How Can This ASTONISHING Sudoku Be So SIMPLE?!

[@mikkokormann6814]

I actually solved it the other way around, starting with the fact that there must be nine 9's meaning one in each box and then descending the numbers.

[@mrrobotman5299]

Same here. That let me solve it in 4:30!

[@waldolala2]

Me too. Even faster than most GAS puzzles with 3:28

[@davidorf3921]

@@mrrobotman5299 lol it took me 7:43 but I did it the same way starting with 9's

[@blcmd]

I did the same (in 4:52). I never did any corner pencil marking. I did use center pencil marks, but as it turns out, I really didn’t need to.

[@Leeuw96]

Same, 9 9s seemed most logical to me. Finished in 3:12, didn't even need pencil marks, it all flowed so beautifully.

[@margaretsinclair6697]

I’m laughing now. I’ve watched this channel daily for well over 3 years, attempted a few puzzles but never got much past placing one digit. Paused this video right after Simon begged us to try this one, and completed it in 16.16! Thank you so much to both Simon and Dorlir.

[@jkgaming3856]

Congrats!

[@JonathanCorwin]

My first solve via the channel too after watching for the same amount of time. It was fun :)

[@rogerward5514]

Same here, I took 10 mins to not do it incorrectly, reset and took 6 to get it right

[@Anne_Mahoney]

Well done, all of you! And it won't be your last solve, either!

[@marckahl5716]

Took 3min also was my first variant sodocu

[@stevewithaq]

You COULD do the fives if you'd have finished the fours! You can solve each number in order before moving on to the next, either from 1 to 9 or from 9 to 1.

[@raistlin_dourden]

And he couldn't finish the 6's because he didn't finish the 5's because he quit on the 4's lol

[@calebu2]

Simon's haphazard approach was OCD triggering :)

[@SirJefferE]

That's exactly what I did. Haven't watched Simon yet but it doesn't surprise me that he went about it another way. For me this wasn't even a puzzle so much as a chain reaction. I made one move at the start and every subsequent move pretty much made itself. Very pretty though! Edit: Just watched Simon's solve. It's interesting to me that he started with where the digits must go *outside* the circles. My approach was almost the opposite: Starting from the 1s, I proved where each digit had to go *inside* the circles which for some reason seemed a lot more intuitive for me. You know that 1 has to land in a circle be in both row 7 and column 7, so the only option is r7c7. The 1s automatically fill in after that and you move onto the twos. You know 2s have to appear in circles in rows 7 and 8 and columns 4 and 7 - this creates an x wing that is immediately resolved by the existing 1s, and you can fill in every 2 in the grid. The pattern repeats for the entire puzzle. 3s have to appear at the intersections of rows 478 and columns 147 and the filled digits immediately resolve where each digit goes. 4s have to intersect at 4789 and 1478. Every digit afterward just adds a restricted column to intersect with and basically solves itself.

[@SchighSchagh]

Simon: produces some of the most beautiful solves to some ridiculously hard sudokus Also Simon: butchers this simple beauty because he can't place the last 4

[@Kaville]

Simon? Missing a given digit? A first for everything :D

[@Petrus74-yj4kv]

Simon wouldn't be Simon if he didn't do a boo-boo in even the easiest of sudokus... His weird chaotic brain missed the fact the he missed the 4 in box 6, which made him produce that nonsense about the sequence ending with 5s. But his radiant joy as he was doing the solve was charming.

[@martysears]

lol

[@cameronbaydock5712]

His enthusiasm got the better of him, lol. But now I feel like I have an itch I can’t reach.

[@馬善萄]

2:32 for me! This must be the fastest solve for me ever! It is even easier than some of the recent GAS puzzles, which sometimes take me 4-5 minutes!

