That was such a lovely solve! The pencilmark error at 18:35 (when you said "7 or 9" but typed "78" and then used that to go down the garden path) hurt our hearts; we've done that so many times in our own solves and it is so hard to spot. You kept going back to JUST AFTER that error and we were rooting so hard for you to go back just two steps more ... thank you for your persistence! Always a pleasure to get a feature from you!
I love this variant! It was kinda enchanting the way the bulb values got tossed about the grid - so it's especially fun for a foggy setting. I hope Missing Deck explore this variant further, as is their wont wrt many of their other variants.
Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it...or so I've heard. And yes, it was indeed a typing error. Btw, there was another error earlier in the video. The logic with the 1 in column 7 played out correctly, but as stated, the cell below did not have to be a 2. In fact, the 1 is placed further down in the column, but it does rule out the 1 from the mentioned cell because it would duplicate the 1 in the column. Other than those two minor mistakes, great solve!
Each thermo tip points to a cell n squares away in the direction of the tip. The value of that designated cell is the digit in the bulb of the same thermo. Great puzzle once I watched the sleuth explanation.
I tried this puzzle before watching the video and didn't understand the rules. Needless to say, I didn't get very far. After watching your explanation, it took 17 minutes. Quite a nice puzzle once you understand the rules. I wonder if I should read the instructions for assembling that wardrobe I've been working on for the last few days.
I don't know if I've seen this pointing thermo constraint before. It took a moment to really get it, but once it clicked, it really provided quite a lot of information. My time today was 10:50, solver number 1950.
Watched the beginning of your solve to remind me how the pointing rule worked. Nice puzzle. I think you mistyped the pencil marks in r7c5 differently to what you said. Nice that you found a different path from this point
Nice puzzle. Just completed yesterday (BremSter posted yesterday). Was struggling to understand how tip could be pointing to the bulb of the same Thermo.
18:03 for me. Your problem i think was that you said pencil pencilmark 7 and 9 but written 78 and then not noticed that typo. Bit later you thinked 8 in column so you solved it and forced it into wrong value.
Thanks for explaining the pointing thermo rule, it wasn't well written at all. If they'd said "the digit in the bulb of the thermometer ALSO appears X cells away from the tip" (uppercase is mine), then it would have been a lot clearer.
That was such a lovely solve! The pencilmark error at 18:35 (when you said "7 or 9" but typed "78" and then used that to go down the garden path) hurt our hearts; we've done that so many times in our own solves and it is so hard to spot. You kept going back to JUST AFTER that error and we were rooting so hard for you to go back just two steps more ... thank you for your persistence! Always a pleasure to get a feature from you!
Thank you for the puzzle and visit as always!
These typos, they keep on getting me!
Looking forward as always to more of your puzzles!
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Fog puzzles are really nice indeed! 🎉
21:21 It's always nice to tackle a different ruleset and wait to hear the penny drop. Really lovely puzzle. Thanks
I love this variant! It was kinda enchanting the way the bulb values got tossed about the grid - so it's especially fun for a foggy setting. I hope Missing Deck explore this variant further, as is their wont wrt many of their other variants.
Glad you like it!
A nice and easy 18 minutes. Pointing thermos are interesting...let me count the ways. lol
Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it...or so I've heard. And yes, it was indeed a typing error. Btw, there was another error earlier in the video. The logic with the 1 in column 7 played out correctly, but as stated, the cell below did not have to be a 2. In fact, the 1 is placed further down in the column, but it does rule out the 1 from the mentioned cell because it would duplicate the 1 in the column. Other than those two minor mistakes, great solve!
Extremely good puzzle .Thank you.
You are welcome!
Each thermo tip points to a cell n squares away in the direction of the tip. The value of that designated cell is the digit in the bulb of the same thermo. Great puzzle once I watched the sleuth explanation.
I tried this puzzle before watching the video and didn't understand the rules. Needless to say, I didn't get very far. After watching your explanation, it took 17 minutes. Quite a nice puzzle once you understand the rules. I wonder if I should read the instructions for assembling that wardrobe I've been working on for the last few days.
Glad it helped! You never know, perhaps the assembly would proceed quicker ☺️
I don't know if I've seen this pointing thermo constraint before. It took a moment to really get it, but once it clicked, it really provided quite a lot of information. My time today was 10:50, solver number 1950.
Watched the beginning of your solve to remind me how the pointing rule worked. Nice puzzle.
I think you mistyped the pencil marks in r7c5 differently to what you said. Nice that you found a different path from this point
😂
Glad I’m not losing my mind
Nice puzzle. Just completed yesterday (BremSter posted yesterday).
Was struggling to understand how tip could be pointing to the bulb of the same Thermo.
13:15 ... zippy foggy fun
What a fun ruleset! 😄
(15:45 for me)
31:26 made it harder than I needed to
18:03 for me. Your problem i think was that you said pencil pencilmark 7 and 9 but written 78 and then not noticed that typo. Bit later you thinked 8 in column so you solved it and forced it into wrong value.
Aah! 🙏🏼
In r7 c5 you mistyped 78 instead of 79.
Thanks for explaining the pointing thermo rule, it wasn't well written at all. If they'd said "the digit in the bulb of the thermometer ALSO appears X cells away from the tip" (uppercase is mine), then it would have been a lot clearer.
Glad it was helpful!
26:48 to solve. Just took my time as I think this would be quite easy to make mistakes. Amazing puzzle which is what you would expect from these guys.
Sounds like you’re clairvoyant Jon 😉
@@SudokuSleuth 😂🙈you still got there Sleuth!
Not a good solve for me. I think I guessed a couple of tip digits.