The Most Famous Sudoku Ever

Today's video features news on Aad van de Wetering's Magic Square sudoku, which has now garnered over 1m views on KZbin. Today's puzzle is by Jonas Gleim and can be played here:
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Hi! We're Simon Anthony and Mark Goodliffe, two of the UK's most enthusiastic puzzle solvers. We have both represented the UK at the World Sudoku Championships and the World Puzzle Championships. We're also "cryptic crossword" aficionados. Mark is the twelve-time winner of The Times championship and Simon is the former record holder for most consecutive correct solutions to The Listener crossword. We hope we can help your puzzle solving while also introducing you to some of the world's best puzzles.
Thank you for watching!
Simon and Mark

[@Stromecek1000]

Simon, stuck for 5 seconds: "Sorry" Me, stuck for 50 minutes: ...

[@evoamv8291]

I gave up after 30 min :/

[@minecraftbro5333]

I've given up even trying ☹️

[@andreas_steininger]

I got it after 60 minutes, but holy shit...

[@_underscore_2381]

got it after 4h21m lol

[@HayashiKaiji]

Holy shit, this Sudoku is insane.

[@JTSmithMarketing]

KZbin's recommendation engine recommended your "only 4 digits" Sudoku, and now I'm hooked. I've watched probably 15 videos on your channel and taken to solving more Sudoku puzzles on my phone.

[@EvilTuinhek]

Same. No idea where that recommendation came from because I have never watched anything sudoku related before.

[@david_2364]

Same. Been binging this channel the past few days!

[@carina1603]

Same

[@OExtendedGamingO]

Same. LMAO

[@oXistence]

Happens to all of us! Thank you KZbin recommendations

[@LexicographicalPedant]

Girlfriend- Do you know what is wrong with our relationship? Me- “Can’t really disambiguate that”

[@Cooki3Monster371]

Wasn't aware that I can't even escape James Charles watching a British man play Sudoku but ok then

[@KipTM]

@Salmonfaky hell yeah I love hate bandwagons/being contrarian

[@JL-zw7hi]

@Salmonfaky No he's amazing

[@CottidaeSEA]

It is a bit surprising, but from the little I know of him, James Charles does enjoy games of various kinds and also likes to watch KZbin videos, so it is also understandable that he might stumble across this channel. The only reason I found this video is because of the swordfish pattern.

[@erikbreathes]

the ultimate ubiquity

[@xethaan1987]

Same

[@thenameshunter]

while yes, the algorithm did this man a service over the previous week, i feel like i can watch almost any content if the person presenting it is showing so much delight in it just like this guy. it’s the same reason we watch other people play video games that we don’t play ourselves. if their passion comes through, they hold your attention.

[@joshandrews8913]

The algorithm helped a lot of people find the channel, but it doesn't make people keep watching. Simon and Mark are the reason we watched more than just one suggested video. I don't even know why their channel was suggested to me a couple months ago, but I've been hooked. As a kid, I liked Sudoku puzzles, but I only knew about classics. Then one of their videos was recommended and I was like "WHAT? There are other kinds of Sudoku?" and I started solving puzzles again.

[@FlourescentPotato]

The algorithm is rewarding this channel for having reliably quality material though, it's not undeserved

[@57thorns]

Most of the channels I follow are like this one: Very high quality content, that takes a lot of effort to crate, with passionate creators that manage to share their passion for the subject. And they all are happy whenever they reach 10k, 50k or 100k. Meanwhile, trash is generally getting millions of subscribers and fail if they drop below a million views, but never fail hard enough to drop out of recommendations for just about everyone. These channels, if they try something different (like when Cracking the Cryptic show the occasional cryptic crossword, which is where they started) are extremely vulnerable. If just a small fraction of their viewer are not in the mood this time, or not as interested in that single video, the Algorithm suddenly decides that promoting this channel is not worth promoting. Which is why it is so important to support these smaller channels (less than half a million) by commenting and liking. KZbin call it "audience participation". And it is so easy on this channel just to go to the puzzle, solve it and move on with your day. You have enjoyed the content, but KZbin just see you looking at a short part of the video and as they could not sell any ads, it is not content they will promote.

