That Doesn't Look Like A Thermo Sudoku!!

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Each cell is part of a region of N cells (N can be 1 or higher). Regions of the same size can touch each other diagonally but not orthogonally. Cells on thermometers are in regions of strictly increasing size, starting from the bulb end (e.g. if the bulb is in a 2-cell region, the next cell along the thermo is in a region of at least 3 cells).
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[@DanielMorris1]

I love these "non-sudoku" puzzles. More, please. And an hour-long video is the perfect length.

[@tangrybird04]

I don’t know why I feel the need to say this but I am eating the best watermelon of my life right now

[@mathewcurtis8484]

Thanks for sharing. I have been changed for the better because of this

[@allotrope2978]

I'm eating a sausage roll.

[@AexisRai]

@@allotrope2978 is your name stephen

[@KevinOMalleyisonlysmallreally]

I hope it's the best one *so far*

[@briandaniels6233]

Lowkey jealous

[@wossaaaat]

I like trying to solve the short ones, and love watching the long ones. Please just keep doing what you're doing for as long as you're happy doing it. You are far and away my favourite channel on youtube, and I thank you both for everything you do.

[@DaveLeCompte]

I enjoy the ~1 hour solutions. One technique that jumped out at me that Simon didn't use was what I think of as "fighting escalators"; if red is on thermo A and thermo B and blue is higher on thermo A, it can't be lower on thermo B. With thermos going in opposite directions, this limits how things can connect.

[@highpath4776]

I think I saw one alternative number that might have fitted one clue

[@chainbear]

37:09 - can't believe Simon had a persistent bird at the window and it didn't launch him into another recital of The Raven

[@Emily-zx5qs]

Wait did he really do that?

[@longwaytotipperary]

missed opportunity!

[@leojs5673]

@@Emily-zx5qs he’s done a reading of The Raven before but idk if it was provoked by an actual bird haha

[@angelinasommeil]

@@Emily-zx5qs i think it was on two truths and one lie and the clues given kinda looks like a bird

[@BigAsciiHappyStar]

Maybe Simon should have whistled some of the bird tunes from The Witness :D

[@Tahgtahv]

One hour, or thereabouts is just about perfect for me. Not that I mind longer "movies" on occasion. 20 minutes though is getting to be what I'd called a short. I really only expect/hope for that length if it's a technique video or a Classic these days.

[@waneasle]

I agree

[@stephentosh7997]

1 hour is a great length. I always watch the videos on double-speed because normally there is enough thinking and deduction happening that it's not too hard to follow at the faster speed. Gets a bit fast at the end when filling in the last few numbers, but it's really Simon and Mark going through the break-in and the harder bits of logic that make these videos so fun to watch!

[@Pokeminator]

12:55 I don't think I can follow Simons logic here. He explains why the tip of the "U" with at least size 7 can't join to only blue, but I don't see why it couldn't join to both blue and orange. I know it's unlikely that the second cell of the Z-thermo is already a 8, but he would usually disaprove it beyond any doubt. But here he doesn't and never considered blue and orange to be the same region again. Can someone help?

[@jmbverlag]

Thought exact the same!

[@mawillix2018]

He got lucky. He happens to be correct because yellow has to touch the Z thermometer at a higher point than blue. Therefore, blue is less than 6.

[@_-_-Sipita-_-_]

if 7 joins blue, the rest of the Z thermo is larger than 6, isolating the 6 region

[@glennmelven3414]

If that 2nd cell is 8, the 3rd cell is 9, in filling the 9 the next cell which is 10 can't be filled because the 9 blocked it. There is just not enough space to do it.

[@Pokeminator]

Thank you, you all. You are absolutely right

[@longwaytotipperary]

I ❤ this channel. Long videos, short videos, I'll watch whatever you put on the channel. I ❤the guitar + singing most of all. When Simon is having a good time solving and gets so enthusiastic it puts me in a good mood for hours. Sometimes I just like learning something new or recognizing a technique I have recently become aware of. It's all good! 😊

[@emilywilliams3237]

You express my thoughts exactly.