[@loafersglory]

4:25 for me, but my mousepad is a throw blanket on the couch so I'm claiming a handicap

[@digedag7480]

4:56 for me without sweat. I did it from the 9's down and laughed the whole time 😂

[@馬善萄]

I do think most of us were starting from 9 according to other comments including me

[@fakjbf3129]

2:56 was mine, probably could have been way faster if I used the keyboard instead of filling cells one by one with the mouse.

[@AugustoValentini]

Same for me! This was really fun to do 😁

[@MrDrProfAwesomeness]

Never thought I’d see the day that I solve a puzzle faster than Simon. Thanks for being an amazing teacher ❤

[@houligan5254]

Well, Simon has to explain his logic as he goes, so for quick puzzles I would expect to be faster.

[@HunterJE]

Fun watching Simon start with the 1s starting from the bottom right, I did it starting with the 9s from the top left and it was a very similar path! *edit* As Simon later notes would also be an option

[@HunterJE]

In fact the more I think about it the more I think it is in fact a functionally identical path - if you placed squares in all the blank spaces and removed the circles, and then defined the square clues as "A digit in a square indicates the difference between 10 and the exact number of squares that contain that digit" - applying "empty cell" logic like Simon did starting from 1s on this modified puzzle works exactly the same as the "circled cell" logic did starting from 9s in the original puzzle...

[@Ratzfaz]

I think the easiest way is to start with 1 or 9 and complete both. then do the same with 2 and 8. then 3 and 7, and finally 4 and 6. then just fill the empty fields with 5.

[@Paolo_De_Leva]

@@Ratzfaz This is the *most elegant* solving path. 👏👏👏 This puzzle is so easy that it deserves to be cracked as cleverly and effectively as possible, as you did.

[@markes5025]

i also started with the 9 in box 1 in the circle.

[@HunterJE]

We've seen puzzles like this before (though maybe never to this degree) where a beautiful solution path is nearly unavoidable, the way I like to look at it is puzzles like these sit on and maybe across the line between "puzzle" and "toy" -- the joy of it is not in the effort of finding the solution path the way we're used to puzzles working but rather in setting things moving and watching how pleasingly it practically solves itself...

[@martysears]

great way of putting it, couldn't agree more

[@avisian8063]

I would still consider it a puzzle. But its more like a riddle, because the puzzle was completed with just one logical inference (and then a strong of consequences that solve the sudoku)

[@fakjbf3129]

I love how the path was nearly unavoidable and yet Simon did his damnedest job to avoid it by jumping around to different digits instead of just finishing each of them one at a time in order.

[@HunterJE]

@@fakjbf3129 It did sting a bit that he even identified that he should go back and finish the 4s before getting ahead of himself but then didn't actually do one of the 4s and so derailed the cleanest path...

[@Dorabada]

I love how the numbers align inside the boxes in the same way but switches the starting point one over. just beautiful

[@Dancajax]

I saw this and came looking to see who else had spotted it. I loved the little rotating pattern.

[@TheClawNinja]

It also works by just starting in the circles with 9, working your way down to 1. Zero pencil marks needed in this one :)

[@annesorensen4004]

3:23 ❤ What a cute little puzzle! The perfect way to introduce this ruleset to people 🎉 I started with 9’s 😅

[@Caladryus]

3:26, beautiful puzzle I will have to note that the "it stops at the 5's" at 10:45... it wouldn't have if the 4 was filled in in box 6, which was possible at that point

[@herobrinehunter18]

I actually did this the exact opposite way, knowing that there's 9 circled nines, the only digit the circle in box 1 could possibly be is 9, and when you have that it solves all the way down :D

[@sacredsock8031]

As much as I love the two hour marathons, looking at you Phistomefel, these super short GAS puzzles are wonderful

[@ponypapa6785]

I love the fact that not only is this puzzle simple and approachable, but also that the numbers are ordered in the same way in every square.