[@phosphorescentkat6046]

Completely true, and its awesome to learn something new also.

[@TheRaker1000]

"delight" is exactly right. It makes me grin when he says something like, "Oh, and this is absolutely brilliant!"

[@topscream8840]

Simon: Let's solve this! Me: *solved the 1 in bottom left box and then goes to bed*

[@rogerstone3068]

Yeah... "Underachiever and proud of it" - Bart.

[@RoCciTyswEets]

@@rogerstone3068 lol

[@btka13]

The joy of seeing a move just before Simon does and then he goes OH heres a move makes me feel smart for a second haha

[@meurer13daniel]

And then you remember about the other hundred moves he got and you didn't and start feeling dumb again

[@meaninglesscommenter8457]

Daniel Meurer he is a really good puzzler, he’s solved hundreds of sudokus. It’s impressive if you see a move before him, because you havent got all the training he has

[@SadisticSenpai61]

I like to go as far as I can with the video paused and then unpause it while I wait for him to catch up to me and point out what I missed. It's always nice when I finally spot the problem before he catches up. But it still takes me at least twice as long to do the puzzles as it does him and I'm not explaining the process to ppl while I do the puzzles. lol

[@development_arrested]

@@SadisticSenpai61 i was doing this puzzle and would watch him when i got stuck until he found some piece of logic i didn't see., then i would pause him and go as far as i could until i got stuck again. i ended up finishing the puzzle. but when i came back to his video our paths had diverged somewhere. the website doesn't check for the knights move and i had somehow ended up with a single pair of eights that were a knights move away. :(

[@PurpleSidewalk1]

And then he says "now this isn't very exciting but look what it does to this other box" and I'm like huhhhh I was too busy being proud of myself to notice that...

[@rachelle364]

I love how he says "that 5 is powerful" instead of useful

[@KevinSalim]

Yeah love it and 5 is my fav number

[@silviafox78]

Kinda reminds me of how gamers call a weapon or spell or attack ability "powerful" instead of "useful" This man is a serious Gamer!

[@KevinSalim]

@@silviafox78 but weapons or spells or attacks are classified by their power tho :/ usefulness is another context about how versatile the weapon is so they're both correct in this case tho

[@silviafox78]

@@KevinSalim - I'm just joking around as a way to say this man is a hardcore gamer.

[@KevinSalim]

@@silviafox78 ah ofcourse 😂

[@lazarus1995]

James Charles is the last person I would imagine getting a shout out here

[@alifant1944]

Rotorboy why the hell is he popular?

[@lazarus1995]

@@alifant1944 personally I have no strong feelings for or against him but I think he's mostly popular with girls for being a sort of makeup guru and an influencer in general, kind of funny when a sudoku channel shouts him out

[@drewkavi6327]

@@alifant1944 make-up

[@timopeters995]

Maybe you are bad man but that doesn't make you bad man

[@andrewmurphy5310]

Who is james charles?

[@RealGermanish]

"This 5 is powerful." Thank you, I needed to hear that.

[@lukasaurelius4462]

Simon and Mark - you are both fantastic solvers. But I think it’s your explanation and very obvious JOY at completing puzzles is what has made this channel so fun and engaging. I’m so glad Cracking the Cryptic is becoming as popular as it deserves.

[@ms.mittenz]

The algorithm blessed you. Have seen a bunch of videos of yours because of that 4 numbers sudoku :)

[@lorenzosarria3359]

Ayla Soares exactly the same happened to me. I got recommended the 4 digit puzzle and I spent the whole day watching their videos

[@justink5585]

Yeah, same for me also

[@LINKedup101]

Isn't it such perfect content for quarantining? It's so calming

[@NalonB]

Your political compass is opposite of mine, yet we enjoy the same video artist. Interesting.