[@longwaytotipperary]

@@emilywilliams3237 😊

[@davidrattner9]

@@longwaytotipperary totally also agree with you and couldn't have expressed it better than myself.

[@longwaytotipperary]

@@davidrattner9 😊

[@caitlinerickson7355]

Me: oh I love thermo sudoku! can’t wait to try it! Me, seeing the actual puzzle: actually let’s just let Simon solve this one

[@glennmelven3414]

It is impossible to please everyone. You should do what you like to do. I like this channel because you love Sudoku and your joy iat doing Sudoku is infectious. But, if you just do what you think people like you doing, you may not enjoy enjoy it anymore. And that would ruin the channel. you do what you like to do and we will enjoy watching you do what you like to do.

[@himi6536]

I absolutely love the videos that are this length. Especially when the puzzle is so cool and unique. I hardly notice the time fly because I'm so engrossed in watching and learning how better to solve puzzles on my own.

[@andrewwmitchell]

This was great. One hour videos are just fine by me. I enjoy hearing and seeing your reasoning process because it helps with mine. And I just LOVE the few times I see solutions before you do!

[@austinbray6067]

Don't apologize for the video lengths! I love the longer, scratch your head puzzles and watching you solve them. Thanks for the content!

[@dzaijn]

Simon, I wouldn't even mind a 10 hour video! Every minute is entertaining, enlightening, wholesome and incredibly appreciated.

[@hhaavvvvii]

Now I want to see a puzzle big enough that it would require 10 hours.

[@jackbryan9615]

Never bored! Will happily watch videos of any length, even the two hour ones!

[@inspiringsand123]

Let's Get Cracking: 04:19 What about this video's Top Tier Simarkisms?! Bobbins: 3x (20:09, 49:50, 54:07) Maverick: 1x (05:09) And how about this video's Simarkisms?! Ah: 13x (04:57, 10:48, 11:16, 17:27, 17:29, 18:42, 22:58, 30:34, 31:45, 42:56, 44:43, 48:17, 55:52) In Fact: 11x (03:58, 04:35, 05:44, 08:46, 13:01, 14:59, 25:59, 41:46, 43:23, 43:46, 51:53) Hang On: 8x (12:43, 18:48, 27:01, 27:28, 27:35, 33:07, 49:34, 54:20) Beautiful: 7x (00:44, 39:17, 40:20, 41:50, 55:05, 55:05, 55:08) Surely: 7x (25:25, 26:11, 26:42, 31:02, 36:43, 38:41, 47:28) Obviously: 7x (04:44, 05:09, 07:45, 11:19, 15:17, 15:48, 49:10) Sorry: 4x (18:20, 20:09, 56:46, 56:46) The Answer is: 3x (08:30, 19:57, 45:11) Clever: 3x (13:32, 27:14, 53:11) Brilliant: 3x (56:44, 56:56, 57:22) Good Grief: 2x (29:29, 53:11) Axiomatically: 2x (14:00, 15:13) What on Earth: 1x (52:19) Bother: 1x (50:42) Nonsense: 1x (49:38) Break the Puzzle: 1x (43:23) Fascinating: 1x (03:47) Incredible: 1x (00:43) Ridiculous: 1x (52:49) Nori Nori: 1x (07:28) I've Got It!: 1x (21:49) Corollary: 1x (50:32) Most popular number(>9), digit and colour this video: Ten (19 mentions) Two (88 mentions) Blue (29 mentions) Antithesis Battles: Even (9) - Odd (0) Higher (10) - Lower (4) Outside (2) - Inside (0) Black (2) - White (0) 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!