[@mikepictor]

I solved it exactly reverse from Simon. Started with 9s, then 8s, etc.. Super easy either way

[@amysteele2488]

I solved it the same way as you

[@RichSmith77]

I must have a weird brain. I can see how Simon's way, and your way, makes perfect sense, yet I went about it by first filling in 9 in row 3; then 8,9 in row 2; followed by 7,8,9 in row 1. I then continued filling in circles in rows 6,5,4; followed by 9,8,7. Then filled in the non-circles. It made sense to me at the time. I guess there were multiple approaches.

[@frankophetveld]

That one had me laughing all the way through. The puzzle earlier in the week was nice training for the funniest roping puzzle I've had the pleasure to solve. Nice job!

[@cooperleher10]

This puzzle is gorgeous! One thing I love about it is that, in addition to all of box 9 being circled, all of column 7 is circled, and all of row 7 is circled. And then, the intersection of fully-circled box 9, fully -circled row 7, and fully-circled column 7 is the single circled 1. I think that's beautiful!

[@geckipede]

This is the only occasion I've ever solved a puzzle faster than the video time. Once you see the method its really possible to race through this.

[@michaelmatter1222]

Very sneaky Dorlir to get Simon to solve a puzzle with disjoint sets without even realizing it :]

[@longwaytotipperary]

🤪

[@yellowtrumpetfish]

🙃

[@martysears]

I'm so happy you featured this :) Stunningly beautiful discovery

[@moodyoldblue83]

Beautiful repeating pattern from Dorlir. If you start at the bottom right square, you have 1-9 in "order, with (columns of) 1-2-3, 4-5-6 and 7-8-9. Take the 1 and move it to the bottom right of the bottom middle square and "shift" the number up one, so you have 2-3-4, 5-6-7, 8-9-1, and repeat, moving to the left along a row, up one row, etc. Excellent!

[@Orenotter]

Well that puzzle simply was elegant. Triangular numbers were relevant. But my limerick's absurd Can I rhyme that last word? Um... something something an elephant.

[@leojs5673]

What a joy this was! There’s few pleasures quite like finding beauty in simplicity.

[@NatalieRicard]

I tried this one as my first sudoku variant because I saw that I would solve it starting from 9 down instead of 1 up as you did. solved in 4:08. I recommend replaying starting with 9 because of how flawlessly and satisfyingly it fills itself immediately. if you do happen to see this I do want to thank you for introducing me to sudoku variants. I watch you every night. I grew up solving regular sudoku with my grandma and am exhilarated by the new puzzles and admiration for how they play out. I really do just enjoy your company as well.

[@eavdmeer]

Simon, why did you stop without filling in the last naked single 4 after going back to solve the 4s? You then still switched up to the 5s concluding the pattern came to a halt. It didn't

[@sageandsound]

I can't believe I solved this in 2:49! Probably my fastest solve ever for a non-gas puzzle on this channel!

[@mitchstevens820]

The puzzle would have solved with no pencil marks if Simon didn't miss the final '4'.

[@tzeneth]

00:04:20 (Cool on accident). This was actually super simple and just awesome in the way you realize it unfolds.

[@GuatemalanJedi]

This is the first time I beat Simon's time, but I think we all know this one really doesn't count. He spent more time talking than typing 😉.

[@superfeng99]

My first go at actually solving one of these, after watching a bunch on your channel! Made it in 7:41 for me! Love how accessible this one is!

[@srwapo]

Nice! Try out the GAS puzzles when they pop up.

[@longwaytotipperary]

Only one of a handful I’ve actually tried - but by far the most fun!!! 😄

[@GregJonson]

I solved this in 3:25 , but speed is hardly the point. The fact that Dorlir found this pattern is dumbfounding.

[@cgeezy3189]

I did this puzzle 10 seconds faster than Simon. Even though he was explaining I still beat Simon in a sudoku puzzle!