[@mightymaniac8712]

Ayla Soares Nice political compass

[@paulinouillessautees]

He is the cutest and most genuine person ever, no question asked

[@ablejack3]

Looks good to me!

[@pumpsker]

How about Tim from Grand illusions?

[@floris1912]

buffcorrell??

[@qriffis]

same i love james charles

[@paulinouillessautees]

@@pumpsker don't know him haha

[@nikolausdemme1011]

Simon: "I'm sure u guys have seen it" 25:52 me: lookin at a whole bunch of numbers trying to understand how this guy is able to solve it without getting cripplin depression

[@David-rf8fb]

While i did see it, i also had to pause the video for 3 minutes to find it. So its a soft win for me.

[@etiennefrancois5884]

This puzzle killed me, I spent 2 hours on it, thought I was about to solve it then realised I'd made a mistake but had no idea when

[@dapperOctopus]

I didn't see his 'it' but I saw the missing 9 glaring at me. That was so inconsequential that he only put it in at the end :D

[@twoduece]

i almost started crying because the 5 was sitting there for so long, it wasnt even a knights move it was just sudoku

[@kelperdude]

Oh man! Your subs grew by like 20,000 overnight. That is FANTASTIC.

[@sebw89]

...and another 10,000 since last night :D

[@remaymanguera1472]

Coronavirus: your welcome.

[@chawmila]

Idk ur account appeared in my recommendations yesterday but these videos are so relaxing that I cant stop watching 😅

[@michaelportillo5474]

Same here!

[@frenchfries1443]

Same here!

[@thebiasedreview5432]

Same. Wasn't yesterday. But it was this week. He is so good.

[@neothepenguin1257]

Same here

[@laraespique6707]

same here! except a year later hahaha

[@nizismail7194]

Can't believe James Charles got a shoutout from the Sudoku Master himself.

[@lavenderlavender3952]

"I know it's there, I know you guys have seen it" I think he believes in us too much

[@jacobmills7901]

Simon, stuck for 5 mins: sorry Me, trying to find a three letter word for puppy: ... it’s alright

[@SomeDigitalGhost]

Pet?

[@kenyakookie]

dog?

[@zachplayz8546]

Pup :)

[@FlourescentPotato]

Like other people are saying, the "only 4 digits" one was recommended to me by youtube and i've watched dozens of other videos since. Even did my first few sudokus ever because of the channel! well done

[@iliba]

Gems are rarely recommended on KZbin and your channel was definitely one of them (the "Only 4 Digits" was recommended). I'd NEVER done a Sudoku puzzle in my life and after watching several of your videos, I finished my first puzzle last night!

[@ttbf]

Now whenever I solve a Sudoku I hear my thoughts in Simon's voice.....

[@lucieea7544]

« now where can a 4 go in this row? » My sudoku thoughts are in Simon’s english even though my first language is french. Witchcraft

[@Joegengstah]

Haha same, I tell myself "now how could this be a 5". And "oh bobbins", and "now we're really cooking with gas" Im norwegian btw Idk how Im thinking in english

[@karlsangree4679]

I love the feeling of smug superiority I get when I spot a move before Simon. However, that feeling is quickly replaced by a feeling of idiocy when I realize he spotted the same move several minutes ago and is actually working on something 100 times more elegant than what I could come up with.

[@mattbeharry]

That 4 digits puzzle popped up in my recommended - then I watched one with the snake version that popped up next... all of them have been great. Well done. -cheers

[@EHobbit]

Congratulations! Your channel was in my recommendations two days ago and I have watched at least 10 videos since then. And started solving Sudokus again, after many years of not even thinking of that.

[@k8xt]

I found your channel with ‘Sudoku with Only 4 Given Digits’ because it randomly popped up in my recommended even though I never watched or search for sudoku prior to this 😂. I’ve been interested in sudoku for years (I’m not advanced or anything at all) but I ended up watching a bunch of your videos because of that. Congrats for 100k!

