45:37 finish. For all of the swordfish logic that I DID find, I'm surprised that I missed the one placing the 7s in r3c4 and r6c7. It's funny, because I had noticed that the 7-9 pairs were max on the diagonal at the onset, and I kept saying to myself "if only I could establish those last two cells couldn't be 8-9s...". I did eventually spot it. One bit of logic which Simon worked around was about placement of 8s and 9s in the non-thermo boxes. Due to swordfish constraints, there are only two places for each 8 and 9 per box, either on the renban, or on the arrow. This leads to the "secondary" swordfishes, and the 1s looking into box 9. Also, Simon forgot that 8s had to go with 9s on the renbans, and missed out on pencil marks in boxes 4 and 7 because of that.
At the end, I was slowed by a missed pencil mark of a 4 in r4c3, leading to a broken puzzle. Fortunately, I was able to make a quick rewind and continue on my merry way.
Wow! Absolute insanity! I solved it (mostly) by myself (with the tiniest of hints as to direction from Simon). I got the long 62 (79779779) diagonal by myself after noticing the swordfish on 9's and the associated sword fish on the 8's a row above, then there were more swordfish. I quickly established where in the boxes 9's and 8's could go in each box. Hilarious how resistant this puzzle was - those damn 56 pairs and connecting the bottom 3 boxes to the top 3. Somehow I solved all the diagonals but had left the little 8 diagonal to near the end to resolve a 56 (it couldn't be 6). And how every puzzle on this channel just seems bizarre as to applicable logic. (I wouldn't mind a couple puzzles with the same logic / theme to them.) Thank you, Sumanta, for designing this gem and Simon for sharing it. I'm studying these puzzles like a branch of mathematics I'm trying to master (why I'm not sure or what better I could do with my energy I'm not sure, but I'm having fun. Maybe I should go learn complex variables - but that's not going to be coming up in my current career path.
There are 3 sets of boxes that are literally shifted by 1 to the right. I'm surprised Simon missed that since the logic for filling one of them literally forced the solution to the other 2 boxes.
I spotted this too, really stunning how a puzzle can be constructed like this!
One of Simon's specialities is noting that there is _some_ form of symmetry or pattern in the grid but then failing to appreciate how extensive it is and how he can capitalise on it to speed up the solve 😉
just WOW. this is at the very least like top3 my favorite puzzles on the channel-absolutely brilliant stuff
That is an absolute masterclass of a puzzle. GEEZ. Take a huge bow each on setting and solving respectively, Sumanta and Simon. 5 swordfishes in one sudoku? The design? The beauty of how the different rulesets intermingle with one another? Everything, just so beautiful. This is one of the best sudokus I’ve seen on the channel. Can’t wait for the next Sumanta Mukerjee feature.
My game suggestion: "Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnaughts" no puzzles, singleplayer, pause whenever you like, build and command battleships. Very fun and relaxing to watch (wich fits viewers like me)
Anyway, have fun.
Love the symmetry of the resulting pattern! How boxes 1 5,and 9 are identical, 3 4 and 8 are identical, and 2 6 and 7 are identical!
Astonishing puzzle by Sumanta Mukerjee and excellent solve by Simon. Bravo
Great work Sumanta Mukerjee. Really enjoyed this. First time I've managed to solve one by myself that took Simon more than 45 mins. Set myself a new bar.
[@36:05]
Simon:
"OH, OH."
[the "1s" are coming out of TWO places on that "8" diagonal , placing the 1 and the 9..]
[[ he's going to say]]
I saw it coming out of column9 in box9 -- BUT, I DIDN'T SEE IT COMING OUT OF ROW8 , PLACING IT IN BOX9]
EXCELLENT
[LOTS of swordfishes ]
EXCELLENT JOB.
[AND how the Constructor constructed those thermos and arrows for the 9s and 8s -- and even the 1s ].
FANTASTIC
[GREAT JOB -- KUDOS to You]
Amazing puzzle. I am proud that due to watching Simon solving these puzzles in the last two years I was able to solve it in 37:05. By the way, the fact that after finding a swordfish on a number we find another one using the same number is not at all surprising, because this actually must happen in the remaining rows or columns (as long as we have enough columns left).
9:47
I immediately identified the swordfish on 9s and the corresponding swordfish on 8s. I then looked at the 62 little killer (the average 7/8 looked promising). It passes through five boxes, two of which have only one cell, three of which have two cells. The two swordfish eliminates the 8 and 9 from the two single cells so they had a maximum 7 each, leaving a minimum of 48 across the remaining 3 boxes (16 average). However, the thermos (combined with the swordfish) made it impossible for any of those pairs to hold an 8/9 pair, thus that 16 average becomes a 16 min/max, thus each box has to hold a 7/9 pair. The thermos determine the order and also fix three of the 8s. The other two cells on the little killer are then fixed with 7s. After that it was relatively easy to spot the 1+8=9 swordfish on the arrows leading to the 1/9 pair on the X. Then it's plain-sailing. I used a wee bit of colouring to disambiguate the 3/4 pairs towards the end.