[@NinjarioPicmin]

2:35 minutes for me, definitely the fastest i ever solved one, but i also did one recently that was very similar to this, just with a "hidden circles" twist on top, so this was pretty much just an easier version of that one

[@Stallion259]

This is the first time that I solved this puzzle faster than Simon. I started with the 9. I probably will never solve another puzzle faster than him.

[@clarityc481]

Oh my goodness, 3:13 and what a joy! Such a sweet solve, and I think a beautiful way to continue getting familiar with this ruleset. I really like this one, and am excited about more puzzles that feature it to come in the future.

[@mamameeks]

This is maybe the 3rd or 4th video puzzle I've managed to solve in the almost two years I've watched. 2:54 So absolutely delightful! I literally couldn't type it in any faster. 😀

[@KevFrost]

Youve had some hilarious puzzles on this channel. This one definitely made me smile 3:34

[@chris5619]

Ooh I was 3:35!

[@angelina_sabrina]

3:10 😀

[@KAPsub2]

Oh wow, you actually can place all the numbers fully in order! It takes about as long to do forwards as backwards too!

[@57thorns]

4:44 for me, which seem to be a fairly long time for this puzzle. Was fun.

[@WayneRossi]

5:04 - I am stunned - that was a really nice puzzle, and it was fun to see a simple but elegant use of the ruleset.

[@dispatch1347]

4:40 for me, the constructor must have laughed when they found this too!

[@Atown0921]

I just solved this puzzle, and it said there were over 8500 solves!

[@davegerson]

WOW WOW WOW! That was fun! I normally watch CTC on my big screen TV in my living room, but when I saw this puzzle and read the rules, I instantly knew the approach. I ran to my computer, pulled it up and did it in record time (for me). Unlike Simon, I started with 9 and worked my way down the digits, as this basically starts forcing the digits in sequences through the boxes in order. I also quickly noticed vertical roping, and this really sped up my solve time. Pure enjoyment.

[@Sasha-1313]

I messed myself, and my time, up by starting with nines, then, for some reason I can’t explain, jumping to the ones, then twos, then eights….but that’s not the fault of this lovely puzzle. It looks so ferocious at first glance, but it’s a teddy bear when you get going. Thank you, Dorlir and Simon!

[@RichardDamon]

3:09 (really like 10-20 seconds of thinking, and then just typing the answers as they reveal themselves), very interesting “discovery” of a puzzle that can basically solve itself.

[@thanderhop1489]

Opened the puzzle without watching the video. Saw what was going on. Solved it in 3:37. Really nice one here with a huge payoff for really compact rules.

[@callmemarcy77]

This was such a fun puzzle, and it was really a delight to be able to share the joy of it vicariously with Simon ❤️

[@celestia7411]

Took me 4:14 and was just very enjoyable to do. This is the perfect puzzle to show somebody who might be new to variant sudoku: looks daunting at first with no given digits, but very doable for anyone of any skill level. Also, very cool to see the solve counter jump by over 400 in the few minutes between me starting this puzzle and finishing it.

[@ChadEichhorn]

3:09 here, definitely much easier & faster than most GAS puzzles. Great for people trying to wrap their heads around this ruleset.

[@johndaily263]

I started slightly different than most, apparently: I looked at column 7 and row 7 and decided that, since there had to be a 1 in each, the only possible cell for the digit 1 was the intersection.

[@tessabrisac7423]

???

[@bio-blob]

First time I solved a puzzle you showed! Succeeded in 9 minutes

[@Mason-lr5dz]

4:45, thanks Dorlir for making me feel smart!

[@MarcusTheDorkus]

2:27! No kidding about this one being easy!

[@Henrique_BP]

2:21 for me. My fastest solve ever, even for GAS ones!

[@xDanKaix]

Incredible puzzle, it’s so simple and fun, I did it in just under 4 minutes, of course I spent a bunch of time solving the previous circle puzzles so I’m familiar with the rules. Well set!