[@NicklasUlvnas]

KZbin magic worked good for once! I got it suggested yesterday and have watching almost non-stop since then, guess I'm not the only one :) So glad I found this gold gem of channels!

[@jonasgleim7612]

Thanks for solving and congrats on the 100k milestone! Very well done for spotting the naked singles so fast, I didn't spot them for a long time when constructing this ;)

[@ISaidLetLoose]

You guys are geniuses, and amazing narrators. That's why people is binge watching you

[@YourDogDed]

The happines at 26:20 is just so cute, hes smile is awesome and just makes me feel warm inside :D

[@yourpalmal6018]

I love when he gets a great idea and says look :)

[@willhiprow2588]

1 34 "it is the most beautiful puzzle and he is a beautiful...constructor" Had to stop yourself there mate😂

[@TiaMat99]

nothing wrong with platonic puzzlemaker appreciation

[@noamazia]

when?

[@Stephen-Fox]

Even with the extended preamble, for me solving in less than 50 minutes when you post a nearly 30 minute video makes me happy with my time.

[@yahya092]

forgot to post this in my last comment but you guys should do Sam Cappleman-Lynes' hard 6x6 sudoku as a 100k special!!!

[@brandonw409]

Somehow the algorithm hooked you up! Just like everyone else, I saw the 4 digit puzzle and now I’m hooked. Keep up the good work and congrats!!

[@danidevi6720]

Congratulations you guys, you definitely deserve it!! And thank you for keeping us entertained especially during this hard time!

[@MarcyLee2]

Not even ashamed to be yelling at my screen, cheering whenever Simon pulls some voodoo mystery incorporated deducing to finish the puzzle

[@luciddreams4091]

Me: trying to solve the puzzle with him Brain: oOoOo clicky keyboard sounds make happy

[@Jay-sw6gd]

CONGRATULATIONS ON 100K!!!!! I love your videos and you always put so much time and effort in your videos. Thank you!!!

[@lifesnotfair]

Solved it before watching the video, but then watched him solve it to see how he finds things out. Love these puzzles although it frustrates me when I get stuck for several minutes. The author of the video barely ever goes over a minute without placing a new digit, impressive!

[@gregorymorse8423]

The other thing I am learning is how being in a relaxed state of mind is the best way to solve these puzzles. Relax and let your logic and pattern recognition glide. Most people make thinking into a stressful activity when it does not have to be.

[@coryd531]

As someone who has been following the channel for 6+ months and bought the three apps, I am thrilled for your recent growth/exposure. Keep that great content coming. CtC is also enjoyable when there isn’t a pandemic so everyone stay tuned in.

[@PH34RB]

Same boat here, loved the apps, and the growth is well deserved indeed.

[@andrewgodfrey2103]

Thank you so much, I hope you guys can understand that we really appreciate all your work❤️

[@stretch520]

Your channel made me enjoy playing Sudoku so much that I bought the Classic Sudoku on steam! Love the videos

[@malini6910]

the 4 digit sudoku got recommended to me from KZbin and since then I've watched so many of your videos because they really manage to calm me down in this ongoing pandemic so thank you for that!!!

[@PlutozReal]

I do like sudoku and other puzzles in general but the real reason I am now hooked is your positivity makes me happy.

[@hauler-hx6gw]

I have been watching for a few months now and am so glad to finally see other people in the comments who just like to watch that aren't necessarily good solvers

[@ericfox7021]

Congratulations on 100k subs and 1M views on Aad's videos! It's crazy to me how quickly your channel has grown over the past few years, let alone these past two weeks. Very well deserved.

[@JZuCuadra]

Solved it after 1:25:34, first ever one that I've done before watching the solution. found you about 3 days ago from the 'only 4 digits' puzzle and I've had my love for Sudoku reignited. Keep up with the amazing content

[@SomeDigitalGhost]

25:50 "I know you guys have seen it." You, sir, overestimate me.