A neat break-in and clever use of overlapping swordfish, but not as difficult as the 52-minute live solve suggested.
So many swordfishes this could have been called “the old man and the seadoku”
I really liked this idea until I realised who the "old man" was ;)
Incredible sudoku. I somehow messed it up on my first go, but reset it, started it again and managed to solve it using more simple logic and less pencil markings.
Wonderful puzzle. 38:18 for me. The beginning and end of your solve were great but in the middle you were slowed down by not using the original swordfish on 8s. e.g. r7c5 could never have been 8. This makes it much clearer that three of the arrows need to be 819.
Hi Simon, i think the relatively new game "patrick's parabox" would be an interest title you would enjoy, its puzzles are mind-blowing and unique, such a wonderful box pushing game
Truly AMAZINGLY smart construction !!! Just loved this puzzle !!!
46:00 for me. I don't know if I'd go as far as "gibbering awe", but it was definitely one of the most beautiful puzzles I've ever solved.
You could have seen what was going on with the 8s and 9s a bit more quickly if you'd pencil marked all of the rest of the cells that could have 8 or 9 in them after filling in the 62 diagonal (and remembering that the swordfishes eliminate several possibilities as well, which was missed initially in this video). That would have made it clearer sooner that you had the second set of swordfishes on 8s, 9s, and 1s.
But still, great solve Simon. And yeah, that puzzle is definitely a keeper.
Maya here - Thank you so much for the birthday wishes! I am so, so happy. I was secretly hoping I'd get a special sudoku on my birthday and this is exactly it! I am astonished. ❤️
And yes, I am indeed pursuing my third degree... Sometimes I don't know when to stop. 😅
Happy Birthday!!
(also what are your degrees in? that takes a lot of brainpower and im very curious!!)
@@roobk17 Thank you so much! I'm currently pursuing a degree in Game Development. The two I already have are Music Theory & Jazz Composition and Software Engineering! :)
@@seiinity wow!! that seems so varied, i was expecting it to be like 3 really specific areas of one thing but thats so cool!! i hope it all goes well for you :)
Puzzles like this that display some sort of repetitive geometric trick and have a solution featuring identical things that are shifted are interesting as displays/showcases of the trick, but I find them a lot less interesting as puzzles.
I’m new to all this but I thought there were rather more swordfishes than Simon indicated. The 9s in the middle left and 8s in the top left initially, but after the magic of the 62 diagonal there was the resolved 7s in the right centre, 1s in the centres and 8s in the bottom right (leaving only the central squares left for another swordfish!) I adored this puzzle and was well chuffed to have done it in 90 minutes.
This reminds me of the “Extreme Roping” puzzle but instead of a trio repeating in a column or row, it’s like the boxes were repeating. Is there a specific term for that as well?
Really happy to be solving puzzles with this kind of video lengthy, usually I'm scared of anything over 30 minutes!
I would like to state very clearly that I would *definitely* tune in for a Resident Evil stream. I do understand, however, that you probably would like to have an audience comprising more than just me.
I do wonder if Little Nightmares and its sequel would tick both boxes. They aren't strictly puzzle games, but there are a few (very gentle) puzzles scattered throughout (a la old Resident Evil games, I suppose), while also being games that you'd enjoy on your down time by the sounds of it. They also have the advantage of being relatively short, clocking in at just a few hours each, which might be good for streaming and a short video series.
Awesome puzzle. Somehow I got the break in right away, 32 min! Must be my best own time/video time ratio so far, yeh!
Love how you started on the diagonal 62 and ending on the hi fives.
'Superliminal' is a cute, although relatively short, puzzle game with an interesting game mechanic. I've just started playing 'Patrick's Parabox', which starts as a simple sokoban puzzle but quickly goes multi-scale and recursive. I can also recommend 'Myst' if you've never played it, and 'Tomb Raider' if you like exploration, action and puzzles (although my heart will always be with the original TR games from the 90s).
Seconding the suggestion of Myst and its sequels.
Oh, also 'Portal', of course.
Rules: 03:55
Let's Get Cracking: 05:44
Simon's time: 45m09s
Puzzle Solved: 50:53
What about this video's Top Tier Simarkisms?!
Maverick: 2x (28:51, 29:13)
Bobbins: 1x (10:09)
And how about this video's Simarkisms?!