[@inspiringsand123]

Rules: 03:56 Let's Get Cracking: 04:35 Simon's time: 8m10s Puzzle Solved: 12:45 What about this video's Top Tier Simarkisms?! The Secret: 2x (03:29, 05:32) And how about this video's Simarkisms?! Beautiful: 5x (00:56, 01:11, 08:29, 08:52, 12:44) Hang On: 3x (09:33) Cake!: 3x (03:19, 03:37, 03:42) Incredible: 2x (11:59, 12:01) Obviously: 2x (11:28, 12:57) Ah: 2x (10:34, 12:23) Sorry: 1x (11:13) Ridiculous: 1x (09:25) Take a Bow: 1x (13:42) Our old Friend Sudoku: 1x (10:53) Bizarre: 1x (04:47) I've Got It!: 1x (01:48) Disappointing: 1x (03:03) Stunning: 1x (11:06) In Fact: 1x (00:29) Wow: 1x (12:54) What Does This Mean?: 1x (05:56) Genuflection: 1x (13:47) Most popular digit this video: Nine (20 mentions) Antithesis Battles: Even (7) - Odd (0) Higher (2) - Lower (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!

[@chavem]

I really like shorter videos like this one 😊

[@badgerfool1980]

That's quite interesting, my solve was basically the opposite of yours, I started with the 9 in box 1 and worked down, it works exactly the same. 4:14 from me shows you this is insanely simple but really elegant. Edit: the logic would have continued had you placed the 4 in box 6 and I'm quite surprised you either didn't notice or mention the roping.

[@levihalvorson6063]

Sweet puzzle! Even cooler that I did it backwards! I started with 9s hah amazing that there are multiple ways of solving

[@MrWaffles1030]

A lovely thing I noticed about this on my own solve. For starters, just look at the top three rows. The first three cells in every column are three in a row, counting up and wrapping around. Like, col 1 is 912, col 4 is 891, col 7 is 789, col 3 is 678, and so on: we get a 567, 456, 345, 234, and 123 too. Same thing for the parts of each column in the middle three rows, and the parts of each column in the bottom three rows. I went through the puzzle box by box rather than digit by digit, so once I realized what was happening the digits just flew onto the page in such a beautifully symmetric way. It even felt good to type in the digits, because I was just rolling my fingers along the number row of my keyboard. Just beautiful stuff. There's so many different ways you could solve the puzzle, and they all have their own beautiful rhythm to them.

[@theletsplayprincess3894]

4:30 HOLY CANNOLI WHAT A QUICK PUZZLE

[@chitraagarwal8259]

Absolutely ridiculously brilliant! Everyone should try this

[@Izual_Rebirth]

08:22 - I know it’s not the hardest puzzle ever shown on the channel but I’m really happy with my time. I’d have probably taken hours a few years ago. I appreciate the opportunity to see myself improve over time and thank Mark and Simon for giving me the sudoku bug!

[@EmsIsFab]

I opened this video, saw the puzzle, and IMMEDIATELY paused to play it 3 minutes 17 seconds! What great fun that was, well done Dorlir!! SPOILERS BELOW! I started with there having to be 9 9's so I solved the circles from 9 to 1, then solving the blanks from 1-8 :) What fun!

[@grahamania]

4:49 for me. Sometimes nice to have a quick (but fun) puzzle! Kind Comment.

[@LillaJag]

Finally a short video! But around 30-45 minutes is the ideal time but Im happy anyways because it's a short video!

[@norwegianknightrider]

00:05:27 Started from 9s and worked down

[@TheClawNinja]

A shame he missed placing that 4, then those 5's fall, as do all the remaining numbers.

[@StephenMolloyGoogle]

Yup. This is my first solve of a variant sudoku. Really nice :) I was a little disorganised, and so bounced between solving low digits, and then high digits, and then back to low.