[@_-_-Sipita-_-_]

where is simon time

[@DaedalusYoung]

@@_-_-Sipita-_-_ I'm guessing the bot couldn't figure out where the puzzle ended, because it's not a Sudoku. Finish time is at about 56:19, which makes Simon's time precisely 52:00 :D

[@onijester56]

One, these long videos give me something to sleep to. Two, they are interesting since literally the only Sudoku I've played is "normal" Sudoku. Three, it's awesome seeing different variations and rule-sets. Star battles seem like something neat I would want to try.

[@BillLamoreaux]

These videos fly by so fast, so a 1 hour session is fine by me. Keep up the awesome work, Mark & Simon!

[@Aeroxima]

I sometimes like longer or shorter for different reasons, sometimes a long one is too much and sometimes chilling for a while is good. So mixing it up is good.

[@pardox28]

I assumed 9 was the top possible number so when my 9 sized region made the right side of the puzzle impossible, I had to watch Simon's solve. Once I saw that, I was like "oh." But at least I was feeling pretty proud of myself for finishing the entire left half of the puzzle by myself.

[@emmanoecommerce1876]

Literally exactly what I went through.

[@thomasdalton1508]

I solved it in 106 minutes. Seeing how long it took Simon, I am very happy with that! After the first 10 minutes of getting absolutely nowhere I really didn't think I was going to make it. A beautiful puzzle, but painstaking!

[@MohammadAbuHammad]

I love the longer videos, those eureka moments are priceless.

[@maurobraunstein9497]

NOT bored of hour-long videos! They're my favorite, since I know the puzzle will be meaty. Speaking of which, I also really love the Fillomino puzzles, even more than the sudokus. Solving this one was a lot of fun.

[@MiguelOliveira87]

around 14:15, didn't Simon just assume that Orange and Blue were different without proving it? i.e. didn't disprove that Orange could connect to Blue

[@MiguelOliveira87]

I suppose one way to prove it is that Orange is larger than Yellow. Yellow is at least 6, so it'll have to use a cell in Blue's Z thermo that is larger than Blue. So, Orange > Yellow > Blue.

[@BanaiFeldstein]

Yes he did. But here's some proof. That yellow below the 7 is at least a 6 region and has to get out somewhere, and it can only go to a cell on the Z thermo, so one of those needs to be lower than 7, thus 7 can't be lower on the thermo.

[@waneasle]

I was wondering the same things but now that seems like a logical way to think about it. Thanks!

[@mawillix2018]

He happened to be correct.

[@DaShikuXI]

@@mawillix2018 It's pretty obvious at a glance though.

[@BigAsciiHappyStar]

Simply magnificent. I loved the way the upper-right corner happened to be the LAST part solved, when my first instinct is that's where the break in would occur!

[@craig--]

please do more hard/long pencil puzzles like this!!

[@generrosity]

💚 Definitely love these videos, almost more close-quarter logic than learned patterns

[@HunterJE]

21:33 You can see how the blue 8+ region has to come out through row 4 because the only way to get to r4c2 would pen in a 1 region in the second cell of the "P"-shaped thermo, which would break the thermo rule...

[@KombatGod]

pretty funny to see "r4c2" written about a puzzle that has twenty columns.

[@bertbergers9171]

Yes that, i don't understand why Simon didn't colour a second cell on that region of the second cell of the P-thermo. He would make life so fast easier on himself doing that. He could have done that 3 or 4 minutes earlier even.

[@debrairish1393]

These videos, long or short, add a bit of peace and calm into a world which is neither right now. Thank you.

[@grkles7640]

I love the 1hr+ videos! Especially when they feature puzzles like this

[@LavenderGooms]

I'm not bored with a longer video. Means more time watching you solve the puzzle. I'm not watching for the solution, i'm watching for the process.

[@coconuts2513]

Really enjoying the longer videos, even if I have to sometimee watch them in smaller chunks throughout the day. Keep the movies coming, please and thank you. The more crazy and wild the logic, the better 🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@ebabcock72]

I had the setting "Check on Finish" turned on, and was very surprised to see that it worked for this non-Sudoku! Once I filled it all in, it said the normal "looks good to me" text! Good job, Sven.

