March Patreon Reward - Alice in Sudokuland
Added 2023-03-01 16:00:07 +0000 UTCHello Patreons! Thank you so much for supporting us.
As a thank you, here is our March monthly reward pack of puzzles - a brilliant set from the Paint By Numbers Institute (aka Panthera, TheAsylum and Montinox). Many thanks to the constructors/poets/narrators/artists for their brilliant document and series of puzzles.
The puzzles are themed on Japanese Sums Sudokus, with all the rules explained in the pdf. Instructions for submission are within, but (briefly) if you can solve any three puzzles by the 20th of March (UK time), you can make yourself eligible for the monthly prize, and if you can solve all 12 puzzles by the 10th of March (4pm UK time), you will be eligible for a shout-out on the channel!
Good luck, enjoy the puzzles, and remember to believe six impossible things before breakfast!
Simon & Mark
Comments
No, we haven't got as far as March 10 yet with the shoutouts!
Cracking The Cryptic
2023-04-02 19:49:20 +0000 UTCWe submitted the keyphrase on March 10, but it seems that we never got a shoutout :( Did we miss it?
2023-04-02 19:48:03 +0000 UTCCouldn't do any of them haha
2023-03-14 20:20:05 +0000 UTCWorks for me in Chrome!
Mhairi McNeill
2023-03-10 20:43:46 +0000 UTCI used Firefox on a desktop and they all worked.
Athel Stan
2023-03-10 14:16:31 +0000 UTCThanks Panthera, TheAsylum and Montinox for the puzzles.
Athel Stan
2023-03-10 14:15:02 +0000 UTCFor those who have managed to open all the puzzles, which browser or app are you using?
Gherkin Soon
2023-03-10 05:58:05 +0000 UTCI just tried this and the network connection error disappeared, but now I’m having the other issue of the puzzle trying to re-load every second
Gherkin Soon
2023-03-10 05:55:19 +0000 UTCFor those having problems with opening the puzzles, after opening them, change app.cracingthecryptic.com with sudokupad.app, and it should work.
Shawn Kiewel
2023-03-09 17:53:04 +0000 UTCYes, an error message says that there’s no network connection. The CBF version will load, but I CBF doing it that way…
Gherkin Soon
2023-03-09 05:37:36 +0000 UTCI tried to use the app but the coloured boxes were obscuring the numbers
Gherkin Soon
2023-03-09 05:34:23 +0000 UTCI can’t load most of the multicolour puzzles either, it just says no network connection..
2023-03-09 05:27:52 +0000 UTCI can’t load most of the multicolor puzzles. Just keeps saying I already finished the puzzle even though I haven’t been able to even begin. The page reloads automatically every second or so. I’ve really enjoyed the puzzles I’ve been able to access, so it’s really a shame. I do hope this gets resolved or there’s a way around it. I should mention I do them on my iPad. Anyways, thank you for the amazing puzzles
2023-03-08 10:41:13 +0000 UTCAs a fan of Japanese sums, this pack was a blast!! Thank you for a great hunt!
2023-03-07 01:20:45 +0000 UTCThis is my first time participating in one of these, and I'm having a lot of fun! I've finished all the easier puzzles, and now I'm stumped by The Lory. I've only just managed to place my sixth digit after a couple hours. I'm definitely still a novice, but I'm determined to give it my best shot!
Mystic Argus
2023-03-06 16:07:37 +0000 UTCYeah I'm confused by rows 1 and 2.
ARDavis
2023-03-05 18:56:57 +0000 UTCSame problem with puzzle 9 with iOS Sudoku pad app. Didn’t even load in safari. Solution was correct in android chrome.
N+T Sudoku Solving Ltd.
2023-03-04 22:49:11 +0000 UTCThanks for making this hunt. Made it till the end and enjoyed it very much.
2023-03-04 16:39:40 +0000 UTCSimple, fun, & straightforward puzzles this month! And I liked that the poetic intros were self-aware about how convoluted rulesets can get. But the hunts are always a lot of fun, and I appreciate those who put them together. Thank you all!
Benny Ng
2023-03-04 15:15:25 +0000 UTCis anyone else having issues loading the caterpillar puzzle?
Christian John Hazlett
2023-03-04 13:28:31 +0000 UTCiOS or android?
2023-03-03 22:24:54 +0000 UTCYes I just put my exact same solution into the web app and it judged it correct. There is a problem with the puzzle when loaded into the iOS version of Sven’s SudokuPad
2023-03-03 19:27:05 +0000 UTCBig round of applause for TheAsylm, Montinox and Panthera for creating a truly beautiful hunt. Enjoyed each and every puzzle in the pack. Hats off!
Mario
2023-03-03 19:07:10 +0000 UTCPlayed in Sven's Sudoku Pad myself and didn't encounter any problem with any solutions.
Mario
2023-03-03 19:02:10 +0000 UTCIs anyone else playing in Sven’s SudokuPad? As when I check my solution to puzzle 1 I get “doesn’t look quite right” but I’m certain the solution is valid!
2023-03-03 18:34:50 +0000 UTCI was only able to force the 5,33,4 row at first, but looking again I see that once you have some "unshaded" cells marked (I use salmon for unshaded) you can expand that if you have a shaded cell and only one run.
Stinky Pete
2023-03-02 21:47:53 +0000 UTCIn my case, the teapot always had some place to look at and figure out, so it flowed quite smoothly (at least for me, who is not fast at these things). But once most of the rabbit had been coloured in, I got majorly stuck trying to disambiguate the numbers.
David Carroll
2023-03-02 20:35:31 +0000 UTCSome of the rows are forced by the sums and the fact that you need to put a grey cell between them.
ARDavis
2023-03-02 19:09:31 +0000 UTCAgree to David's statement, the first one took me way longer than the second one
2023-03-02 17:44:34 +0000 UTCThat's surprising to me, because the first one gives 2 free columns to anchor the runs on the rows. I found it a lot harder to place colors on my first go at the second one. Any tips?
Stinky Pete
2023-03-02 17:18:05 +0000 UTCThe white rabbit is probably the hardest puzzle I've ever solved, personally. I'm grateful for the 1-star caterpillar but I will have to really think to make the teapot work!
Stinky Pete
2023-03-02 17:16:45 +0000 UTCSo far so good, but I did find the second puzzle a lot easier than the first. Gives me hope for those 4 stars...
David Carroll
2023-03-02 11:39:52 +0000 UTCI'm already having problems with understanding that long sentence in the rules haha
Jurgen Landrie
2023-03-02 09:27:40 +0000 UTCMade it through the first which is more than i expected! Thanks to all involved in these :)
Jim Newman
2023-03-02 08:35:45 +0000 UTCHaving a lot of fun solving the first two puzzles. The poetry and colouring adds to the fun.
2023-03-02 08:11:27 +0000 UTCWe are on the discord if you need extra help! !
Panthera Cheshire
2023-03-02 03:19:13 +0000 UTC