[@jamesandrewes9640]

Thank goodness Sudoku doesn't include something like 81 digits. Simon would end up talking about the triangular number for 81, "which is oneplustwoplusthreeplusfourplusfiveplussixplussevenpluseightplusnineplustenpluseleven..... all the way up to pluseightyone", instead of just simplying to "which is the sum of all the digits 1 to 81."

[@brianray8484]

Originally I started the puzzle with 9->8->7->etc. But the ability to fill in all of a particular number eventually stops and you have to go on to other numbers and come back. You are able to finish it by going 1->2->3->etc. It didn't work for you here, because you missed a 4 which would've finished the 5s.

[@jimmyh2137]

Whoa this is a VERY easy puzzle, feels like a GAS. Done it in 4:20 (yeah, very nice time, surprised me as well) . . . . Started with the obvious low hanging fruit of 9, then easy 8, easy 7, after filling a bunch of 7-8-9 circles all around i switched to the opposite 1-2-3 outside circles. Smooth finish after that.

[@derekpangelinan4229]

I have never yelled louder at CTC video than I did at 10:35 when Simon says, “…you can’t. The 5s are going to run out.” And I yelled, “The 4s!!!!!!!! Finish the 4s!!!!!!!!!”

[@brianroberts7096]

545 solves in 3 days, Over 6,000 in the next 2 hours. That's the power of Cracking the Cryptic. Spotted the 9's straight away, solved down to the 5's, then started at 1, just to vary the process. 3.30. by far the quickest I've ever completed a puzzle on this channel.

[@petetuck6095]

..took me 15 mins, but did take a phone call in the middle. Worked the 987's in the top block 1st, followed by the 123's in the bottom and it just fell out.. I earning hats in the GAS ap just now, and while I may be slow, thoroughly enjoying it, and have 5 hats out of 30 something, but I am getting better and quicker. Thank you for these, I'm hooked..

[@VeritasUnae]

A lovely quick jaunt on a delightful puzzle. Under 5 minutes is always a fun achievement! Very approachable.

[@JPRobinso]

every number appears once in box 9, so there's only one (1) option for the uncircled cell in box 8 and then only two (1 and 2) can go in the uncircles in box 7, then you get a 123 in box 6, and you can place 1 in box 5 and 234, and then 12 in box 4 column 2, with 345 in col3, and then follow that through, and then put a 9 in box 1 and 98 in box 2, etc working backwards, and it's rather easy for this chanel! I did it in 09:25 - fastest time for me for any CTC puzzle! nearly 20k solves in 6 days!

[@jensschmidt]

4:25 - it almost solved itself. So much fun!

[@rhyssalouise7191]

Finished in 4.29. I went through placing 9, 1, 8, 2, 7, 3, 6, 4, 5 because the logic strings are basically the same for inside/outside the circles when I took 1 with 8 . . . such a fun puzzle.

[@johnallegood4469]

I saw box 9 and immediately saw the trick, went to the site and solved in 1:45 :) though I started in the circles from 9 down to 1, then used the logic Simon started with to finish. Rather symmetric solving paths

[@penningmeestercgkdelft9159]

This is a BIAS... a Basically Incredibly Approachable Sudoku! 9:57 for me. 🙂

[@dilbert719]

2:55, and I have no idea how my brain plugged all that together, but I pretty much immediately saw the 9/89/789 in boxes 123 and the 1/12 in boxes 87, and was off to the races. That was an incredible solve, with each of the pieces flowing back and forth in opposite directions (especially once I twigged to the roping.)

[@Aliessil]

Completed that in 3:04, chuckling all the way - that was a blast!! I started with 9s and mostly worked my way down [edit] I don't think beating Simon means anything this time when the madman is clearly making up new rules as he goes!!! Just for Simon - the solve counter's at 13078 in 3.9 days, as per my solve 🙂

[@TS-cs2pe]

I first looked at the thumbnail and thought “wait, wouldn’t it be so obvious?”. Then I see the video duration and just laughed. 3.41 for me, finally a sub-5. Even though I kinda cheated because of the mentioned thumbnail, so pretty much already figured out what to do even before the clock runs. That’s really fun puzzle, though.