[@ebabcock72]

Oh, it doesn't actually check though. Nevermind. I just changed it to be obviously wrong, and it still says "looks good to me". Oh well.

[@tagcoins1]

Love these hour videos at 2x speed. Actually I watch all of the videos at 2x. I've spent so many hours at 2x that Simon, my friend, you'll always be the fastest talker and quickest thinker I know!!

[@amysteele2488]

The 1 hour plus videos are among my favourites. I don't attempt these longer puzzles, but really enjoy watching the solve

[@glum_hippo]

This was a great puzzle from PP - so many beautiful deductions to be had. I know you're constantly second-guessing your choices of what kinds of puzzles to present: complicated or simple rulesets, long or short videos, elementary or advanced logic, sudoku or non-sudoku. The answer to all these questions is: YES. The success of your channel stems from the incredible VARIETY of what you present. Trust your instincts and be yourselves and I feel sure you will continue to grow to 1,000,000 subscribers and beyond.

[@SilverEchoes]

Another vote in favor of long videos! These are beautiful, engrossing puzzles that I don't have the skill to solve myself, but I understand the logic well enough to be deeply delighted by your solves. Please never be worried about posting long videos - even if the algorithm doesn't favor them, the mainstay viewers of your channel gobble them up like candy.

[@GabyGrecu]

@CTC - please, do not shorten the joy of watching pure genius solves. please.

[@105tuba]

I like the long videos and I especially like these really new interaction puzzles. Love to give new puzzle rules a try and see what I can figure out

[@gregs2284]

At 15:11 how do you know blue and orange aren't the same region?

[@ritwikgupta1558]

Kindly tag me know too if you get the answer

[@florintudor457]

Thermos - orange region is 7/8/9 , blue is 2/3/4 so you won t break thermo rules

[@BanaiFeldstein]

I found a reason. That yellow below the 7 is at least a 6 region and has to get out somewhere, and it can only go to a cell on the Z thermo, so one of those needs to be lower than 7, thus 7 can't be lower on the thermo.

[@HugSeal42]

@@florintudor457 Ordinary thermo rules don't apply since you can have numbers higher than 9 on them.

[@_-_-Sipita-_-_]

the 6 region has to expand somewhere else, including another cell of the same thermo (R4C7 or R3C8), so blue has to be less than orange

[@AnnaVahtera]

These ~1-1.5h solves are my favorite, by FAR.

[@Gonzalo_Garcia_]

38:50 for me. I had to check the video a couple times to make sure I was on the right path, but I did find all of the logic myself. Nice puzzle!

[@philipmiller0802]

Marvelous! It took me almost 80 minutes, but somehow I did it. I was lucky enough to survive a bad assumption on the right side of the grid once I made my way back to it in the end.

[@KombatGod]

Did you assume that the ends of the "E" had to be different? 'cause that's the mistake I made and it stomped me for a bit.

[@philipmiller0802]

@@KombatGod Yep, luckily I realized almost right away when I was counting the cells available to keep the last two big regions from having the same size.

[@koyha5266]

I finally had the time to watch this video properly because of my time consuming work and other IRL stuff but I wanted to say this and I hope you read also these older comments: I really did enjoy this puzzle type and I hope more of these pop out. It's a really natural and easy to understand puzzle concept. Also; I really enjoy these non-sudoku puzzle solves and I hope to see more of them on the channel. About the video lengths: anything goes because I watch videos selectively. Obviously if the puzzle and solve are interesting, I will watch the full video regardless of length. And regarding that last point, I usually skip mathematical/killer sudoku videos because they aren't my preferencial videos. Thanks again for the videos, team CtC and Simon, for this particular solve!

[@syftr4]

Absolutely love when you two do non-sudoku pencil puzzles. GAPP was filling that void for me so I've been stealing them off the discord but more rigorous puzzles like this are my favorites! More please!!! They really make you think outside of the 3x3 box ;).