Sorry: 9x (09:59, 11:21, 18:45, 24:51, 28:42, 29:48, 31:12, 40:31, 46:12)
Beautiful: 7x (00:21, 00:40, 02:02, 20:38, 29:39, 31:51, 51:22)
Ridiculous: 5x (16:41, 30:43, 31:52, 38:20, 38:23)
Pencil Mark/mark: 4x (28:33, 30:34, 39:35, 41:57)
By Sudoku: 3x (28:06, 47:55, 47:57)
Obviously: 3x (08:57, 36:13, 46:27)
Wow: 3x (24:23, 46:06, 46:07)
Ah: 3x (41:08, 43:04, 47:55)
The Answer is: 2x (13:45, 15:18)
Clever: 2x (16:15, 44:25)
Facetious: 2x (13:27, 13:29)
Hang On: 2x (09:41, 50:23)
Good Grief: 1x (35:42)
What on Earth: 1x (10:15)
Goodness: 1x (32:09)
Nonsense: 1x (10:01)
Off to the Races: 1x (15:21)
Brilliant: 1x (43:58)
Incredible: 1x (51:06)
Gorgeous: 1x (19:19)
Take a Bow: 1x (51:50)
Shouting: 1x (01:22)
Of All Things: 1x (47:55)
Surely: 1x (43:51)
Propitious: 1x (09:30)
Corollary: 1x (45:39)
In Fact: 1x (50:25)
Whoopsie: 1x (47:21)
Phone is Buzzing: 1x (48:11)
What Does This Mean?: 1x (23:18)
Nature: 1x (33:52)
Cake!: 1x (01:49)
Most popular number(>9), digit and colour this video:
Sixty Two (11 mentions)
Eight (88 mentions)
Blue (18 mentions)
Antithesis Battles:
High (7) - Low (3)
Even (4) - Odd (3)
Higher (4) - Lower (3)
Row (35) - Column (26)
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!
I'm sure these have already been recommended for the stream: PORTAL and PORTAL 2
Excellent first person puzzlers with hilarious story and considered by many (including me) as some of the best video games of all time!
I'm not sure what sorts of non-puzzle games you might like, but I'm aware of two games that I think would catch your fancy: Understand, which is a game about drawing lines on grids with shapes on them and figuring out the rules for each stage; and Patrick's Parabox, a recently-released recursive puzzle game about boxes in boxes in boxes in boxes.
44:26 solve for me, truly elegant puzzle!! I was wowing the whole puzzle
This puzzle was truly a pleasure to solve. Definitely approachable for those who like solving without using SET.
I don't know why Mark veto'd them. I would love to see RE8 and God of War! RE8 especially since it does contain some puzzle elements as well lol
Great games for sure. But they're not good for a channel that has kids watching.
@@paulc2335 I mean any young kids are going to be supervised when watching anyways. If they aren't being supervised then they have found and watched way worse content. Either way I don't see an issue there.
saw the symmetry and solved all the others lovely puzzle
20:12 for me. What an awesome puzzle!! Certainly quite unique, I really enjoyed the logic here.
I can't believe I didn't notice this before, but ...
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... the solution has three triples of identical boxes! Beautiful!
Given the video length, I don't mind saying how stunned I am that I finished this in under 20 minutes (18:06). That said, this was a very enjoyable solve!
Nice puzzle!
Fantastic! 👏👏👏
20:43 for me. i like how you progress at every box at the same time.
What an impossibly brilliant setting.
What's always astonishing me is the high probability of Simon entering a digit N when he meant to enter N-1 or N+1. Maybe there could be a Simon mode of the Sudoku Pad where entering N prompts you to pick from N-1 to N+1 via mouse click or picking one with arrows and SPACE or ENTER. With special conditions for 1, 9 and 0.
As Simon is never off by 3 (at least I've not seen that) he must use the numbers on the upper key row instead of the numpad. The keyboard interface is actually all about using the numpad, isn't it?
I don't find it annoying or a thing that should change, it's just like a personal trait of Simon and I guess also a reason he turns off the conflict checker in the settings. Sorry if you feel too seen, Simon. Also, I don't extrapolate other traits or habits from observing this.
A really amazing puzzle that I've enjoyed at least twice as long as Simon.
Swordfishes apply to both rows and columns, and affect the 62 with both...
18:51
Having now gotten this out of my lungs I can attempt again to enjoy this wonderful puzzle.
I never would have solved this as the directions are written as I assumed (lacking clarity) that the thermometers were sequential increases, not allowing for leaps of increment. Thanks for your solve! Otherwise very enjoyable puzzle.
I think a game like Factorio would be up your alley.
You can play it very tactical, but also very "we'll see where we end up at"
What a clever puzzle, and usually I'm not very good at spotting the techniques required here.
39:51 for me. The key was recognizing the swordfish of 1's, which I was able to do early on. Very nice puzzle!
This puzzle is absolutely brilliant and fascinating and remarkable and beautiful and perfect and my mind is spinning.
(this is me in jibbering awe)
What a great setting. That is amazing.
Absolutely fantastic construction! As promised, I was astonished.
That was a great puzzle, I really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing
Clever, elegant and beautiful!
@22:32 you could say the swordfish is skewered!
Not sure how well it would stream but I found Opus Magnum quite fun, and it could be interesting to see how you and/or Mark would go about solving the puzzles!
This has to be put on a wall in a museum of the best of the swordfish. Truly beautiful puzzle and the break in wasn't too difficult 😃 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
The symmetry is just magnificent, the cloned boxes are a sight to behold. Just Amazing.
After inputting the "X" digits at 11minutes I was able to deduce the 9-1 and 5 in the bulb in Box 9. I have a feeling I was using it as an arrow not a thermometer though as I can't repeat what went on in my head.
Really clever how boxes (1,5,9) (2,6,7) and (3,5,8) are Identical and the rows in each box contain the same digits but in different rows.