[@Gnarlf]

6:24 of just writing in the numbers. Difficulty 1/5 Enjoyment 3/5, since it was just to easy and straight forward Quality of setting 5/5, there is great elegance in simplicity. Mechanics showcase 6/5. This puzzle is possibly the best way to introduce someone to the circle mechanic, who has never done it before. Btw I also started with 9 instead, but since it is tge exact same logic, that didn't make a difference

[@donaldsnyder1543]

7:06 for me , puzzle just clicked. Don't know why I counted the circles , it's like box 9 was invisible to me lol. Very enjoyable , very approachable.

[@navster100]

I actually beat simon at a puzzle

[@09AJY]

You didn't talked about it but there is a pattern in the boxes : it is the same sequence cycling over from top left to bottom right following columns in each box. Beggining in box 9 there is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 following the cycle I described above then in box 8 the sequence starts by 2. Box 7 starts by 3 etc etc. I hope I was clear enough in my explanations ^^

[@manuakasam]

This was a beautiful puzzle. Truly quite simple once you understand the constraints given, but nonetheless a beautiful puzzle. Beauty doesn't always require complexity :)

[@Djahyef]

Hi, I solved this puzzle when I saw it on LMG a few days ago, within 3min51s. Wonderful puzzle really, loved watching Simon resolve it. Just wanted to correct Simon when he said that it stops at the fives, it doesn't ! Actually you can complete the grid (and you should at my opinion, for a very satisfying experience) by completing every digit one after the other, either 1 to 9 or 9 to 1. (Maybe we could use it as a personnality test, according to if you chose to start with 1 or 9, or another digit if that's possible ?)

[@MORISENSEIISGOD]

6:50 for me! Interestingly, it is not my fastest time on a non-GAS puzzle from CTC. I did 3:08 on a 6x6 antiknight thermo puzzle, video titled "Easy puzzles can still be brilliant!".

[@UndeadFil]

I've solved it in 1 minute and 37 seconds, making it not only my fastest empty grid solve, but also my fastest overall solve! This should be the basic suggested puzzle for this type of rule.

[@aigleincomments9532]

first puzzle i attempted a puzzle in quite a while. saw the picture, watched the rules, said to myself WTF that's a 100% forced? started my solve, finished with 4:24 ... now ... i feel cheated on :-/

[@lilithphoenix6103]

Such a beautiful simple puzzle, I am not massive on Sudoku, but if they were this easy I'd happily participate more. As soon as you inserted the 1 to 3's, I immediately solved the puzzle. Every box is running 1 through to 9, left to right consecutively.

[@stevesebzda570]

Yes, 8 minutes. That is for sure my fastest time ever on a CtC video (including the GAS). Fun (yeah, for a second by comparison, you're right ). Nice.. 😂

[@phoenixaki3458]

Incredibly satisfying and easy solution, 8:07 for me :D immediately noticed the full row/columns meaning 9 9's, 8 8's, etc. and went back and forth getting the 9's and 8's in as I could, but found more success leading to the solution going in ascending order after with the 1's 2's etc.

[@melisagtube]

Completed in 6:32 minutes…..wow……I started with the 9. I’ve never finished any puzzle that quick.

[@JohnRandomness105]

Hey! What's so terrifying about mathematics professors? (Later) I finished the puzzle in just under nine minutes. 3:40 Triple-layer cake, perhaps?

[@paulinnanjing]

I don't need to check the comments to know how upset people were with Simon for not finishing the 4s before the 5s started. I'm still annoyed he started with the 1 in R8C6 and not the 9 in R1C1. Beautifully symmetrical solve only partly butchered by the pencil marking.

[@matt2641]

This is only the second CTC puzzle I've managed to solve. And actually thought this setting would be a great parody after the first circles puzzle I saw. :D Good fun.