[@gc2009able]

I don't mind short or long! I don't manage to watch every video anyway, and I enjoy getting to poke away at a puzzle for a couple hours (or more), sometimes on multiple days, and then letting Simon catch up when I get stuck, so I can learn what I missed. I love the sudoku videos most of all and usually skip the non-sudoku puzzles, but this one was great fun! I got bewildered by the logic in the bottom right of the puzzle also, and followed exactly the same thought process as Simon to get unstuck.

[@dangturkey3947]

Here is my thinking about why long difficult puzzles appeal to us. You have to picture yourself and Mark when doing a long puzzle as elite athletes and the puzzles you are doing as cup finals. People love to watch people who are the best at what they do (puzzles or football) and will happily sit down for hours to do so. It's great entertainment and we get to see someone who is one of the best in the world practice their craft. We get to marvel at the skills that many people dream of having. So next time you do an hour long puzzle just remember that you are a premiership footballer playing in front of tens of thousands of fans in a cup final.

[@th.nd.r]

No need to apologize, that looked to me to be quite difficult!! Well done on the solve. I also think this was a cool idea for a combined ruleset that had a couple clever moments in it.

[@Thexscha]

oh, no, I ADORE these long videos. You are wonderful to knit to and the short videos only cover a few rows, hardly enough to really get stuck in :) Also, I kind of enjoy to see you struggle a bit. Not in a mean way, but in the short videos, where you just fly through, there's hardly any tension and you almost make it look too easy, you know? In that sense long videos that are only long because you took your time (for a good reason!) to explain set theory don't really count, you still make those look easy. I like the challenges, where you sit there mumbling half sentences because you are stumped. I know you did it, because the video exists, but there is something about seeing how hard a puzzle really is. All of this is just me, obviously. I think the very best videos are where you enjoy yourself. When you adore the puzzle and are really having a blast, that shows and that's what makes you both so endlessly watchable. I still rewatch the Everything is Wrogn 2 movie every so often. You cannot convince me you weren't thoroughly enjoying yourself through that monster :)

[@francoisduez601]

I solved it in 25 minutes, but I got some help from Simon to recover from a minor yet fatal mistake at the time... To find the 9 and 10 regions at the end was kind of orgasmic... at first I couldn't believe I was on the right track, and I enjoyed very much Simon going through the same doubts 😁

[@ChrisSchumann]

I very much like that your videos are of varying lengths. I like the short ones, as they inspire me to try them, and I like the long ones to watch the logic needed to solve them.

[@zackrobat]

I love the long videos! The logic is so wonderful, intricate, and forcing. Not only are the long videos "as good as" an equal length movie, I think they're far better than most of the stuff coming out in cinemas/tv/netflix/etc.

[@ethnofalcon]

That was a really fun puzzle. I specifically seek out your longer videos. Thanks for the good times. Keep up the great work!

[@danielprivett6155]

I think the most interesting puzzles land at 45+ minutes. I don't mind long videos at all. It just generally means the puzzle is more interesting. Anything lower than 45 minutes is probably nothing too unique but on the other hand is a puzzle I may actually attempt! So just keep making videos, I love them all for different reasons and this entire comment is no help to anyone!

[@DukeAstoreth]

I love both, long and short videos, shorter videos I do try the puzzles myself before watching you solve it, this long videos I love to watch them while I am doing other stuff and just see how your logic works on this amazing puzzles.

[@AmaranthRBY]

Mighty hard puzzle, had a great time solving and then watching Simon stumble through. The way the bottom right resolves is just amazing

[@Fintara]

I do enjoy the hour videos myself at least. With this video, I wanted to learn more about the fillomino puzzle type. So I tried to do it along with you, pausing to see if I could come up with something. I had many successes with it and I felt I learned more about it. I enjoy you doing it slowly and logically, because I don't care for guessing in sudoku or any other logic based puzzle.