[@AquaShibby3000]

Yep, the algorithm got me last night and I'm hooked. I would love to see your thoughts on The Witness (I know it's a little different than what you normally do)

[@wangzisworks]

Ahh I love that game.

[@hemannjatia2062]

I just find your channel yesterday because of the algorithm but i am so happy i did i love solving sudoku. I think that mentally stimulating the brain brings so much joy and i love seeing that in you. Congrats on your recent success man!!!

[@daydreamer9080]

Love creators promoting creators, especially content so satisfying! My pattern loving brain was having me point at the screen waiting for you to fill in parts I had solved and confirming that I was correct.

[@iSPELLinAMERICAN]

I may not fully appreciate these puzzles nor really do these ever. However, I love it when someone is passionate about something constructive, educational, good fun or healthy. Radiating good energy helps bring others into your world and spread your message

[@pigcatapult]

tbh y'all're among the top Let's Players keeping me going through the lockdown. I cannot thank you enough.

[@lakarto19]

Huge congratulations on the recent surge in views & subscribers! Again, really appreciating the effort to upload two videos every day. Hope to continue seeing more and more great puzzles. This puzzle took me 15:41; Simon's tip to pencil mark extensively when solving knight's move sudokus was definitely helpful.

[@sarelfeniel1388]

Amazing to see you guys having reached 100k subscribers! I've been coming here since early 2019 and have watched every video since. So many amazing variants and constructors I now get excited when I see certain names since I know it'll be good. Here's to another 100k!

[@kostathomas8732]

I've started playing soduku because of your channel! I'm 18 years old and before I've only ever seen it as the game my mum plays when she's bored but this has changed my perspective. I've caught the soduku bug and I couldn't be happier

[@treebolne9910]

love the channel. i have been bingewatching it the past 24 hours

[@JayK-wb8fm]

that moment at 25:56 was just extraordinary to watch! brilliant puzzle btw!!

[@tylergall8192]

Congratulations, guys! I look forward to watching these puzzles every day and here's to more growth in the future

[@nicolaspessoa9496]

I came across your channel early this week and I cannot describe how impressed I was seeing you solve these puzzles. I thought to myself "I would never solve anything like this". Today, when I was watching this video, I finally decided to give it a try and opened the sudoku of this video. It took me 2 hours but I managed to solve it. it felt amazing and I only can say THANK YOU! Thank you for providing this marvelous sensation into my life. I intend to try solving more and more puzzles like this because you showed me that I capable to do it so. Once again, thank you and keep up the sublime work

[@HailG3]

I'm so glad youtube's algorithm finally recommended something of value.

[@listlesslysleepy]

I do sudoku puzzles on long bus rides and when I was bored, but now you’ve genuinely allowed me to see how interesting these puzzles can be! I never knew there were many variations. I would love to try to solve them myself, although I’m not that good.

[@WoodlandDrake]

Me in the first 5 minutes: "Alright, lets do this, I got my pencil." Me after Simon starts: *throws pencil*

[@ItsSansom]

Found your channel a few months ago through a nonogram website, and been watching almost every day since. Got me right back into sudoku and cryptic crosswords. Congratulations!

[@RandomBurfness]

50:05 for me! I made some horrible errors that caused me to backtrack a number of times. But I did it, eventually!

[@hyunbrothers]

Congrats on 100k subs! These videos are really cool and sudoku is a great way to get the brain going during this season. Keep up the good work!

[@kingspace1233]

I’m really loving these. Not going to dive in just yet. Happy to watch.

[@pbsmoothie7281]

That 4 digit video got recommended to me randomly. I used to do these in the daily newspaper with my dad when I was a kid! I've since watched so many videos and even downloaded the app on my phone! Thank you!

[@PapaTart]

This is the earliest I've been to an episode, love your content!

