If There Was A Sudoku Museum, This Should Be In It. Rat Run 29: Counterbalance (S3:E9)

** TODAY'S PUZZLE ** If the World of Sudoku ever has a museum (Simon likes this idea!) then this puzzle should be an exhibit in it. Marty Sears' latest Rat Run - Counterbalance (possibly the penultimate puzzle in this Season?) is simply one of the most imaginative and brilliant sudokus you'll ever solve. Dazzling. Play the puzzle at the links below: https://sudokupad.app/xipcvuhz9y Rules: Normal sudoku rules apply. Finkz and Phinx must both reach different cupcakes by finding a path through the maze. The paths must not visit any cell more than once, share cells, cross themselves or each other, or pass through any thick maze walls. As well as moving orthogonally, they may move diagonally if there's a 2x2 space in which to do so, but may never pass diagonally through a round wall-spot on the corner of a cell. A purple arrow may only be passed through in the direction it's pointing. An arrow always points to the smaller of the two digits it sits between. If a redcurrant sits between two digits, one is odd and the other is even. In this experiment, any digit on Finkz' path indicates exactly how many times that digit appears on Finkz' path. The same rule applies separately for Phinx' path. ** BLUE PRINCE STREAMS/VIDEOS ** You can (re)watch the latest stream here: https://youtube.com/live/ncPRRVliwwo ▶ NEW PATREON COMPETITION ◀ Blobz' brand new sudoku hunt, Indexing, is available now on Patreon. Closing Date is 20 March!   / crackingthecryptic   ▶CLASSIC SUDOKU 2: OUR BRAND NEW APP ◀ We've released the long-awaited sequel to one of our most popular apps (the original Classic Sudoku). The new app features 60 handmade classic puzzles, including 20 each from the Japanese puzzle masters Nikoli and Sam Cappleman-Lynes (many of which feature competely new techniques)!! Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/41... AppStore https://apps.apple.com/us/app/crackin... Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... All our apps can be found at our website with links to all outlets: https://www.crackingthecryptic.com/apps ▶ SVEN’S SUDOKU PAD ◀ Input classic sudoku puzzles into our software. With 12 free puzzles: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/svens-s... Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/17... Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Amazon: Search for “SudokuPad” ▶ CTC FAN DISCORD SERVER◀   / discord   ▶ OUR VIDEO CATALOGUE – CATEGORISED WITH LINKS◀ https://tinyurl.com/CTCCatalogue ▶SEND US PUZZLES TO SOLVE/CONTACT US◀ [email protected] Snailmail: Mark Goodliffe, Box 102, 56 Gloucester Road, London SW7 4UB ▶FOLLOW US◀ Twitter: #crypticcracking @crypticcracking Instagram @crackingthecryptic ▶Credits◀ Music: Lucy Audrin (Piano): Mozart's Sonata no 16; and Mark’s outro music by Riffclown. SOFTWARE: Thanks to Sam Cappleman-Lynes and Sven Neumann Logo: Melvyn Mainini Opening Credits: Burak Mescioğlu ▶ Contents Of This Video ◀ 0:00 Intro music and puzzle introduction 2:29 Simon's Voice 2:54 Rat Run T-Shirts? 3:28 Our Current Competition 4:33 Happy Birthdays 8:03 Rules 10:40 Start of Solve: Let's Get Cracking #sudoku #puzzle #logicpuzzle