[@dolf370]

I'm not bored with the long videos, but it's practically impossible to watch all the long videos, so for that reason I really want much more shorter videos and only occasional hour long ones. Anyhow, it was a fun solve to watch today.

[@Arkhanno]

I love the hour long (or longer) videos, Simon. Keep 'em coming!

[@lylecampbell8288]

I love the longer videos & harder puzzles. Keep it up.

[@samsheppard2477]

I really enjoy your content regardless of length. That being said, I prefer solves that are about a half hour long. Thank you for the work you do.

[@Sam_weiqi]

30-45 mins is my favourite length, with the occasional movie! But I'll watch it all regardless :-)

[@Moonbrony]

Love the hour or longer videos. More please!

[@bearcubdaycare]

Fun puzzle, fun solve. I think that some of the earliest deductions may have needed more proof, but worked out. I'm happiest for a mix of short and long puzzles/videos.

[@joshualangowells6101]

Absolutely not bored of 1 hour videos, but I do watch you on 3x speed (with rewinds when I miss a bit of logic). It makes you seem like even more of a genius!

[@SomethingWellesian]

In terms of video length, don’t worry about the general viewer. Try to please everyone and you won’t please anyone. I’ll generally try any puzzle where the video is shorter than 45 minutes (though I don’t always do very well), and watch if I’m in the humour and if it’s less than (say) 90 minutes, but I think you’ll have viewers who love the long videos, viewers who love the short videos, viewers who love every single thing you release, and viewers who hate-watch every solve. You’ll have viewers who skip anything that isn’t a sudoku and viewers who only watch your non-sudoku videos. Solve puzzles that you enjoy solving. Not every one of us will watch every one. But keeping the channel focussed on the type of puzzle you solve with enthusiasm and delight, with clear logic and explanations, will ensure you always have an audience.

[@brandoncrowe8364]

Amazing puzzle. 1 hr puzzle solves are no problem. If there is interesting logic. Like this puzzle has in abundance, than I love it.

[@VeritasUnae]

Really interesting to see. What I appreciated about the end result of this puzzle was that there was exactly one region beyond the usual "thermo" constraints, the 10 in the corner. But of course, you always have to keep the 16 cell region possibility in your mind while solving. (Not that I attempted a solve of this one, haha.) Great work Mark and beautiful setting Pancake!

[@Smeric]

i don't mind 1 hour videos. This one was really interesting and i could clearly follow your train of thought :D

[@cdub42]

I love the long videos! Sometimes it makes it so I have to take a few days to catch up, but that's ok. On that note, it reminds me that I need to rewatch the Zetamath video from the other day to get a better handle on the logic. Thanks for all the great content!!

[@stock.5iveO]

I enjoy the long videos and tougher puzzles ! keep em coming

[@esotericVideos]

I am so happy that he blacked out those ones at the end.

[@kn1tt3r]

Love the longer videos! Great solve!

[@alcon835]

I love the longer videos! I much prefer them!!!

[@chelseac4553]

I love the long videos! Keep them coming please!

[@Roblilley999]

Totally don't understand how their can be a unique solution for this, their seem to be too many variables

[@Coyotek4]

40:35 ... I absolutely LOVED this mash-up of puzzle types! Wonderful puzzle!

[@juliadefranco1130]

Hour long is fine! It's just really neat to see so many variations on the rules and solving techniques.

[@oriosi]

Definitely not bored by the hour long videos.

[@QwDragon]

Cool! Want more different kinds of puzzles. 15:20 Why blue can't be orange? 25:25 If 8 joins 4 or 5 it creates a loop on its own thermo forsing orange 7 to be greater, so that's impossible.

[@DaShikuXI]

If blue and orange are the same at 15:20, then the 6 on yellow has nowhere to go. It could at most take the bulb above it, but that would leave it at only 3.