[@edu4rd0m6]

Just needed to say that your videos are amazing! and also so relaxing to watch!!

[@sinantuncay1069]

Congrulations for 100k subs ! I'm so happy to be one of the early subs ! 22:24 on this puzzle !

[@Tam_Miri]

This is absolutely fascinating to watch! I used to do sudoku puzzles when I first started working but for whatever reason stopped. I came here through KZbin recommendation and it is just amazing to see how quickly these are figured out - also, I never heard of the Knight's move and King one before now - a really cool and neat additional rule to the standard sudoku! The only 4 digit video was what brought me to this channel and I'm quite quickly becoming hooked! :D

[@ivyhearst3554]

At 3:44 he actually starts talking about the puzzle, in case anyone else wants to skip the shout-outs and Patreon plug!

[@liamclancy7879]

So glad I found this channel last week. New favorite

[@Mike335is]

Yeah. I'm here because of KZbin algorithms plus covid 19 keeping me home for a month... Now I'm watching every video

[@SuperDuperSaraah]

As a kid I used to absolutely love solving sudoku's, they weren't of the same caliber as the ones you're solving obviously, but coming across this channel and seeing the joy you're radiating of solving the puzzles reminds me I really have to have another go at solving sudoku's. Thank you for the lovely content!

[@dxcaz3715]

26:30 Heres Johnny!!!

[@NoName-ms8jb]

lmao!

[@myndwork]

@@NoName-ms8jb yo that was unexpected and hilarious, also, kinda sweet not gonna lie.

[@natedavis82]

I discovered this channel five days ago and now I'm addicted to Sudoku. I can't stop.

[@stchannel3648]

At 24:50 is it allowed to use "reverse psychology" and deduce that the only square that could resolve the x-wing by the knights move is row 2 col 9, and as it can't be a 2, it's a 7. I've seen this come up in variety of puzzles and wondered if it's okay to use the fact that there is only one solution to the puzzle.

[@tbpotn]

That would basically be solving by uniqueness, which is generally not regarded a nice way and therefore not used if possible.

[@Qazqi]

That tactic will work as long as the assumption that the puzzle has a unique solution holds (and on this channel, that's a really safe assumption). The point of contention there is that there could be a different piece of logic that the setter was hoping you'd find, so by using uniqueness, you might miss out on a little something.

[@PH34RB]

"Uniqueness" is what they call it, and on this channel they try to avoid using it - being meta-knowledge and all. It absolutely works! Purists prefer a fully logical solution so they do their best to oblige. Simon in particular will note it and dutifully find another logical path. Mark sometimes does a few "fast and loose" educated guesses, to speed it up, as rapid solvers are wont to do.

[@malekkabro]

Excuse i dond speak shines

[@leonardomadruga9090]

At 22:00 you have 3 squares in the middle with pencil marks of 237, 23 and 27 in the central square. A trick I found that seems to work for me is that you can resolve those 3 unknowns into a pair of unknowns by singling out one of the numbers and leaving a pair. In this case you can put a 3 where the 23 is marked leaving behind two unknowns with 27 marks. I call it a TMI because I perform the action whenever I see that there is “too much information”

[@UofMFan628]

tons of comments: saw the 4 digit sudoku and discovered the channel me (feeling smug): been subbed for a WHOLE 5 months lol anyway, another incredible puzzle from Aad. he and phistomel seem to trade the title of my favorite setter with each video.

[@robleduc]

I'm new to this channel and loving it. I've been doing Soduko for years and usually get the books. never tried a Knights move before trying that 4 digit beast yesterday now I'm hooked. Same thing happened when I finally tried Killer Sudoku. Love all your techniques too, X-wing, Sky scrapers and empty rectangle. Adds discipline to my puzzling. Keep up the good work

[@Jett000006]

Nobody: Simon: 🙂

[@ethanvl1852]

Before discovering this channel, I had little to no interest in most puzzles like the ones you cover. Now, I absolutely love seeing what new challenges people can make and sometimes solving them myself! If your goal is to prove that puzzles belong in the mainstream, then you're doing that in spades. Congrats on 100K!