[@KombatGod]

Orange couldn't join with blue because yellow must necessarily join the "Z" thermo at a higher cell, so you'd have a loop in that case too.

[@markp7262]

38:58 finish. That end was tricky, and my path was not 100% logical, but I made it through. I colored each number a separate color, and made the 10-cell region a starburst pattern. Very fun, and different puzzle!

[@ronco2645]

Please go on with these type of interesting puzzles, no matter how long it takes. I'm very pleased :-)

[@agingersaurusrex3031]

I personally like them! it's like a mini logical movie most days!

[@PauxloE]

What helped me here (using the CtC software) was to use corner pencilmarks for "minimum size of the region" (usually from the thermo constraint), while using the center pencil marks for "needs to be one of these" (as usual in Sudoku). I got stuck near the end because I couldn't see the solution of "6 needs to be 9" (maybe because I somehow wrongly assumed all regions were of size 9 max).

[@julieannmyers8714]

You did a great job explaining the logic, Simon. Thank you. I hate to admit, however, these region types -- especially non-sudoku -- are my least favorite. You made it as entertaining as possible, given my aversion.

[@Blue-wz5um]

Normally I find it hard to follow the logic as simon solves sudokus but in this video I found myself often ahead of him as he solved this because he kept getting hung up on his sudoku brain. Interesting how what you practice dictates how your logic follows. Not bashing him, I just find it interesting to see how his process differs from the sudoku that he's used to

[@joebesko5592]

assuming you can predict the amount of time, you might consider trying to do the "easier" puzzles at the beginning of the week and let the puzzles get harder through the week... i honestly just enjoy watching the solves and the logic/thought process for solving the puzzles

[@bobblebardsley]

I *think* some time ago the Friday video used to be a harder puzzle, before they had a never-ending supply of the hardest sudokus (*not all sudokus) known to humankind. I might be wrong though.

[@FleckerMan]

I love the long ones, good to have a mixture though for everyone / situations where I only have 15-20 minutes free (I watch at 2x speed usually) 40-50 minutes is a nice average for me, but as even the 20 minute ones always have something beautiful about them, I'm happy with any video - but I do always get excited for a 90 minuter!

[@dhalden93]

I can't imagine wanting less of the ASMR logic from CTC... Longer videos are always better! (Shorter videos mean I have to try the puzzle instead of watching the video)

[@jbruuuu]

Not bored! Love everything you guys do! I think so far the only video I have been inclined to turn off was a samurai sudoku, as it felt more repetitive and less filled with interesting logical deductions.

[@stevieinselby]

The left-hand two-thirds of my grid was perfect! It was just the right bit that wasn't, well, right 😭 Please don't stop doing the epic videos! No, we don't want a marathon session that's impossible for normal people _every_ night, but hey, maybe every other night? 😉

[@MichaelMoore99]

25:54 I was WONDERING how long it would take you to catch that 2 after you penciled in the 3. I definitely like the longer videos once in a while. I wouldn't want every video to be an hour, but once or twice a week is fine.

[@carlossosa2907]

No bored, at all, the solves are fascinating

[@Max16hr]

The most beautiful puzzle I was ever able to solve. So enjoyable :)) Thank you very much! 131:40

[@TripleOmega]

Awesome puzzle! And no I'm not getting tired at all of these long videos.

[@tchpowdog]

I watch this channel for the entertainment value. So I love the movies you guys create.

[@megalamb]

Personally, I like the videos varying in length, although I think a little under the 1 hour mark is kind of the sweet spot. I certainly have some shorter puzzles I could send you if you'd like them though!

[@cj719521]

I love the very long videos because, as a novice solver, I feel far less pressure to try it myself before watching the video. Haha 😆

[@kadirekmen]

Not only I get bored watching 1 hour video, I kinda want another movie 😂 loving long and challenging videos. I'm looking forward to see another everything is wrogn kind of video.

[@ApesAmongUs]

Coloring the forced second cell attached to row3col3 would have helped a lot.