[@matthewharrison6345]

That James Charles shoutout didnt age well………

[@jaeusa160]

I'm glad Recommended videos sent me over to this channel. I don't have the time or patience to spend my time on these myself, but I do enjoy watching along with the logic and puzzle solving.

[@phillipglennlibay5900]

Solved it in 1hr & 21mins (still have a lot to learn from you), but what I've noticed is that my solution is actually a bit different than yours. I've solved it with your website and it said "Looks good to me!" so I think the solution was also correct. On columns 1, 5, 8, and 9 I have the positions of the numbers in its first 2 rows swapped, and by Knight's move I also ended up swapping the positions of 2 & 7 in columns 6 & 8. Been watching your videos this past few days since that 4 given sudoku appeared on my recommended videos and I'm loving your contents a lot (especially the ones on Killer Sudoku, since it's my favorite sudoku variant), not to mention I've been learning a lot as well. :D

[@jared1792]

The real beauty of this channel is you narrating your thought process allowing us simpler minded folks to feel like we are solving it along with you.

[@j.thomasroulain8122]

So, I just started attempting Sudoku because I got started watching these videos, and....I'm hella stuck on this one. I haven't watched the video yet, but will update on if I accomplish this. I'm pretty set on making it happen. EDIT: 2:09:48! It took me over 2 hours, but I DID complete it without any mistakes. Only about thirty more years of practice and I'll be good to go. Now it's time to watch this video.

[@paullempges7860]

I love your videos. Originally got here from the one with only 4 given digits, I've found your voice and appearance to be very calm and relaxing, the way you explain the puzzles is also wonderful and I really love how much your passion for it is showing! These videos have really raised my interest in going through Sudokus again, thank you so much for that!

[@balbinus]

Same as many, I've discovered your channel through the KZbin algorithm recommending your 1M "magic square" video. Your videos are very entertaining and captivating to watch. Thank you! :)

[@lemonemmi]

Love it how easy you make these puzzles look. Wanted to try myself before watching this half an hour video, and it took me over 3 hours to complete!

[@colleenscott9634]

Took me over an hour with one hint. Thanks for getting me back into these puzzles - would love to see more knight's move challenges!

[@jonfbanks]

This is the first one where I decided to try and beat it before you. This puzzle took me 2 hours and 25 minutes to solve and I got stuck just once and needed your help on the 7 in box 3 that helped you to finish out the rest of it because I didn't make the connection of the two 3/4 pairs allowing the 7 to come through. For never really going at hard mode puzzles I can say even after 2.5 hours I feel very accomplished!

[@ratiller1]

I haven't done a sudoku in maybe 10 years and after watching you do the miracle sudoku I clicked over to this video and attempted this one before watching you solve it, it took me 2 and a half hours of painful brute forcing to do this, watching you just breeze through it makes me want to really practice these, had a lot of fun though

[@stevehill8007]

Simon's face during the "flurry at the end" has made my day Nice puzzle :)

[@volga1870]

I don't know if you'll ever read this but I've been watching your videos for the last few days and have been fascinated and intrigued by the logic you use to solve these puzzles. I used to do Sudoku years ago but fell out of love with it. You've re-ignited my love of logic games and inspired me to try harder puzzles than I used to. I just had to try this one. It took me almost 2 1/2 hours but I managed to solve it. Keep making videos and I'll keep watching 'em. Thanks!

[@alisab3072]

watching ur videos got me excited abt sudokus again! i loved doing them as a kid, but somehow i forgot about them... but then i got a video of urs recommended to me and now i am absolutely hooked!!! i had to go buy myself a sudoku book yesterday and i've already done many sudokus in it. thank u for the great videos, keep up the good work!